El Salvador vs United Kingdom: Number of people living in extreme poverty
El Salvador
292,567 people
in 2023
United Kingdom
267,936 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
56th
United Kingdom rank
57th
Number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- El Salvador
- United Kingdom
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 292,567 people against 267,936 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 24,631 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1989 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 56th and United Kingdom ranks 57th of 120 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.31 million people | 114,153 people | 1.20 million people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.36 million people | 139,865 people | 1.22 million people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 946,472 people | 193,510 people | 752,962 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 410,074 people | 227,291 people | 182,782 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 320,978 people | 267,936 people | 53,042 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, El Salvador or United Kingdom?
- El Salvador, at 292,567 people against 267,936 people in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between El Salvador and United Kingdom?
- 24,631 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and United Kingdom rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- El Salvador ranks 56th and United Kingdom ranks 57th 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.