Nigeria vs Switzerland: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) over time
- Nigeria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 11.6% against 11.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 64th and Switzerland ranks 61st of 123 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 10.0% | 12.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.7% | 2.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.9% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
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, Nigeria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 11.6% against 11.3% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Nigeria and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Switzerland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Switzerland rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Nigeria ranks 64th and Switzerland ranks 61st 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.