El Salvador vs Romania: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax)

El Salvador
14.8%
in 2022
Romania
14.5%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
55th
Romania rank
58th

Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Romania
510152025199020062022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 14.8% against 14.5% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 55th and Romania ranks 58th of 113 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 19.8% 14.5% 5.3% El Salvador
2010s 19.7% 14.8% 4.9% El Salvador
2020s 17.1% 14.5% 2.6% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax), El Salvador or Romania?
El Salvador, at 14.8% against 14.5% in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) between El Salvador and Romania?
0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
El Salvador ranks 55th and Romania ranks 58th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax)
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
Last refreshed

Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.