Burkina Faso vs United States of America: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Burkina Faso
0.8%
in 2021
United States of America
0.8%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
21st
United States of America rank
22nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day over time
- Burkina Faso
- United States of America
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 22nd of 120 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 0.5% | 41.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 0.8% | 9.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day, Burkina Faso or United States of America?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.8% against 0.8% in United States of America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day between Burkina Faso and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States of America?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and United States of America rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 22nd 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.