Chile vs Denmark: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Chile
0.2%
in 2024
Denmark
0.3%
in 2023
Chile rank
50th
Denmark rank
48th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day over time
- Chile
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 50th and Denmark ranks 48th of 120 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2.1% | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Chile |
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, Chile or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day between Chile and Denmark?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Denmark?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Denmark rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Chile ranks 50th and Denmark ranks 48th 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.