Canada vs Sri Lanka: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Canada
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 98.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 64.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada, a difference of 34.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 120 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 126.61 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 248.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 916.61 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 668.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 61.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 606.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 544.71 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 53.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 161.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 107.59 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Canada or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 98.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 64.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada as of 2019.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 34.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
- How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Canada ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β 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.