El Salvador vs Turkey: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median
El Salvador
16.2%
in 2023
Turkey
16.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
26th
Turkey rank
25th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 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 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 25th of 120 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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median, El Salvador or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 16.3% against 16.2% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median 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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 25th 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 50% 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 50% of the median.