Cameroon vs Philippines: Total shortfall from extreme poverty

Cameroon
2.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Philippines
2.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Cameroon rank
19th
Philippines rank
18th

Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time

  • Cameroon
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 2.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Cameroon, a difference of 395.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

Cameroon ranks 19th and Philippines ranks 18th of 120 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
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

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.