El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)
El Salvador
95.3%
in 2022
Nicaragua
95.5%
in 2014
El Salvador rank
58th
Nicaragua rank
56th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 95.5% against 95.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 58th and Nicaragua ranks 56th of 119 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.2% | 98.1% | 1.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 97.5% | 1.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 95.5% | 1.1% | 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 $30 a day (2011 prices), El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 95.5% against 95.3% in El Salvador as of 2014.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- El Salvador ranks 58th and Nicaragua ranks 56th 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). 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 $30 per day.