Colombia vs El Salvador: Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita

Colombia
11.28 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
El Salvador
11.88 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Colombia rank
70th
El Salvador rank
68th

Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 11.88 international-$ in 2021 prices against 11.28 international-$ in 2021 prices in Colombia, a difference of 0.6 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.

Colombia ranks 70th and El Salvador ranks 68th of 118 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 5.43 international-$ in 2021 prices 6.31 international-$ in 2021 prices 0.8851 international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador
2000s 6.42 international-$ in 2021 prices 7.14 international-$ in 2021 prices 0.7133 international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador
2010s 9.66 international-$ in 2021 prices 8.77 international-$ in 2021 prices 0.8873 international-$ in 2021 prices Colombia
2020s 10.17 international-$ in 2021 prices 11.43 international-$ in 2021 prices 1.26 international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 11.88 international-$ in 2021 prices against 11.28 international-$ in 2021 prices in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.6 international-$ in 2021 prices, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
23 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
Colombia ranks 70th and El Salvador ranks 68th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,082 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.