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

El Salvador
203,233 people
in 2022
Spain
267,544 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
56th
Spain rank
53rd

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

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How they compare

Spain currently reports 267,544 people against 203,233 people in El Salvador, a difference of 64,311 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 56th and Spain ranks 53rd of 119 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 934,848 people 464,424 people 470,424 people El Salvador
2000s 562,506 people 307,437 people 255,069 people El Salvador
2010s 186,291 people 431,320 people 245,029 people Spain
2020s 214,713 people 267,544 people 52,831 people Spain

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 Spain?
Spain, at 267,544 people against 203,233 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between El Salvador and Spain?
64,311 people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
El Salvador ranks 56th and Spain ranks 53rd 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.