Japan vs Viet Nam: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Japan
13.4%
in 2020
Viet Nam
13.4%
in 2022
Japan rank
41st
Viet Nam rank
41st
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Japan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13.4% against 13.4% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 41st and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 10.8% | 4.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 13.3% | 1.0% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 14.0% | 0.6% | Viet Nam |
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, Japan or Viet Nam?
- Japan, at 13.4% against 13.4% in Viet Nam as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Japan and Viet Nam?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Japan ranks 41st and Viet Nam ranks 41st 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.