El Salvador vs Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme

El Salvador
44.4%
in 2022
Peru
49.2%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
32nd
Peru rank
29th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
0204060200720142022

How they compare

Peru currently reports 49.2% against 44.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 4.8%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 29th of 37 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 15.0% 18.7% 3.6% Peru
2010s 14.8% 32.2% 17.5% Peru
2020s 44.2% 54.6% 10.4% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme, El Salvador or Peru?
Peru, at 49.2% against 44.4% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme between El Salvador and Peru?
4.8%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme?
El Salvador ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 29th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 371 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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