Paraguay vs Peru: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Paraguay
16.3%
in 2024
Peru
17.0%
in 2024
Paraguay rank
25th
Peru rank
22nd
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Paraguay
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 17.0% against 16.3% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 25th and Peru ranks 22nd of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 24.5% | 1.1% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 23.7% | 2.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 20.4% | 0.5% | Peru |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.2% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
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, Paraguay or Peru?
- Peru, at 17.0% against 16.3% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Paraguay and Peru?
- 0.7%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Peru?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Peru rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Paraguay ranks 25th and Peru ranks 22nd 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.