El Salvador vs Montenegro: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income

El Salvador
16.2%
in 2023
Montenegro
15.9%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
29th
Montenegro rank
31st

Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time

  • El Salvador
  • Montenegro
10152025198920062023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 16.2% against 15.9% in Montenegro, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 29th and Montenegro ranks 31st of 123 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Montenegro in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Montenegro Difference Ahead
2000s 18.6% 9.1% 9.5% El Salvador
2010s 15.7% 18.0% 2.3% Montenegro
2020s 17.0% 15.9% 1.1% El Salvador

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, El Salvador or Montenegro?
El Salvador, at 16.2% against 15.9% in Montenegro as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between El Salvador and Montenegro?
0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Montenegro?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Montenegro rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
El Salvador ranks 29th and Montenegro ranks 31st 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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Indicator
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
Unit
%
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,300 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

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.