El Salvador vs Mozambique: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median
El Salvador
22.8%
in 2023
Mozambique
23.7%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
26th
Mozambique rank
23rd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median over time
- El Salvador
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 23.7% against 22.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 24.7% | 3.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 22.2% | 5.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 24.4% | 2.1% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.7% | 0.4% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median, El Salvador or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 23.7% against 22.8% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median between El Salvador and Mozambique?
- 0.9%, with Mozambique 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 60% of the median?
- El Salvador ranks 26th 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 60% 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 60% of the median.