El Salvador vs Jamaica: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
El Salvador
29.9%
in 2023
Jamaica
22.9%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
51st
Jamaica rank
54th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 29.9% against 22.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 51st and Jamaica ranks 54th of 120 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.2% | 52.6% | 9.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 45.5% | 11.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 18.3% | 20.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 22.9% | 10.7% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 29.9% against 22.9% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 7.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- El Salvador ranks 51st and Jamaica ranks 54th 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. 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.