El Salvador vs Peru: Prosperity gap
El Salvador
3.55
in 2023
Peru
3.63
in 2024
El Salvador rank
48th
Peru rank
46th
Prosperity gap over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 3.63 against 3.55 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 48th and Peru ranks 46th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.87 | 8.85 | 3.02 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6.76 | 7.15 | 0.3835 | Peru |
| 2010s | 4.14 | 4.05 | 0.0866 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.74 | 3.74 | 0.0017 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, El Salvador or Peru?
- Peru, at 3.63 against 3.55 in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between El Salvador and Peru?
- 0.08, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for prosperity gap?
- El Salvador ranks 48th and Peru ranks 46th 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.