Brazil vs South Africa: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Brazil
21.2%
in 2024
South Africa
20.4%
in 2022
Brazil rank
5th
South Africa rank
8th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 21.2% against 20.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 8th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 25.4% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 21.7% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 20.4% | 1.6% | Brazil |
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, Brazil or South Africa?
- Brazil, at 21.2% against 20.4% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Brazil and South Africa?
- 0.8%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Brazil ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 8th 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.