El Salvador vs Mexico: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)

El Salvador
30.7%
in 2022
Mexico
40.4%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
32nd
Mexico rank
31st

Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
50100150200200720142022

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 40.4% against 30.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Mexico ahead.

El Salvador ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 31st of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 66.4% 69.7% 3.3% Mexico
2010s 58.1% 77.4% 19.3% Mexico
2020s 30.7% 40.4% 9.6% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%), El Salvador or Mexico?
Mexico, at 40.4% against 30.7% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) between El Salvador and Mexico?
9.7%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)?
El Salvador ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 31st of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 335 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group