Mexico vs Spain: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Mexico
15.7%
in 2024
Spain
14.9%
in 2023
Mexico rank
31st
Spain rank
33rd
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 15.7% against 14.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd of 130 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 14.9% | 6.9% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 13.6% | 6.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.6% | 0.2% | Mexico |
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, Mexico or Spain?
- Mexico, at 15.7% against 14.9% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Mexico and Spain?
- 0.8%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Mexico ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd 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.