What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Kyrgyzstan and Turkey?

8,620 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Turkey?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

Kyrgyzstan vs Turkey: Number of people living in extreme poverty

Kyrgyzstan

157,989 people

in 2024

Turkey

149,369 people

in 2023

Kyrgyzstan rank

60th

Turkey rank

62nd

Number of people living in extreme poverty over time

Kyrgyzstan
Turkey

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 157,989 people against 149,369 people in Turkey, a difference of 8,620 people.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Turkey ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 60th and Turkey ranks 62nd of 120 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.64 million people	3.95 million people	2.30 million people	Turkey
2010s	543,344 people	1.13 million people	585,050 people	Turkey
2020s	382,592 people	586,517 people	203,925 people	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, Kyrgyzstan or Turkey?: Kyrgyzstan, at 157,989 people against 149,369 people in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Kyrgyzstan and Turkey?: 8,620 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Turkey?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Turkey rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 60th and Turkey ranks 62nd 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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Indicator: Number of people living in extreme poverty
Unit: people
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.