South Korea vs North Macedonia: Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by

South Korea
1,000
in 2008
North Macedonia
2,000
in 2008
South Korea rank
17th
North Macedonia rank
14th

Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by over time

  • South Korea
  • North Macedonia
010.0k20.0k30.0k199620022008

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 2,000 against 1,000 in South Korea, a difference of 1,000.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 2.0 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was North Macedonia ahead.

South Korea ranks 17th and North Macedonia ranks 14th of 34 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1990s 0 4,000 4,000 North Macedonia
2000s 3,400 3,400 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by, South Korea or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 2,000 against 1,000 in South Korea as of 2008.
What is the difference in number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by between South Korea and North Macedonia?
1,000, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and North Macedonia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2008.
How do South Korea and North Macedonia rank globally for number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
South Korea ranks 17th and North Macedonia ranks 14th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection), published as Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure
Source
Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 337 data points, 1984–2015
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Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of people living in households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the $2.15 poverty line, but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).