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

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
254,499 people
in 2024
El Salvador
292,567 people
in 2023
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
58th
El Salvador rank
56th

Distribution of population between different poverty lines over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 292,567 people against 254,499 people in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 38,068 people.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia, Plurinational State of's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of has been ahead every year.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 58th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 120 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 2.08 million people 1.33 million people 752,460 people Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s 1.58 million people 912,059 people 666,776 people Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 666,142 people 379,039 people 287,103 people Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 368,067 people 313,516 people 54,551 people Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of population between different poverty lines, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 292,567 people against 254,499 people in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2023.
What is the difference in distribution of population between different poverty lines between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and El Salvador?
38,068 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and El Salvador?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and El Salvador rank globally for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 58th and El Salvador ranks 56th 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
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.