Peru vs Viet Nam: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices

Peru
697,095 people
in 2022
Viet Nam
1.28 million people
in 2022
Peru rank
39th
Viet Nam rank
37th

Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices over time

  • Peru
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.28 million people against 697,095 people in Peru, a difference of 582,565 people.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.8 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Peru ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 37th of 119 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 4.40 million people 24.22 million people 19.82 million people Viet Nam
2000s 3.58 million people 19.74 million people 16.16 million people Viet Nam
2010s 1.23 million people 2.34 million people 1.12 million people Viet Nam
2020s 1.08 million people 1.14 million people 50,846 people Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices, Peru or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.28 million people against 697,095 people in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between Peru and Viet Nam?
582,565 people, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Viet Nam?
12 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
How do Peru and Viet Nam rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
Peru ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 37th of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices
Unit
people
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.