Aid, poverty & equality · North America · High income
Canada: poverty, inequality and aid
Extreme poverty is 0.3% (2022), 120th of 151 in the world and 2nd of 2 in North America. Poverty, $4.20/day is 0.3% (2022), 128th of 151 in the world and 2nd of 2 in North America. Poverty, $8.30/day is 0.6% (2022), 136th of 151 in the world and 2nd of 2 in North America.
Extreme poverty
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Poverty, $4.20/day
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10 indicators
Aid, poverty & equality: Canada in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within North America; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme povertyExtreme poverty, $3.00 a day (2021 PPP), % of population | 0.3%2022 | 120/151 | 2/2 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2012 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/dayPoverty at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP), % of population | 0.3%2022 | 128/151 | 2/2 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | −0.1 ppsince 2012 | 1.1% | 0.7% | 18.2% | |
| Poverty, $8.30/dayPoverty at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP), % of population | 0.6%2022 | 136/151 | 2/2 | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | −0.4 ppsince 2012 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 46.2% | |
| Gini indexGini index of income inequality | 31.52022 | 109/151 | 2/2 | 33.4 | 33.6 | 29.9 | −6.0%since 2012 | — | — | — | |
| Top 10% income shareIncome share held by the richest 10% | 24.6%2022 | 109/151 | 2/2 | 25.6% | 25.8% | 23.8% | −0.6 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| Bottom 20% income shareIncome share held by the poorest 20% | 7.7%2022 | 51/151 | 1/2 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 8.5% | +0.8 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| UndernourishmentPrevalence of undernourishment, % of population | 2.5%2024 | 114/167 | 1/2 | 2.5%2001 | 2.5% | 2.5% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 2.5% | 2.6% | 8.1% | |
| Food insecurityModerate or severe food insecurity, % of population | 10.5%2024 | 110/155 | 2/2 | · | · | 6.5% | — | 10.7% | 7.9% | 28.0% | |
| Account ownershipAccount ownership (bank or mobile money), % of adults | 98.4%2024 | 15/145 | 1/2 | · | 95.8%2011 | 99.6%2021 | −0.7 ppsince 2014 | 95.5% | 94.9% | 78.7% | |
| Women in parliamentSeats held by women in national parliament, % | 30.3%2025 | 74/190 | 1/2 | 20.6%2001 | 22.1% | 29.0% | +4.3 ppsince 2015 | 29.5% | 31.2% | 27.2% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Poverty, $4.20/day−0.1 pp0.3% in 2022
- Poverty, $8.30/day−0.4 pp0.6% in 2022
- Gini index−6.0%31.5 in 2022
- Top 10% income share−0.6 pp24.6% in 2022
Worse than ten years ago
- Account ownership−0.7 pp98.4% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Canada and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Canada. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Canada | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.3%2022 | 1.1%2024 |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.3%2022 | 1.2%2024 |
| Poverty, $8.30/day | 0.6%2022 | 1.8%2024 |
| Gini index | 31.52022 | 41.82024 |
| Top 10% income share | 24.6%2022 | 30.7%2024 |
| Bottom 20% income share | 7.7%2022 | 5.1%2024 |
| Undernourishment | 2.5%2024 | 2.5%2024 |
| Food insecurity | 10.5%2024 | 10.7%2024 |
| Account ownership | 98.4%2024 | 97.0%2024 |