Luxembourg vs Vietnam: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income

Luxembourg
14.4%
in 2023
Vietnam
13.4%
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
38th
Vietnam rank
41st

Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Vietnam
57.51012.515198520042023

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 14.4% against 13.4% in Vietnam, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Vietnam ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 38th and Vietnam ranks 41st of 130 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 7.3% 7.5% 0.2% Vietnam
2000s 9.9% 10.2% 0.3% Vietnam
2010s 11.7% 13.3% 1.7% Vietnam
2020s 15.1% 13.7% 1.4% Luxembourg

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, Luxembourg or Vietnam?
Luxembourg, at 14.4% against 13.4% in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Luxembourg and Vietnam?
1.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Vietnam?
13 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Luxembourg and Vietnam rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
Luxembourg ranks 38th and Vietnam 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.

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Indicator
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
131 places, 2,510 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed