Germany vs Greece: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty
Germany
0.7%
in 2022
Greece
0.6%
in 2023
Germany rank
75th
Greece rank
77th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Greece ahead.
Germany ranks 75th and Greece ranks 77th of 120 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the share and number of people living in extreme poverty, Germany or Greece?
- Germany, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in the share and number of people living in extreme poverty between Germany and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Germany ranks 75th and Greece ranks 77th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The share and number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.