Belarus vs Viet Nam: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines over time
- Belarus
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 4.2% against 3.5% in Belarus, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Belarus ranks 69th and Viet Nam ranks 67th of 70 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 37.4% | 5.3% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 19.7% | 3.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 11.6% | 6.1% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.5% | 0.2% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, Belarus or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 4.2% against 3.5% in Belarus as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Belarus and Viet Nam?
- 0.7%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Viet Nam?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Belarus and Viet Nam rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Belarus ranks 69th and Viet Nam ranks 67th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.