Peru vs Turkey: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Peru
17.0%
in 2024
Turkey
16.3%
in 2023
Peru rank
22nd
Turkey rank
25th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Peru
- Turkey
How they compare
Peru currently reports 17.0% against 16.3% in Turkey, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 25th of 130 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 17.3% | 3.1% | Peru |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 17.7% | 6.0% | Peru |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 16.4% | 4.0% | Peru |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 0.3% | Peru |
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, Peru or Turkey?
- Peru, at 17.0% against 16.3% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Peru and Turkey?
- 0.7%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Turkey?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Turkey rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Peru ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 25th 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.