Share living with less than 1 int per day in El Salvador

El Salvador: Share living with less than 1 int per day was 0.7297 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.7297
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
25th
of 120 countries
All-time high
10.19
in 1998
All-time low
0.0112
in 2019
Years of data
29
1989–2023

Share living with less than 1 int per day in El Salvador, 1989–2023

02.557.5101989200620231989: 9.31991: 8.81995: 4.31996: 4.51998: 10.21999: 7.92000: 42001: 4.82002: 5.12003: 6.92004: 42005: 2.82006: 0.8692007: 0.3352008: 0.5012009: 0.5522010: 0.4052011: 0.2482012: 0.2562013: 0.1692014: 0.0882015: 0.0472016: 0.0852017: 0.0922018: 0.0632019: 0.0112021: 12022: 0.8992023: 0.73

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.7297 for share living with less than 1 int per day in 2023.

The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and up 331.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than 1 int per day in El Salvador peaked at 10.19 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0112, in 2019.

El Salvador ranks 25th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Share living with less than 1 int per day in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Share living with less than 1 int per day in El Salvador, 1989 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1989 9.32 —
1991 8.77 -5.9%
1995 4.29 -51.1%
1996 4.48 +4.5%
1998 10.19 +127.2%
1999 7.95 -22.0%
2000 3.97 -50.0%
2001 4.79 +20.5%
2002 5.15 +7.5%
2003 6.86 +33.2%
2004 4.04 -41.2%
2005 2.81 -30.4%
2006 0.8686 -69.1%
2007 0.3353 -61.4%
2008 0.501 +49.4%
2009 0.5521 +10.2%
2010 0.405 -26.7%
2011 0.2485 -38.6%
2012 0.2562 +3.1%
2013 0.169 -34.0%
2014 0.0882 -47.8%
2015 0.0466 -47.1%
2016 0.0849 +82.0%
2017 0.0919 +8.2%
2018 0.0627 -31.7%
2019 0.0112 -82.1%
2021 1.04 +9167.6%
2022 0.8992 -13.5%
2023 0.7297 -18.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.7297 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0313, 23.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.7297 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1998, 3.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share living with less than 1 int per day in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +9167.6% 0.0112 1.04

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.32 9.32 9.32 1
1990s 7.14 4.29 10.19 5
2000s 2.99 0.3353 6.86 10
2010s 0.1464 0.0112 0.405 10
2020s 0.8896 0.7297 1.04 3

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 22 United States 0.8 compare
  2. 23 North Macedonia 0.7845 compare
  3. 24 Montenegro 0.7586 compare
  4. 26 Italy 0.6501 compare
  5. 27 Lithuania 0.6361 compare
  6. 28 Australia 0.6 compare
  7. 28 Germany 0.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than 1 int per day in El Salvador?
Share living with less than 1 int per day in El Salvador was 0.7297 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 10.19 in 1998.
What is the lowest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 in 2019.
How does El Salvador rank for share living with less than 1 int per day?
El Salvador ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is share living with less than 1 int per day rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 331.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than 1 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than 1 int per day
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
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