El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 120.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 98.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Sri Lanka, a difference of 21.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 120 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 501.87 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 960.75 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 458.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 361.61 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 606.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 244.45 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 98.38 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 161.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 62.71 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- El Salvador, at 120.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 98.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 21.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- El Salvador ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.