Country
El Salvador in charts
The figure for El Salvador on 10 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.
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GDP per person
GDP per person, US dollars · 2024
$5,503
World: $13,717
123rd highest of 200 -
Population
People · 2025
6.37M
World: 8.22B
112th highest of 217 -
Life expectancy
Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024
72.3
World: 73.5
Tied for 135th highest of 217 -
Internet use
People using the internet, % of population · 2024
66.5%
World: 71.2%
126th highest of 182 -
Access to electricity
People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024
98.7%
World: 91.9%
138th highest of 215 -
Unemployment
Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025
3.3%
World: 4.8%
Tied for 129th highest of 182 -
Inflation
Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024
0.9%
World: 3%
Tied for 157th highest of 176 -
Carbon emissions per person
Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024
1.5
World: 4.7
Tied for 126th highest of 203 -
Health spending per person
Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023
$501
World: $1,317
91st highest of 191 -
College enrollment
College and university students, % of young adults · 2022
31.5%
World: 42%
95th highest of 126
How El Salvador has changed since 1990
Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.
Internet use in El Salvador and the world, 1990 to 2024
El Salvador: Up from 0% in 1990 to 66.5% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.
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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)
Life expectancy in El Salvador and the world, 1990 to 2024
El Salvador: Up from 62 years in 1990 to 72.3 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.
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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)
GDP per person in El Salvador and the world, 1990 to 2025
El Salvador: Up from $892 in 1990 to $5,767 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.
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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)
Population in El Salvador, 1990 to 2025
El Salvador: Up from 5.4 million people in 1990 to 6.4 million people in 2025.
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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)
Compare El Salvador with other countries
Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.