Uganda vs Upper middle income: Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line over time
- Uganda
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 59.8% against 20.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 38.9%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 2.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 123 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.8% | 63.5% | 9.3% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 53.5% | 26.1% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 36.3% | 35.2% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 26.0% | 32.7% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line, Uganda or Upper middle income?
- Uganda, at 59.8% against 20.9% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line between Uganda and Upper middle income?
- 38.9%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Upper middle income?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2019.
- How do Uganda and Upper middle income rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line?
- Uganda ranks 7th 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.