Ecuador vs Peru: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day
Ecuador
8.4%
in 2025
Peru
10.7%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
47th
Peru rank
44th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 10.7% against 8.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 47th and Peru ranks 44th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 38.3% | 1.2% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 31.3% | 5.5% | Peru |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 14.7% | 4.6% | Peru |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 12.6% | 1.5% | Peru |
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, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 10.7% against 8.4% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day between Ecuador and Peru?
- 2.3%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Ecuador ranks 47th and Peru ranks 44th 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.