El Salvador vs Paraguay: Equal Resource Distribution Index
El Salvador
0.167
in 2025
Paraguay
0.148
in 2025
El Salvador rank
158th
Paraguay rank
161st
Equal Resource Distribution Index over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.167 against 0.148 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.019.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 158th and Paraguay ranks 161st of 175 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.035 | 0.031 | 0.004 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.035 | 0.031 | 0.004 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.035 | 0.031 | 0.004 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.06 | 0.031 | 0.029 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.0675 | 0.033 | 0.0345 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.099 | 0.0384 | 0.0606 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.1152 | 0.0471 | 0.0681 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.1303 | 0.0859 | 0.0444 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.1335 | 0.0905 | 0.043 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.1879 | 0.1179 | 0.07 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.2352 | 0.1677 | 0.0675 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.2735 | 0.171 | 0.1025 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2223 | 0.138 | 0.0843 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal resource distribution index, El Salvador or Paraguay?
- El Salvador, at 0.167 against 0.148 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 0.019, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
- El Salvador ranks 158th and Paraguay ranks 161st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.
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About this data
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.