Statement:
In The Gambia, people spend more of their household budget on food and non-alcoholic beverages than in El Salvador

In the Where households spend more on food rating The Gambia holds position #9 2021 out of 138 and El Salvador is #74 out of 138 2021.
Position of The Gambia is worse than position of El Salvador.
The Gambia is leader of the "Where households spend more on food" rating. People need to spend most of their income on food, indicating a low standard of living, compared to El Salvador

Referencies:

  1. Where households spend more on food 2021 by International Labor Organization
    The countries in the rating sorted by '% of household budget for food and non-alcoholic beverages' in descending order.
    El Salvador '% of household budget for food and non-alcoholic beverages' value is 26.28
    The Gambia '% of household budget for food and non-alcoholic beverages' value is 52.62