El Salvador vs Rwanda: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
0.398
in 2023
Rwanda
0.3936
in 2023
El Salvador rank
27th
Rwanda rank
30th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Rwanda
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.398 against 0.3936 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0044.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 27th and Rwanda ranks 30th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4997 | 0.5027 | 0.003 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.4228 | 0.4535 | 0.0306 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.398 | 0.3936 | 0.0044 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Rwanda?
- El Salvador, at 0.398 against 0.3936 in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 0.0044, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Rwanda rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 27th and Rwanda ranks 30th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.