How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Bangladesh

0.156

in 2025

El Salvador

0.167

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

159th

El Salvador rank

158th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Bangladesh
El Salvador

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.167 against 0.156 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.011.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 159th and El Salvador ranks 158th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	El Salvador	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0273	0.035	0.0077	El Salvador
1910s	0.03	0.035	0.005	El Salvador
1920s	0.037	0.035	0.002	Bangladesh
1930s	0.041	0.06	0.019	El Salvador
1940s	0.0477	0.0675	0.0198	El Salvador
1950s	0.0908	0.099	0.0082	El Salvador
1960s	0.1031	0.1152	0.0121	El Salvador
1970s	0.1518	0.1303	0.0215	Bangladesh
1980s	0.1674	0.1335	0.0339	Bangladesh
1990s	0.159	0.1879	0.0289	El Salvador
2000s	0.1582	0.2352	0.077	El Salvador
2010s	0.1617	0.2735	0.1118	El Salvador
2020s	0.1488	0.2223	0.0735	El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Bangladesh or El Salvador?: El Salvador, at 0.167 against 0.156 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Bangladesh and El Salvador?: 0.011, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Bangladesh ranks 159th and El Salvador ranks 158th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. 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

Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/equal-resource-distribution-index/bangladesh/el-salvador/

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 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/equal-resource-distribution-index/bangladesh/el-salvador/">Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Equal Resource Distribution Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.