Kenya vs Upper middle income: Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line over time
- Kenya
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 45.5% against 20.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 24.6%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Kenya ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 56.1% | 17.3% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 35.3% | 9.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 25.6% | 15.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 22.1% | 23.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line, Kenya or Upper middle income?
- Kenya, at 45.5% against 20.9% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line between Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 24.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Upper middle income rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line?
- Kenya ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2021 U.S. dollars and defined as max($3.00, $1.30 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $3.00. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.