El Salvador vs Guatemala: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
0.3715
in 2020
Guatemala
0.3586
in 2020
El Salvador rank
93rd
Guatemala rank
96th
Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.3715 against 0.3586 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0129.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 93rd and Guatemala ranks 96th of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0717 | 0.0581 | 0.0136 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.0774 | 0.0657 | 0.0117 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.0744 | 0.0675 | 0.0069 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.1141 | 0.1291 | 0.015 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.1343 | 0.1199 | 0.0144 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.1504 | 0.1431 | 0.0073 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.1625 | 0.1614 | 0.0012 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.2428 | 0.2552 | 0.0125 | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.3241 | 0.3225 | 0.0016 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.375 | 0.3677 | 0.0073 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3715 | 0.3586 | 0.0129 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 0.3715 against 0.3586 in Guatemala as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.0129, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd and Guatemala ranks 96th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.