El Salvador vs United Kingdom: Number of people living: September 2024 data vs. latest

El Salvador
292,567 people
in 2023
United Kingdom
267,936 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
56th
United Kingdom rank
57th

Number of people living: September 2024 data vs. latest over time

  • El Salvador
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 292,567 people against 267,936 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 24,631 people.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1989 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 56th and United Kingdom ranks 57th of 120 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 1.31 million people 114,153 people 1.20 million people El Salvador
1990s 1.36 million people 139,865 people 1.22 million people El Salvador
2000s 946,472 people 193,510 people 752,962 people El Salvador
2010s 410,074 people 227,291 people 182,782 people El Salvador
2020s 320,978 people 267,936 people 53,042 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data, El Salvador or United Kingdom?
El Salvador, at 292,567 people against 267,936 people in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data between El Salvador and United Kingdom?
24,631 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United Kingdom?
27 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and United Kingdom rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
El Salvador ranks 56th and United Kingdom ranks 57th 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data
Unit
people
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, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.