El Salvador vs Jamaica: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
0.398
in 2023
Jamaica
0.3987
in 2021
El Salvador rank
27th
Jamaica rank
26th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.3987 against 0.398 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0007.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 27th and Jamaica ranks 26th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5152 | 0.4224 | 0.0928 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.4982 | 0.4689 | 0.0294 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.3861 | 0.3533 | 0.0328 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3901 | 0.3987 | 0.0086 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.3987 against 0.398 in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 0.0007, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 27th and Jamaica ranks 26th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.