Argentina vs Cameroon: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Argentina
19.6%
in 2024
Cameroon
18.8%
in 2021
Argentina rank
12th
Cameroon rank
15th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Argentina
- Cameroon
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 19.6% against 18.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 12th and Cameroon ranks 15th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 11.1% | 11.5% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 14.6% | 9.7% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 21.7% | 1.4% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.8% | 0.3% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Argentina or Cameroon?
- Argentina, at 19.6% against 18.8% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Argentina and Cameroon?
- 0.8%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Cameroon?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Argentina and Cameroon rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Argentina ranks 12th and Cameroon ranks 15th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.