El Salvador vs Guatemala

El Salvador (North America) and Guatemala (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1965-2025

El Salvador Guatemala World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1965 El Salvador: 274.33 Guatemala: 282.98 World: 601.89 1966 El Salvador: 282.45 Guatemala: 287.28 World: 638.97 1967 El Salvador: 288.37 Guatemala: 291.93 World: 664.4 1968 El Salvador: 290.1 Guatemala: 314.67 World: 703.46 1969 El Salvador: 293.42 Guatemala: 326.3 World: 761.11 1970 El Salvador: 308.8 Guatemala: 352.79 World: 817.68 1971 El Salvador: 315.67 Guatemala: 358.37 World: 884.88 1972 El Salvador: 328.51 Guatemala: 369.76 World: 1,002 1973 El Salvador: 366.25 Guatemala: 440.56 World: 1,201.53 1974 El Salvador: 413.4 Guatemala: 528.57 World: 1,362.19 1975 El Salvador: 457.26 Guatemala: 594.89 World: 1,488.94 1976 El Salvador: 552.99 Guatemala: 697.06 World: 1,589.73 1977 El Salvador: 683.9 Guatemala: 856.13 World: 1,766.28 1978 El Salvador: 711.85 Guatemala: 925.18 World: 2,055.49 1979 El Salvador: 773.07 Guatemala: 1,025.98 World: 2,335.19 1980 El Salvador: 787.15 Guatemala: 1,141.81 World: 2,587.01 1981 El Salvador: 752.02 Guatemala: 1,216.5 World: 2,628.62 1982 El Salvador: 735.36 Guatemala: 1,203.97 World: 2,554.08 1983 El Salvador: 744.86 Guatemala: 1,219.74 World: 2,561.17 1984 El Salvador: 763.17 Guatemala: 1,241.04 World: 2,614.33 1985 El Salvador: 776.42 Guatemala: 1,238.48 World: 2,690.59 1986 El Salvador: 755.43 Guatemala: 896.06 World: 3,118.57 1987 El Salvador: 777.24 Guatemala: 853.9 World: 3,487.88 1988 El Salvador: 806.39 Guatemala: 919.07 World: 3,829.99 1989 El Salvador: 825.11 Guatemala: 958.43 World: 3,930.51 1990 El Salvador: 892.18 Guatemala: 847.69 World: 4,338.94 1991 El Salvador: 955.83 Guatemala: 1,014.4 World: 4,453.9 1992 El Salvador: 1,040.78 Guatemala: 1,096.46 World: 4,679.98 1993 El Salvador: 1,180.27 Guatemala: 1,165.67 World: 4,685.3 1994 El Salvador: 1,343.93 Guatemala: 1,292.67 World: 4,967.01 1995 El Salvador: 1,548.38 Guatemala: 1,421.06 World: 5,463.2 1996 El Salvador: 1,651.31 Guatemala: 1,481.06 World: 5,507.22 1997 El Salvador: 1,748.92 Guatemala: 1,638.46 World: 5,408.57 1998 El Salvador: 1,859.73 Guatemala: 1,741.2 World: 5,302.34 1999 El Salvador: 1,908.08 Guatemala: 1,603.65 World: 5,401.23 2000 El Salvador: 1,982.87 Guatemala: 1,648.97 World: 5,512.56 2001 El Salvador: 2,058.04 Guatemala: 1,537.69 World: 5,404.2 2002 El Salvador: 2,115.41 Guatemala: 1,669.34 World: 5,539.32 2003 El Salvador: 2,207.83 Guatemala: 1,722.55 World: 6,129.87 2004 El Salvador: 2,285.69 Guatemala: 1,840.91 World: 6,818 2005 El Salvador: 2,447.39 Guatemala: 2,046.47 World: 7,290.57 2006 El Salvador: 2,665.62 Guatemala: 2,225.12 World: 7,803.19 2007 El Salvador: 2,830.66 Guatemala: 2,458.82 World: 8,685.33 2008 El Salvador: 2,983.25 Guatemala: 2,763.06 World: 9,425.74 2009 El Salvador: 2,910.19 Guatemala: 2,611.65 World: 8,827.04 2010 El Salvador: 3,040.07 Guatemala: 2,805.26 World: 9,555.07 2011 El Salvador: 3,330.6 Guatemala: 3,168.98 World: 10,496.93 2012 El Salvador: 3,497.91 Guatemala: 3,286.62 World: 10,597.85 2013 El Salvador: 3,582.27 Guatemala: 3,444.16 