Austria vs Greece: Number of people living in extreme poverty
Austria
48,236 people
in 2023
Greece
61,849 people
in 2023
Austria rank
80th
Greece rank
77th
Number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Austria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 61,849 people against 48,236 people in Austria, a difference of 13,613 people.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Greece ahead.
Austria ranks 80th 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 | Austria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,948 people | 126,746 people | 118,798 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 25,138 people | 61,771 people | 36,633 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 44,353 people | 150,087 people | 105,734 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 53,958 people | 79,600 people | 25,641 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, Austria or Greece?
- Greece, at 61,849 people against 48,236 people in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Austria and Greece?
- 13,613 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Greece rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Austria ranks 80th 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 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
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.