Canada vs Mexico: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Canada
0.1%
in 2022
Mexico
0.1%
in 2024
Canada rank
67th
Mexico rank
68th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Mexico ahead.
Canada ranks 67th and Mexico ranks 68th of 120 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Mexico |
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, Canada or Mexico?
- Canada, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day between Canada and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Canada ranks 67th and Mexico ranks 68th 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.