El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices
El Salvador
203,233 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
134,320 people
in 2019
El Salvador rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
59th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 203,233 people against 134,320 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 68,913 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 119 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 728,321 people | 1.74 million people | 1.01 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 563,390 people | 1.05 million people | 483,058 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 161,285 people | 246,274 people | 84,990 people | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- El Salvador, at 203,233 people against 134,320 people in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 68,913 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- El Salvador ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th 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.