Italy vs Spain: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 425.03 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 291.29 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Spain, a difference of 133.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 40th and Spain ranks 43rd of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.11 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 133.97 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 88.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Spain |
| 1990s | 560.67 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 350.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 210.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Italy |
| 2000s | 381.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 254.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 127.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Italy |
| 2010s | 678.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 335.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 343.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Italy |
| 2020s | 393.89 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 273.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 119.91 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 425.03 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 291.29 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Italy and Spain?
- 133.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Italy ranks 40th and Spain ranks 43rd 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.