El Salvador vs Mongolia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
El Salvador
29.9%
in 2023
Mongolia
24.4%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
51st
Mongolia rank
53rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- El Salvador
- Mongolia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 29.9% against 24.4% in Mongolia, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Mongolia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 51st and Mongolia ranks 53rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 88.0% | 24.9% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 65.8% | 10.9% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 41.9% | 7.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 24.4% | 8.3% | 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 Mongolia?
- El Salvador, at 29.9% against 24.4% in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between El Salvador and Mongolia?
- 5.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mongolia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Mongolia rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- El Salvador ranks 51st and Mongolia ranks 53rd 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.