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

Mexico
834,000
in 2012
Vietnam
2.23 million
in 2012
Mexico rank
4th
Vietnam rank
1st

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

  • Mexico
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 2.23 million against 834,000 in Mexico, a difference of 1.40 million.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 2.7 times Mexico's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 1st of 34 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 0 1.50 million 1.50 million Vietnam
2000s 1.34 million 2.86 million 1.53 million Vietnam
2010s 698,500 2.33 million 1.64 million Vietnam

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, Mexico or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 2.23 million against 834,000 in Mexico as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by between Mexico and Vietnam?
1.40 million, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Vietnam?
6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.
How do Mexico and Vietnam rank globally for number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
Mexico ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 1st 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).