El Salvador vs Indonesia: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)
El Salvador
4.6%
in 2023
Indonesia
4.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
45th
Indonesia rank
47th
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) over time
- El Salvador
- Indonesia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.6% against 4.0% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 45th and Indonesia ranks 47th of 133 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 72.4% | 49.1% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 47.1% | 31.3% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 22.3% | 15.6% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 7.7% | 2.8% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, El Salvador or Indonesia?
- El Salvador, at 4.6% against 4.0% in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between El Salvador and Indonesia?
- 0.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Indonesia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Indonesia rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- El Salvador ranks 45th and Indonesia ranks 47th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.