Japan vs Mexico: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 758.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 635.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Mexico, a difference of 123.16 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 35th of 120 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 836.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.14 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Mexico |
| 2010s | 635.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.73 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Mexico |
| 2020s | 758.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.61 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 848.43 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Japan or Mexico?
- Japan, at 758.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 635.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Mexico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Japan and Mexico?
- 123.16 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 35th 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.