Denmark vs Jamaica: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Denmark
- Jamaica
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 17.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Jamaica, a difference of 7.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.8 times Jamaica's.
Denmark ranks 84th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 31.71 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 18.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 9.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.59 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Denmark |
| 2020s | 8.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Denmark or Jamaica?
- Denmark, at 17.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Denmark and Jamaica?
- 7.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Denmark ahead.
- How do Denmark and Jamaica rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Denmark ranks 84th and Jamaica ranks 87th 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.