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

El Salvador
44.4%
in 2022
South Africa
12.6%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
32nd
South Africa rank
34th

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

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
020406080200520132022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 44.4% against 12.6% in South Africa, a difference of 31.8%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.5 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was South Africa ahead.

El Salvador ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 34th of 37 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 14.5% 37.4% 22.9% South Africa
2020s 44.0% 12.6% 31.4% El Salvador

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 South Africa?
El Salvador, at 44.4% against 12.6% in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme between El Salvador and South Africa?
31.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme?
El Salvador ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 34th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

El Salvador vs South Africa: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/poverty-gap-reduction-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day/el-salvador/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/poverty-gap-reduction-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day/el-salvador/south-africa/">El Salvador vs South Africa: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme</a> — Statizoid

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

Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap