Australia vs Germany: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day
Australia
1.6%
in 2020
Germany
2.0%
in 2022
Australia rank
100th
Germany rank
97th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.0% against 1.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 100th and Germany ranks 97th of 120 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.8% | 1.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day, Australia or Germany?
- Germany, at 2.0% against 1.6% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day between Australia and Germany?
- 0.4%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Australia ranks 100th and Germany ranks 97th 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 $10 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 $10 per day.