El Salvador vs Palestine, State of: Distribution of population between different poverty lines

El Salvador
275,828 people
in 2023
Palestine, State of
179,840 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
77th
Palestine, State of rank
80th

Distribution of population between different poverty lines over time

  • El Salvador
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 275,828 people against 179,840 people in Palestine, State of, a difference of 95,988 people.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Palestine, State of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 77th and Palestine, State of ranks 80th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
2000s 167,736 people 93,073 people 74,663 people El Salvador
2010s 139,208 people 119,175 people 20,034 people El Salvador
2020s 275,828 people 179,840 people 95,988 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of population between different poverty lines, El Salvador or Palestine, State of?
El Salvador, at 275,828 people against 179,840 people in Palestine, State of as of 2023.
What is the difference in distribution of population between different poverty lines between El Salvador and Palestine, State of?
95,988 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Palestine, State of?
9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Palestine, State of rank globally for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
El Salvador ranks 77th and Palestine, State of ranks 80th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Distribution of population between different poverty lines. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Distribution of population between different poverty lines
Unit
people
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $40 per day.