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