Brazil vs Burkina Faso: Number of people living in extreme poverty
Brazil
6.38 million people
in 2024
Burkina Faso
9.40 million people
in 2021
Brazil rank
22nd
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 9.40 million people against 6.38 million people in Brazil, a difference of 3.02 million people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Burkina Faso ranks 19th of 120 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.37 million people | 9.72 million people | 22.65 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 23.58 million people | 9.83 million people | 13.75 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 11.89 million people | 10.29 million people | 1.60 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 15.63 million people | 9.40 million people | 6.23 million people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, Brazil or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 9.40 million people against 6.38 million people in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 3.02 million people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Burkina Faso rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Burkina Faso ranks 19th 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.