Peru vs Turkey: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income

Peru
17.0%
in 2024
Turkey
16.3%
in 2023
Peru rank
24th
Turkey rank
27th

Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time

  • Peru
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 17.0% against 16.3% in Turkey, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 27th of 123 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 20.4% 17.3% 3.1% Peru
2000s 23.7% 17.7% 6.0% Peru
2010s 20.4% 16.4% 4.0% Peru
2020s 17.3% 17.0% 0.3% Peru

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, Peru or Turkey?
Peru, at 17.0% against 16.3% in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Peru and Turkey?
0.7%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Turkey?
23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Peru and Turkey rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
Peru ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 27th 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

Indicator
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
Unit
%
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,300 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

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.