Ecuador vs El Salvador: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption
Ecuador
30.1%
in 2025
El Salvador
29.9%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
50th
El Salvador rank
51st
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 30.1% against 29.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 50th and El Salvador ranks 51st of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.6% | 60.0% | 8.6% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 56.3% | 2.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 47.0% | 15.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 32.1% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- Ecuador, at 30.1% against 29.9% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Ecuador ranks 50th and El Salvador ranks 51st 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. 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 $8.30 per day.