El Salvador vs Peru: Gini coefficient

El Salvador
0.398
in 2023
Peru
0.4013
in 2024
El Salvador rank
28th
Peru rank
25th

Gini coefficient over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
00.20.40.6198920062024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.4013 against 0.398 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0033.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.

El Salvador ranks 28th and Peru ranks 25th of 120 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5322 0.5497 0.0174 Peru
2000s 0.485 0.5022 0.0172 Peru
2010s 0.4085 0.4358 0.0273 Peru
2020s 0.3919 0.4038 0.0119 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient, El Salvador or Peru?
Peru, at 0.4013 against 0.398 in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in gini coefficient between El Salvador and Peru?
0.0033, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for gini coefficient?
El Salvador ranks 28th and Peru ranks 25th 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 Gini coefficient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gini coefficient
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

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.