Denmark vs Israel: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Denmark
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 19.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 17.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark, a difference of 2.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 84th and Israel ranks 81st of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 23.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Denmark |
| 2000s | 8.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 23.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Israel |
| 2010s | 7.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 24.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 16.78 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Israel |
| 2020s | 9.30 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 26.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Denmark or Israel?
- Israel, at 19.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 17.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Denmark and Israel?
- 2.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Israel?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Israel rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Denmark ranks 84th and Israel ranks 81st 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.