Brazil vs El Salvador: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)
Brazil
2.9%
in 2022
El Salvador
3.2%
in 2022
Brazil rank
44th
El Salvador rank
43rd
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.2% against 2.9% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1989 it was El Salvador ahead.
Brazil ranks 44th and El Salvador ranks 43rd of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.2% | 18.8% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 16.0% | 2.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 10.0% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 1.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 0.7% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices), Brazil or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 3.2% against 2.9% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)?
- Brazil ranks 44th and El Salvador ranks 43rd of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices). 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 $1.90 per day.