El Salvador vs Iran: Prosperity gap
El Salvador
3.55
in 2023
Iran
3.32
in 2023
El Salvador rank
48th
Iran rank
49th
Prosperity gap over time
- El Salvador
- Iran
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.55 against 3.32 in Iran, a difference of 0.23.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 48th and Iran ranks 49th of 120 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.66 | 5.3 | 7.36 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5.75 | 3.5 | 2.25 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.04 | 3.51 | 0.5359 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.74 | 3.48 | 0.2579 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, El Salvador or Iran?
- El Salvador, at 3.55 against 3.32 in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between El Salvador and Iran?
- 0.23, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for prosperity gap?
- El Salvador ranks 48th and Iran ranks 49th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.