Bangladesh vs Finland: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Bangladesh
6.8%
in 2022
Finland
7.4%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
115th
Finland rank
112th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Bangladesh
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 7.4% against 6.8% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 115th and Finland ranks 112th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 5.8% | 1.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 6.8% | 1.2% | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
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, Bangladesh or Finland?
- Finland, at 7.4% against 6.8% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Bangladesh and Finland?
- 0.6%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Finland?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Finland rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Bangladesh ranks 115th and Finland ranks 112th 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.