Canada vs South Korea: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line

Canada
0.6
in 2022
South Korea
0.5
in 2021
Canada rank
107th
South Korea rank
108th

Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line over time

  • Canada
  • South Korea
0246197119962022

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.6 against 0.5 in South Korea, a difference of 0.1.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was South Korea ahead.

Canada ranks 107th and South Korea ranks 108th of 120 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9 2.5 1.6 South Korea
2010s 0.8714 1.59 0.7143 South Korea
2020s 0.4 0.5 0.1 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share living with less than upper middle income poverty line, Canada or South Korea?
Canada, at 0.6 against 0.5 in South Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in share living with less than upper middle income poverty line between Canada and South Korea?
0.1, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
Canada ranks 107th and South Korea ranks 108th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed