Greece vs Portugal: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Greece currently reports 26.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 23.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Portugal, a difference of 3.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 77th and Portugal ranks 79th of 120 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 27.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Greece |
| 2010s | 81.43 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 30.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 50.44 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Greece |
| 2020s | 43.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 23.40 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Greece or Portugal?
- Greece, at 26.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 23.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Greece and Portugal?
- 3.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Greece ranks 77th and Portugal ranks 79th 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.