Peru vs Turkey: Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by

Peru
16,000
in 2015
Turkey
69,000
in 2012
Peru rank
9th
Turkey rank
7th

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

  • Peru
  • Turkey
0100.0k200.0k300.0k200020072015

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 69,000 against 16,000 in Peru, a difference of 53,000.

That makes Turkey's figure about 4.3 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 7th of 34 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 133,000 60,250 72,750 Peru
2010s 79,000 83,333 4,333 Turkey

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, Peru or Turkey?
Turkey, at 69,000 against 16,000 in Peru as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by between Peru and Turkey?
53,000, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Turkey?
7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2012.
How do Peru and Turkey rank globally for number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
Peru ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 7th 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).