Belize vs El Salvador: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Belize
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 16.2% against 16.0% in Belize, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 30th and El Salvador ranks 29th of 123 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.7% | 23.6% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 0.7% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Belize or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 16.2% against 16.0% in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Belize and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
- How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Belize ranks 30th and El Salvador ranks 29th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.