El Salvador vs Vietnam: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
El Salvador
95.6%
in 2023
Vietnam
95.7%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
60th
Vietnam rank
58th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- El Salvador
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 95.7% against 95.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Vietnam ahead.
El Salvador ranks 60th and Vietnam ranks 58th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.2% | 99.9% | 2.7% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 0.1% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 95.7% | 0.9% | 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, El Salvador or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 95.7% against 95.6% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between El Salvador and Vietnam?
- 0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Vietnam?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Vietnam rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- El Salvador ranks 60th and Vietnam ranks 58th 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.