Bhutan vs Canada: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day
Bhutan
0.4%
in 2022
Canada
0.3%
in 2022
Bhutan rank
97th
Canada rank
100th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day over time
- Bhutan
- Canada
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 97th and Canada ranks 100th of 120 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 0.3% | 33.8% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 0.5% | 10.4% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
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, Bhutan or Canada?
- Bhutan, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day between Bhutan and Canada?
- 0.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Canada?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Bhutan and Canada rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Bhutan ranks 97th and Canada ranks 100th 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.