Lithuania vs Viet Nam: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median

Lithuania
8.4%
in 2023
Viet Nam
8.0%
in 2022
Lithuania rank
39th
Viet Nam rank
41st

Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median over time

  • Lithuania
  • Viet Nam
24681012199220072023

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 8.4% against 8.0% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 120 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 9.1% 5.2% 3.9% Lithuania
2010s 9.3% 7.6% 1.8% Lithuania
2020s 6.2% 8.0% 1.8% Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median, Lithuania or Viet Nam?
Lithuania, at 8.4% against 8.0% in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median between Lithuania and Viet Nam?
0.4%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Viet Nam?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Lithuania and Viet Nam rank globally for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
Lithuania ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lithuania vs Viet Nam: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://poverty.statizoid.com/compare/relative-poverty-share-of-people-below-40-of-the-median/lithuania/viet-nam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://poverty.statizoid.com/compare/relative-poverty-share-of-people-below-40-of-the-median/lithuania/viet-nam/">Lithuania vs Viet Nam: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.