El Salvador vs Montenegro: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income

El Salvador
16.2%
in 2023
Montenegro
15.9%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
28th
Montenegro rank
30th

Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time

  • El Salvador
  • Montenegro
10152025198920062023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 16.2% against 15.9% in Montenegro, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 28th and Montenegro ranks 30th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Montenegro in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Montenegro Difference Ahead
2000s 18.6% 9.1% 9.5% El Salvador
2010s 15.7% 18.0% 2.3% Montenegro
2020s 17.0% 15.9% 1.1% 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 Montenegro?
El Salvador, at 16.2% against 15.9% in Montenegro as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between El Salvador and Montenegro?
0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Montenegro?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Montenegro rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
El Salvador ranks 28th and Montenegro ranks 30th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
131 places, 2,510 data points, 1963–2025
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