El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)
El Salvador
3.2%
in 2022
Nicaragua
3.4%
in 2014
El Salvador rank
43rd
Nicaragua rank
41st
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3.4% against 3.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Nicaragua ranks 41st of 119 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 24.5% | 4.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.9% | 0.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices), El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 3.4% against 3.2% in El Salvador as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Nicaragua ranks 41st 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.