El Salvador vs Turkey: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- El Salvador
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 16.3% against 16.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 29th and Turkey ranks 27th of 123 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 17.7% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 16.4% | 0.7% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.9% | 0.2% | Turkey |
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 Turkey?
- Turkey, at 16.3% against 16.2% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between El Salvador and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Turkey?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Turkey rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- El Salvador ranks 29th and Turkey ranks 27th 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.