World: 10,759.35 2014 El Salvador: 3,666.01 Guatemala: 3,689.15 World: 10,912.24 2015 El Salvador: 3,790.34 Guatemala: 3,893.51 World: 10,191.98 2016 El Salvador: 3,901.34 Guatemala: 4,060.14 World: 10,239.47 2017 El Salvador: 4,020.13 Guatemala: 4,325 World: 10,784.4 2018 El Salvador: 4,183.55 Guatemala: 4,352.95 World: 11,344.73 2019 El Salvador: 4,320.12 Guatemala: 4,512 World: 11,417.6 2020 El Salvador: 3,997.19 Guatemala: 4,477.62 World: 10,999.49 2021 El Salvador: 4,642.61 Guatemala: 4,912.62 World: 12,472.91 2022 El Salvador: 5,074.6 Guatemala: 5,356.92 World: 12,876.24 2023 El Salvador: 5,319.72 Guatemala: 5,754.43 World: 13,313.86 2024 El Salvador: 5,503.1 Guatemala: 6,150.89 World: 13,717.09 2025 El Salvador: 5,766.73 Guatemala: 6,598.18 World: 14,405.85 1965 1983 1992 2001 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

El Salvador Guatemala World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 El Salvador: 48.29 Guatemala: 45.76 World: 50.94 1961 El Salvador: 48.63 Guatemala: 46.12 World: 52.8 1962 El Salvador: 49 Guatemala: 46.49 World: 55.29 1963 El Salvador: 49.38 Guatemala: 46.62 World: 55.65 1964 El Salvador: 49.75 Guatemala: 47.06 World: 56.1 1965 El Salvador: 50.21 Guatemala: 47.19 World: 55.93 1966 El Salvador: 50.67 Guatemala: 47.51 World: 56.45 1967 El Salvador: 50.84 Guatemala: 47.73 World: 56.9 1968 El Salvador: 50.84 Guatemala: 47.76 World: 57.34 1969 El Salvador: 51.28 Guatemala: 47.52 World: 57.68 1970 El Salvador: 51.36 Guatemala: 48.51 World: 57.94 1971 El Salvador: 51.67 Guatemala: 50.28 World: 58.02 1972 El Salvador: 51.96 Guatemala: 51.82 World: 58.84 1973 El Salvador: 52.78 Guatemala: 52.85 World: 59.3 1974 El Salvador: 52.89 Guatemala: 53.02 World: 59.7 1975 El Salvador: 53.42 Guatemala: 52.83 World: 60.13 1976 El Salvador: 54.38 Guatemala: 47.62 World: 60.45 1977 El Salvador: 54.05 Guatemala: 55.18 World: 61.04 1978 El Salvador: 54.71 Guatemala: 56.41 World: 61.39 1979 El Salvador: 53.81 Guatemala: 56.6 World: 61.84 1980 El Salvador: 48.59 Guatemala: 55.3 World: 62.15 1981 El Salvador: 50.89 Guatemala: 54.71 World: 62.52 1982 El Salvador: 53.34 Guatemala: 48.86 World: 62.87 1983 El Salvador: 54.37 Guatemala: 57.91 World: 63.13 1984 El Salvador: 56.57 Guatemala: 59.07 World: 63.44 1985 El Salvador: 58.03 Guatemala: 59.79 World: 63.73 1986 El Salvador: 59.33 Guatemala: 60.34 World: 64.12 1987 El Salvador: 59.4 Guatemala: 60.99 World: 64.46 1988 El Salvador: 59.98 Guatemala: 61.54 World: 64.67 1989 El Salvador: 61.25 Guatemala: 61.75 World: 64.96 1990 El Salvador: 61.98 Guatemala: 61.77 World: 65.11 1991 El Salvador: 62.54 Guatemala: 61.93 World: 65.3 1992 El Salvador: 62.94 Guatemala: 61.99 World: 65.55 1993 El Salvador: 64 Guatemala: 62.44 World: 65.74 1994 El Salvador: 64.47 Guatemala: 63.03 World: 65.96 1995 El Salvador: 64.9 Guatemala: 63.66 World: 66.2 1996 El Salvador: 65.48 Guatemala: 64.54 World: 66.52 1997 El Salvador: 66.25 Guatemala: 65.25 World: 66.83 1998 El Salvador: 66.66 Guatemala: 65.97 World: 67.07 1999 El Salvador: 67.29 Guatemala: 66.63 World: 67.31 2000 El Salvador: 67.71 Guatemala: 67.1 World: 67.65 2001 El Salvador: 67.97 Guatemala: 