El Salvador vs Peru: Proportion of population below international poverty line
El Salvador
4.6%
in 2023
Peru
5.1%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
44th
Peru rank
43rd
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 5.1% against 4.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 44th and Peru ranks 43rd of 132 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 26.0% | 1.6% | Peru |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 21.9% | 6.1% | Peru |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 8.2% | 1.5% | Peru |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.3% | 0.3% | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Peru, at 5.1% against 4.6% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between El Salvador and Peru?
- 0.5%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- El Salvador ranks 44th and Peru ranks 43rd of 132 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.