Iran vs Turkey: Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by

Iran
130,000
in 2013
Turkey
149,000
in 2012
Iran rank
8th
Turkey rank
7th

Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by over time

  • Iran
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 149,000 against 130,000 in Iran, a difference of 19,000.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 7th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 501,000 190,800 310,200 Iran
2010s 176,333 172,333 4,000 Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by, Iran or Turkey?
Turkey, at 149,000 against 130,000 in Iran as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by between Iran and Turkey?
19,000, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?
8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2012.
How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
Iran ranks 8th 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 $3.65 ($ 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 $3.65 ($ 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 $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household would have been above the $3.65 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).