El Salvador vs Mexico: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
El Salvador
16.2%
in 2023
Mexico
15.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
28th
Mexico rank
31st
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 16.2% against 15.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1989 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 31st of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.5% | 18.6% | 6.9% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 22.0% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 20.4% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 17.2% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 16.2% against 15.7% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- El Salvador ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 31st 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.