67.44 World: 67.95 2002 El Salvador: 68.53 Guatemala: 67.84 World: 68.23 2003 El Salvador: 68.79 Guatemala: 68.2 World: 68.52 2004 El Salvador: 69.3 Guatemala: 68.25 World: 68.77 2005 El Salvador: 69.34 Guatemala: 68.17 World: 69.11 2006 El Salvador: 69.61 Guatemala: 68.79 World: 69.47 2007 El Salvador: 69.82 Guatemala: 69.3 World: 69.81 2008 El Salvador: 70.14 Guatemala: 69.49 World: 70 2009 El Salvador: 70.36 Guatemala: 69.68 World: 70.38 2010 El Salvador: 70.91 Guatemala: 69.89 World: 70.68 2011 El Salvador: 71.19 Guatemala: 70.32 World: 70.97 2012 El Salvador: 71.42 Guatemala: 70.72 World: 71.26 2013 El Salvador: 71.23 Guatemala: 70.88 World: 71.53 2014 El Salvador: 71.14 Guatemala: 70.94 World: 71.78 2015 El Salvador: 70.95 Guatemala: 70.92 World: 71.97 2016 El Salvador: 70.91 Guatemala: 71.22 World: 72.19 2017 El Salvador: 71.01 Guatemala: 71.58 World: 72.37 2018 El Salvador: 71.38 Guatemala: 71.5 World: 72.64 2019 El Salvador: 71.73 Guatemala: 71.64 World: 72.87 2020 El Salvador: 70.24 Guatemala: 69.97 World: 72.18 2021 El Salvador: 69.94 Guatemala: 67.86 World: 71.22 2022 El Salvador: 71.97 Guatemala: 71.21 World: 72.97 2023 El Salvador: 72.1 Guatemala: 72.6 World: 73.33 2024 El Salvador: 72.3 Guatemala: 72.75 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

El Salvador Guatemala World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 El Salvador: 6.62 Guatemala: 7 World: 4.69 1961 El Salvador: 6.64 Guatemala: 6.98 World: 4.56 1962 El Salvador: 6.68 Guatemala: 6.93 World: 5.02 1963 El Salvador: 6.69 Guatemala: 6.9 World: 5.31 1964 El Salvador: 6.68 Guatemala: 6.87 World: 5.13 1965 El Salvador: 6.64 Guatemala: 6.84 World: 5.08 1966 El Salvador: 6.57 Guatemala: 6.8 World: 4.97 1967 El Salvador: 6.49 Guatemala: 6.76 World: 4.87 1968 El Salvador: 6.39 Guatemala: 6.7 World: 4.98 1969 El Salvador: 6.28 Guatemala: 6.65 World: 4.88 1970 El Salvador: 6.18 Guatemala: 6.6 World: 4.84 1971 El Salvador: 6.13 Guatemala: 6.55 World: 4.69 1972 El Salvador: 6.03 Guatemala: 6.51 World: 4.55 1973 El Salvador: 5.93 Guatemala: 6.49 World: 4.42 1974 El Salvador: 5.82 Guatemala: 6.46 World: 4.26 1975 El Salvador: 5.71 Guatemala: 6.41 World: 4.07 1976 El Salvador: 5.59 Guatemala: 6.37 World: 3.97 1977 El Salvador: 5.47 Guatemala: 6.32 World: 3.84 1978 El Salvador: 5.36 Guatemala: 6.26 World: 3.77 1979 El Salvador: 5.23 Guatemala: 6.22 World: 3.76 1980 El Salvador: 5.11 Guatemala: 6.17 World: 3.73 1981 El Salvador: 4.99 Guatemala: 6.12 World: 3.71 1982 El Salvador: 4.83 Guatemala: 6.06 World: 3.72 1983 El Salvador: 4.65 Guatemala: 5.98 World: 3.59 1984 El Salvador: 4.48 Guatemala: 5.86 World: 3.57 1985 El Salvador: 4.32 Guatemala: 5.73 World: 3.53 1986 El Salvador: 4.19 Guatemala: 5.66 World: 3.51 1987 El Salvador: 4.18 Guatemala: 5.64 World: 3.48 1988 El Salvador: 4.1 Guatemala: 5.62 World: 3.39 1989 El Salvador: 4.03 Guatemala: 5.56 World: 3.35 1990 El Salvador: 3.96 Guatemala: 5.48 World: 3.31 1991 El Salvador: 3.89 Guatemala: 5.38 World: 3.13 1992 El Salvador: 3.8 Guatemala: 5.31 World: 3.04 1993 El Salvador: 3.69 Guatemala: 5.25 World: 2.97 1994 El Salvador: 3.61 Guatemala: 5.19 World: 2.92 1995 El