El Salvador vs Mauritania: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices

El Salvador
203,233 people
in 2022
Mauritania
219,776 people
in 2019
El Salvador rank
56th
Mauritania rank
54th

Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 219,776 people against 203,233 people in El Salvador, a difference of 16,543 people.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 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 54th of 119 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 728,321 people 496,480 people 231,841 people El Salvador
2000s 609,919 people 471,741 people 138,178 people El Salvador
2010s 135,550 people 224,513 people 88,962 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices, El Salvador or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 219,776 people against 203,233 people in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between El Salvador and Mauritania?
16,543 people, 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 of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
El Salvador ranks 56th and Mauritania ranks 54th of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. 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: 2011 vs. 2017 prices
Unit
people
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.