Ecuador vs Uruguay: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 18.1% against 17.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 22nd of 123 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 19.4% | 1.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.8% | 1.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.7% | 2.2% | Ecuador |
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, Ecuador or Uruguay?
- Ecuador, at 18.1% against 17.4% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 0.7%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Ecuador ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 22nd 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.