Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.555 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.555 for inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.555 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.501, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 99th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.501 | — |
| 2011 | 0.505 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.516 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.523 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.525 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.526 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.533 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.538 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.54 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.527 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.539 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.55 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.555 | +0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.555 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6405, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.555 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.605, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5223 | 0.501 | 0.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5428 | 0.527 | 0.555 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More poverty & inequality data for El Salvador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,819 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador was 0.555 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.555 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.501 in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 99th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living, adjusted for inequalities in these dimensions. Higher values indicate higher and more equal human development.