China vs France: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
China
12.0%
in 2022
France
11.9%
in 2023
China rank
58th
France rank
59th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- China
- France
How they compare
China currently reports 12.0% against 11.9% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1984 it was France ahead.
China ranks 58th and France ranks 59th of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.0% | 11.4% | 2.4% | France |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 0.0% | France |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 9.6% | 7.6% | China |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 10.3% | 5.5% | China |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 0.0% | — |
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, China or France?
- China, at 12.0% against 11.9% in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between China and France?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do China and France rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- China ranks 58th and France ranks 59th 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.