El Salvador vs Peru: Gini coefficient
El Salvador
0.398
in 2023
Peru
0.4013
in 2024
El Salvador rank
27th
Peru rank
24th
Gini coefficient over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
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 27th and Peru ranks 24th 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 27th and Peru ranks 24th 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
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.