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El Salvador

El Salvador / SV

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

El Salvador in numbers.

Area21,040 kmยฒWorld # 150 โ†’Population6.4MWorld # 112 โ†’Population density302.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 38 โ†’Life expectancy72.3 yearsWorld # 133 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 5,767World # 133 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

El Salvador across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area21,040 kmยฒWorld # 150 / 2023 โ†’Population6.4MWorld # 112 / 2025 โ†’Population density302.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 38 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,821World # 157 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.4%World # 146 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.8World # 121 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate15.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 101 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 103 / 2024 โ†’Median age27 yearsWorld # 151 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+8.3%World # 113 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1424.4%World # 98 / 2025 โ†’Urban population75.5%World # 72 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-23.9KWorld # 174 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-3.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 183 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.7%World # 182 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy72.3 yearsWorld # 133 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy62.2 yearsWorld # 99 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 99 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate8.2%World # 145 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 5,767World # 133 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 36.7BWorld # 110 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 14,101World # 126 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.9%World # 82 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.3%World # 173 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.3%World # 136 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment7.8%World # 140 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)39.8World # 45 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.3%World # 131 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people55.5 per million peopleWorld # 116 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 121 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.3 per million peopleWorld # 134 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,896 kcal/dayWorld # 104 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person45.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 110 / 2023 โ†’Rice production11K tWorld # 99 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production28.5K tWorld # 27 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area27.5%World # 113 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,137 kWh/personWorld # 105 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.4 tWorld # 146 / 2024 โ†’Internet use66.5%World # 141 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions176.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 14 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate7.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 46 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate20.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 65 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.2%World # 107 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament31.7%World # 65 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals707KWorld # 112 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 755MWorld # 86 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2023 / 83.5%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOther renewables2025Top export categoryTextiles and clothing2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal1,950 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyUS DollarSVC / USDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originWords and titlesRedeemer