Canada vs Nepal: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Canada
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 64.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada, a difference of 37.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 60th and Nepal ranks 57th of 120 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 146.01 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.79 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.64 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Nepal |
| 1990s | 205.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Nepal |
| 2000s | 58.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.62 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.56 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Nepal |
| 2010s | 54.75 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Nepal |
| 2020s | 64.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 37.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Canada or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 64.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Canada and Nepal?
- 37.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nepal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Nepal rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Canada ranks 60th and Nepal ranks 57th 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.