El Salvador vs Paraguay: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
El Salvador
16.2%
in 2023
Paraguay
16.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
28th
Paraguay rank
25th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 16.3% against 16.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Paraguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 28th and Paraguay ranks 25th of 130 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 24.9% | 2.2% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 21.5% | 1.0% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 19.9% | 4.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 17.4% | 0.7% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 16.3% against 16.2% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- El Salvador ranks 28th and Paraguay ranks 25th 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.