Brazil vs Peru: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices

Brazil
7.2%
in 2022
Peru
7.2%
in 2022
Brazil rank
53rd
Peru rank
51st

Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices over time

  • Brazil
  • Peru
01020304050198120012022

How they compare

Peru currently reports 7.2% against 7.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Peru ahead.

Brazil ranks 53rd and Peru ranks 51st of 119 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 26.6% 31.6% 5.0% Peru
2000s 18.7% 26.4% 7.7% Peru
2010s 9.0% 10.5% 1.5% Peru
2020s 7.2% 9.6% 2.5% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices, Brazil or Peru?
Peru, at 7.2% against 7.2% in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between Brazil and Peru?
0.0%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
Brazil ranks 53rd and Peru ranks 51st of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. 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

Brazil vs Peru: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://poverty.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-population-living-on-less-than-the-lower-middle-income-poverty-line-2011-vs-2017/brazil/peru/

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/share-of-population-living-on-less-than-the-lower-middle-income-poverty-line-2011-vs-2017/brazil/peru/">Brazil vs Peru: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.