China vs United Kingdom: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- China
- United Kingdom
How they compare
China currently reports 12.0% against 11.7% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1981 it was China ahead.
China ranks 57th and United Kingdom ranks 60th of 123 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.6% | 9.2% | 0.4% | China |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 12.9% | 1.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 12.4% | 4.8% | China |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 11.9% | 3.9% | China |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, China or United Kingdom?
- China, at 12.0% against 11.7% in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between China and United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
- How do China and United Kingdom rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- China ranks 57th and United Kingdom ranks 60th 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 Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.