El Salvador vs Uruguay: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median
El Salvador
10.6%
in 2023
Uruguay
10.9%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
22nd
Uruguay rank
21st
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 10.9% against 10.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 21st of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 12.1% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 11.1% | 1.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 0.0% | 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 10.9% against 10.6% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 21st 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.