El Salvador vs Türkiye: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
El Salvador
16.2%
in 2023
Türkiye
16.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
28th
Türkiye rank
25th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- El Salvador
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 16.3% against 16.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 28th and Türkiye ranks 25th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 17.7% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 16.4% | 0.7% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.9% | 0.2% | Türkiye |
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 Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 16.3% against 16.2% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between El Salvador and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Türkiye?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Türkiye rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- El Salvador ranks 28th and Türkiye 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.