Canada vs Denmark: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day
Canada
0.3%
in 2022
Denmark
0.4%
in 2023
Canada rank
100th
Denmark rank
98th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Denmark ahead.
Canada ranks 100th and Denmark ranks 98th of 120 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Canada |
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, Canada or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day between Canada and Denmark?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Canada ranks 100th and Denmark ranks 98th 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.