Ecuador vs Peru: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line
Ecuador
30.15
in 2025
Peru
36.2
in 2024
Ecuador rank
50th
Peru rank
47th
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 36.2 against 30.15 in Ecuador, a difference of 6.05.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 50th and Peru ranks 47th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.62 | 65.88 | 2.75 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 53.44 | 59.75 | 6.31 | Peru |
| 2010s | 31.64 | 38.52 | 6.88 | Peru |
| 2020s | 32.77 | 39.97 | 7.2 | Peru |
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, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 36.2 against 30.15 in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share living with less than upper middle income poverty line between Ecuador and Peru?
- 6.05, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Ecuador ranks 50th and Peru ranks 47th 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.