South Korea vs Poland: Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by

South Korea
20,000
in 2008
Poland
33,000
in 2012
South Korea rank
14th
Poland rank
12th

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

  • South Korea
  • Poland
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199820052012

How they compare

Poland currently reports 33,000 against 20,000 in South Korea, a difference of 13,000.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.6 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Poland ahead.

South Korea ranks 14th and Poland ranks 12th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 16,000 60,000 44,000 Poland
2000s 21,167 37,667 16,500 Poland

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, South Korea or Poland?
Poland, at 33,000 against 20,000 in South Korea as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by between South Korea and Poland?
13,000, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Poland?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2008.
How do South Korea and Poland rank globally for number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
South Korea ranks 14th and Poland ranks 12th 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).