Denmark vs Poland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day
Denmark
0.4%
in 2023
Poland
0.4%
in 2023
Denmark rank
98th
Poland rank
96th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day over time
- Denmark
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 98th and Poland ranks 96th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 3.2% | 2.8% | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 2.2% | 1.9% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Poland |
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, Denmark or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day between Denmark and Poland?
- 0.0%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Denmark ranks 98th and Poland ranks 96th 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.