Brazil vs Israel: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median
Brazil
21.2%
in 2024
Israel
21.0%
in 2022
Brazil rank
5th
Israel rank
6th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median over time
- Brazil
- Israel
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 21.2% against 21.0% in Israel, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Israel ranks 6th of 120 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.4% | 15.5% | 8.9% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 15.6% | 10.3% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 21.4% | 3.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 20.9% | 2.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.2% | 0.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median, Brazil or Israel?
- Brazil, at 21.2% against 21.0% in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median between Brazil and Israel?
- 0.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Israel?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Israel rank globally for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Israel ranks 6th 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 50% of the median. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.