Belize vs El Salvador: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Belize
16.0%
in 2018
El Salvador
16.2%
in 2023
Belize rank
29th
El Salvador rank
28th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Belize
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 16.2% against 16.0% in Belize, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 130 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.7% | 23.6% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 0.7% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Belize or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 16.2% against 16.0% in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Belize and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
- How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Belize ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.