Brazil vs Zambia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Brazil
21.2%
in 2024
Zambia
21.9%
in 2022
Brazil rank
5th
Zambia rank
4th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Brazil
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 21.9% against 21.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zambia ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 4th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 22.1% | 3.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 19.2% | 5.3% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 24.7% | 2.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.9% | 0.1% | 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 21.9% against 21.2% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Brazil and Zambia?
- 0.7%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 4th 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.