El Salvador vs Mauritania: Number extreme poverty version comparison

El Salvador
292,567
in 2023
Mauritania
464,788
in 2019
El Salvador rank
56th
Mauritania rank
53rd

Number extreme poverty version comparison over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 464,788 against 292,567 in El Salvador, a difference of 172,221.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1995 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 56th and Mauritania ranks 53rd of 120 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 1.11 million 741,578 371,332 El Salvador
2000s 945,748 752,038 193,710 El Salvador
2010s 307,104 457,642 150,538 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number extreme poverty version comparison, El Salvador or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 464,788 against 292,567 in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in number extreme poverty version comparison between El Salvador and Mauritania?
172,221, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mauritania?
6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and Mauritania rank globally for number extreme poverty version comparison?
El Salvador ranks 56th and Mauritania ranks 53rd 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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