Jamaica vs Netherlands: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Jamaica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 8.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Netherlands, a difference of 1.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Jamaica ranks 87th and Netherlands ranks 89th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 90.45 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 726,267 international-$ in 2021 prices | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 31.71 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 23.82 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.86 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, Jamaica or Netherlands?
- Jamaica, at 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 8.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Netherlands as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 1.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Netherlands rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Jamaica ranks 87th and Netherlands ranks 89th 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.