Austria vs China: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day
Austria
0.6%
in 2023
China
0.5%
in 2022
Austria rank
89th
China rank
92nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day over time
- Austria
- China
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1996 it was China ahead.
Austria ranks 89th and China ranks 92nd of 120 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 77.3% | 77.1% | China |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 45.9% | 45.5% | China |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 15.5% | 14.9% | China |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day, Austria or China?
- Austria, at 0.6% against 0.5% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day between Austria and China?
- 0.1%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and China?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Austria and China rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Austria ranks 89th and China ranks 92nd 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.