El Salvador vs Mozambique: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median
El Salvador
10.6%
in 2023
Mozambique
10.4%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
22nd
Mozambique rank
23rd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median over time
- El Salvador
- Mozambique
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 10.6% against 10.4% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 12.0% | 4.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 9.0% | 5.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 10.7% | 1.9% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median, El Salvador or Mozambique?
- El Salvador, at 10.6% against 10.4% in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median between El Salvador and Mozambique?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mozambique?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Mozambique rank globally for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.