El Salvador vs Uruguay: Gini coefficient
El Salvador
0.398
in 2023
Uruguay
0.3998
in 2024
El Salvador rank
28th
Uruguay rank
26th
Gini coefficient over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.3998 against 0.398 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0018.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uruguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.459 | 0.4574 | 0.0016 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4085 | 0.4058 | 0.0027 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3919 | 0.4073 | 0.0154 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.3998 against 0.398 in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 0.0018, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for gini coefficient?
- El Salvador ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 26th 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.