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