Caribbean vs El Salvador: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age
Caribbean
10.8%
in 2025
El Salvador
2.8%
in 2023
Caribbean rank
11th
El Salvador rank
12th
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age over time
- Caribbean
- El Salvador
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 10.8% against 2.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 3.8 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Caribbean ranks 11th and El Salvador ranks 12th of 33 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 12.0% | 1.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 4.5% | 4.7% | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 3.1% | 6.9% | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age, Caribbean or El Salvador?
- Caribbean, at 10.8% against 2.8% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age between Caribbean and El Salvador?
- 8.0%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and El Salvador?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and El Salvador rank globally for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Caribbean ranks 11th and El Salvador ranks 12th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.