El Salvador vs Paraguay: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median
El Salvador
22.8%
in 2023
Paraguay
23.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
26th
Paraguay rank
24th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 23.7% against 22.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Paraguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Paraguay ranks 24th of 120 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 31.1% | 2.3% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 27.8% | 1.1% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 26.4% | 3.3% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 24.5% | 1.2% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 23.7% against 22.8% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 0.9%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Paraguay ranks 24th 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.