Belarus vs El Salvador: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Belarus
95.9%
in 2020
El Salvador
95.6%
in 2023
Belarus rank
57th
El Salvador rank
60th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Belarus
- El Salvador
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 95.9% against 95.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 57th and El Salvador ranks 60th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 97.0% | 2.9% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 97.1% | 2.5% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 97.5% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day, Belarus or El Salvador?
- Belarus, at 95.9% against 95.6% in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Belarus and El Salvador?
- 0.3%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and El Salvador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Belarus and El Salvador rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Belarus ranks 57th and El Salvador ranks 60th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.