Australia vs El Salvador: Number extreme poverty version comparison

Australia
230,843
in 2020
El Salvador
292,567
in 2023
Australia rank
59th
El Salvador rank
56th

Number extreme poverty version comparison over time

  • Australia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 292,567 against 230,843 in Australia, a difference of 61,724.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 59th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 134,515 1.31 million 1.18 million El Salvador
1990s 180,049 1.11 million 932,861 El Salvador
2000s 159,044 1.04 million 879,720 El Salvador
2010s 130,437 432,242 301,805 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number extreme poverty version comparison, Australia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 292,567 against 230,843 in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number extreme poverty version comparison between Australia and El Salvador?
61,724, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and El Salvador?
10 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Australia and El Salvador rank globally for number extreme poverty version comparison?
Australia ranks 59th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number extreme poverty version comparison. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number extreme poverty version comparison
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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