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El Salvador flag El Salvador North America
United States flag United States North America
Key Statistics
Population
people
6.3M
112th
340.1M
3rd
GDP
gross domestic product, US$
$35.4B
108th
$28.8T
1st
GDP per Capita
US$ per person
$5,580
134th
$84,534
12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
international $
$12,420
129th
$85,980
10th
GDP Growth
annual %
2.6% 128th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
km²
21,040 km²
151st
9,831,510 km²
3rd
Population Density
people per km²
301.2 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate
births per woman
1.8 122nd
1.6 135th
Urban Population
% of population
75.1% 73rd
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
% of population
8.1% 113th
17.9% 45th
Health
Life Expectancy
years at birth
72.1 yrs
137th
78.4 yrs
63rd
Infant Mortality
per 1,000 live births
9.2 78th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality
per 100,000 live births
39.0 90th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
US$
$501
93rd
$13,473
1st
Health Spending
% of GDP
9.3% 40th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians
per 1,000 people
1.62
105th
3.68
39th
Hospital Beds
per 1,000 people
1.21
144th
2.68
82nd
Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024
Population pyramid of El Salvador
El Salvador
Population pyramid of United States
United States
Economy & Environment
Unemployment Rate
% of labour force
3.3% 46th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions
tons per capita
2.09 31st
17.74 175th
Agriculture
% of GDP
4.4%
1.0%
Industry
% of GDP
22.4%
17.9%
Services
% of GDP
61.0%
77.6%
Exports
% of GDP
32.8%
11.1%
Imports
% of GDP
51.9%
14.3%
Education & Society
Literacy Rate
% of adults
89.8% 94th
N/A
Education Spending
% of GDP
3.2% 142nd
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality
39.8 121st
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate
at $2.15/day
4.6% 96th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate
per 100,000 people
7.9 148th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
% of seats
31.7% 61st
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
% of female population
49.0% 122nd
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending
% of GDP
1.2% 111th
3.4% 24th
Technology & Infrastructure
Internet Users
% of population
67.7%
139th
93.1%
42nd
Mobile Subscriptions
per 100 people
179.7 10th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
% of population
98.3%
147th
100.0%
124th
Access to Water
% of population
91.6%
150th
100.0%
44th
Access to Sanitation
% of population
88.0%
133rd
99.6%
34th
Renewable Energy
% of consumption
21.9% 99th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area
% of land area
27.5% 113th
33.9% 96th
Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.
GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services
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Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP
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Population Over Time1960 – 2024
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GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$
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Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024
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