El Salvador vs Venezuela: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)
El Salvador
95.3%
in 2022
Venezuela
95.5%
in 2006
El Salvador rank
58th
Venezuela rank
57th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) over time
- El Salvador
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 95.5% against 95.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1989 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 58th and Venezuela ranks 57th of 119 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.8% | 94.2% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 96.4% | 96.5% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 97.2% | 1.0% | Venezuela |
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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 95.5% against 95.3% in El Salvador as of 2006.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) between El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 0.2%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2006.
- How do El Salvador and Venezuela rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- El Salvador ranks 58th and Venezuela ranks 57th 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.