Poverty & Inequality in El Salvador

99 indicators covering poverty & inequality for El Salvador.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 4.6% 2023 down 35.1% 40th
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 4.6% 2023 down 35.1% 40th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 275,828 people 2023 up 69.0% 77th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 90.5% 2023 down 4.6% 57th
Share of population living in extreme poverty 4.6% 2023 down 35.1% 40th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 29.9% 2023 down 39.0% 51st
Number of people living in extreme poverty 6.02 million people 2023 up 5.6% 83rd
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 292,567 people 2023 down 33.3% 56th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 292,567 people 2023 down 33.3% 56th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 29.9% 2023 down 39.0% 51st
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 4.6% 2023 down 35.1% 40th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 10.6% 2023 up 9.6% 22nd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 16.2% 2023 down 1.0% 26th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 22.8% 2023 down 2.8% 26th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 95.6% 2023 down 1.8% 60th
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 4.6% 2023 down 35.1% 40th
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 8.6% 2023 down 46.9% 46th
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 4.6% 2023 down 35.1% 40th
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 40.0% 2023 down 33.5% 50th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 292,567 people 2023 down 33.3% 56th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 275,828 people 2023 up 69.0% 77th
Gini coefficient 0.398 2023 down 8.2% 28th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 5.0% 2021 down 25.4% 60th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 4.6% 2023 down 35.1% 39th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 6.2% 2023 down 45.6% 7th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 2.98 million people 2022 up 75.9% 68th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 3.2% 2022 down 24.0% 43rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 95.3% 2022 down 1.9% 58th
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 3.2% 2022 down 24.0% 43rd
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 203,233 people 2022 down 21.8% 56th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 7.9% 2022 down 46.1% 48th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 22.0% 2022 down 44.3% 50th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 3.4% 2022 down 27.5% 43rd
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age 2.8% 2023 down 42.7% 12th
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 1.9% 2017 down 57.8% 23rd
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio 32.0% 2019 down 21.0% 6th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, female 31.0% 2019 down 20.3% 6th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, male 33.2% 2019 down 21.5% 4th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children 39.6% 2019 down 17.0% 4th