Brazil vs Philippines: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Brazil
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 2.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 2.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Brazil, a difference of 468.84 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Philippines ranks 18th of 120 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.81 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Brazil |
| 1990s | 15.79 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.53 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Brazil |
| 2000s | 9.60 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.55 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.05 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Brazil |
| 2010s | 5.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.04 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 119.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.88 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.63 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.25 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Brazil or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 2.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 2.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Brazil and Philippines?
- 468.84 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Philippines?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Philippines rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Philippines ranks 18th 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.