Mexico vs Spain: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 15.7% against 14.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 34th of 123 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 14.9% | 6.9% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 13.6% | 6.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.6% | 0.2% | Mexico |
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, Mexico or Spain?
- Mexico, at 15.7% against 14.9% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Mexico and Spain?
- 0.8%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Mexico ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 34th 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.