Chile vs Moldova: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day
Chile
0.7%
in 2024
Moldova
0.8%
in 2023
Chile rank
86th
Moldova rank
83rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day over time
- Chile
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Moldova ahead.
Chile ranks 86th and Moldova ranks 83rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Moldova in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 51.1% | 36.1% | Moldova |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 26.1% | 14.8% | Moldova |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Chile |
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, Chile or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day between Chile and Moldova?
- 0.1%, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Moldova?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Moldova rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Chile ranks 86th and Moldova ranks 83rd 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.