Belarus vs Viet Nam: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line
Belarus
3.5%
in 2024
Viet Nam
4.2%
in 2022
Belarus rank
72nd
Viet Nam rank
69th
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line over time
- Belarus
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 4.2% against 3.5% in Belarus, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Belarus ranks 72nd and Viet Nam ranks 69th of 73 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 37.4% | 5.3% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 19.7% | 3.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 11.6% | 6.1% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.5% | 0.2% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living below the national poverty line, Belarus or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 4.2% against 3.5% in Belarus as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living below the national poverty line between Belarus and Viet Nam?
- 0.7%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Viet Nam?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Belarus and Viet Nam rank globally for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Belarus ranks 72nd and Viet Nam ranks 69th of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.