Gambia vs Germany: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Gambia
- Germany
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 12.8% against 12.5% in Germany, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 49th and Germany ranks 52nd of 123 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 7.9% | 11.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 8.2% | 9.2% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 9.7% | 3.0% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 1.9% | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Germany?
- Gambia, at 12.8% against 12.5% in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Gambia and Germany?
- 0.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Germany?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Germany rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Gambia ranks 49th and Germany ranks 52nd 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.