Botswana vs Kenya: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Botswana
1.1%
in 2015
Kenya
1.7%
in 2022
Botswana rank
15th
Kenya rank
12th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day over time
- Botswana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.7% against 1.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Botswana's.
Botswana ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 12th of 120 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day, Botswana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1.7% against 1.1% in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day between Botswana and Kenya?
- 0.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Botswana ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 12th 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.