Salvador: 3.57 Guatemala: 5.11 World: 2.87 1996 El Salvador: 3.48 Guatemala: 5.01 World: 2.82 1997 El Salvador: 3.38 Guatemala: 4.91 World: 2.78 1998 El Salvador: 3.34 Guatemala: 4.8 World: 2.75 1999 El Salvador: 3.22 Guatemala: 4.69 World: 2.72 2000 El Salvador: 3.08 Guatemala: 4.58 World: 2.73 2001 El Salvador: 2.93 Guatemala: 4.5 World: 2.69 2002 El Salvador: 2.78 Guatemala: 4.37 World: 2.66 2003 El Salvador: 2.64 Guatemala: 4.25 World: 2.64 2004 El Salvador: 2.52 Guatemala: 4.13 World: 2.63 2005 El Salvador: 2.44 Guatemala: 3.97 World: 2.61 2006 El Salvador: 2.4 Guatemala: 3.85 World: 2.61 2007 El Salvador: 2.35 Guatemala: 3.72 World: 2.6 2008 El Salvador: 2.29 Guatemala: 3.57 World: 2.6 2009 El Salvador: 2.26 Guatemala: 3.47 World: 2.59 2010 El Salvador: 2.24 Guatemala: 3.38 World: 2.57 2011 El Salvador: 2.22 Guatemala: 3.29 World: 2.55 2012 El Salvador: 2.19 Guatemala: 3.22 World: 2.56 2013 El Salvador: 2.15 Guatemala: 3.15 World: 2.53 2014 El Salvador: 2.13 Guatemala: 3.09 World: 2.52 2015 El Salvador: 2.07 Guatemala: 3.03 World: 2.49 2016 El Salvador: 1.97 Guatemala: 2.97 World: 2.49 2017 El Salvador: 1.9 Guatemala: 2.86 World: 2.46 2018 El Salvador: 1.85 Guatemala: 2.74 World: 2.39 2019 El Salvador: 1.84 Guatemala: 2.59 World: 2.35 2020 El Salvador: 1.82 Guatemala: 2.47 World: 2.28 2021 El Salvador: 1.8 Guatemala: 2.39 World: 2.25 2022 El Salvador: 1.79 Guatemala: 2.34 World: 2.22 2023 El Salvador: 1.78 Guatemala: 2.31 World: 2.2 2024 El Salvador: 1.77 Guatemala: 2.29 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

El Salvador Guatemala World

2 4 6 8 10 1991 El Salvador: 7.53 Guatemala: 2.2 World: 5.12 1992 El Salvador: 7.88 Guatemala: 2.16 World: 5.28 1993 El Salvador: 9.94 Guatemala: 2.13 World: 5.54 1994 El Salvador: 7.68 Guatemala: 2.12 World: 5.79 1995 El Salvador: 7.65 Guatemala: 2.12 World: 5.92 1996 El Salvador: 7.68 Guatemala: 2.16 World: 5.98 1997 El Salvador: 7.98 Guatemala: 2.15 World: 6.01 1998 El Salvador: 7.1 Guatemala: 2.15 World: 6.16 1999 El Salvador: 7.3 Guatemala: 2.11 World: 6.28 2000 El Salvador: 6.96 Guatemala: 2.14 World: 6.11 2001 El Salvador: 6.96 Guatemala: 2.25 World: 6.19 2002 El Salvador: 6.2 Guatemala: 2.25 World: 6.41 2003 El Salvador: 6.9 Guatemala: 2.81 World: 6.48 2004 El Salvador: 6.8 Guatemala: 2.97 World: 6.33 2005 El Salvador: 7.22 Guatemala: 3.06 World: 6.22 2006 El Salvador: 6.57 Guatemala: 2.96 World: 5.97 2007 El Salvador: 6.41 Guatemala: 2.85 World: 5.77 2008 El Salvador: 5.88 Guatemala: 2.9 World: 5.82 2009 El Salvador: 7.33 Guatemala: 3.22 World: 6.41 2010 El Salvador: 4.89 Guatemala: 3.5 World: 6.28 2011 El Salvador: 4.3 Guatemala: 3.17 World: 6.15 2012 El Salvador: 3.84 Guatemala: 2.77 World: 6.15 2013 El Salvador: 3.69 Guatemala: 3.02 World: 6.1 2014 El Salvador: 4.15 Guatemala: 2.72 World: 5.96 2015 El Salvador: 4 Guatemala: 2.51 World: 6 2016 El Salvador: 4.42 Guatemala: 2.58 World: 5.97 2017 El Salvador: 4.39 Guatemala: 2.46 World: 5.9 2018 El Salvador: 4.01 Guatemala: 2.28 World: 5.76 2019 El Salvador: 4.17 Guatemala: 2.19 World: 5.59 2020 El Salvador: 5.01 Guatemala: 2.97 World: 6.59 2021 El Salvador: 4.33 Guatemala: 2.17 World: 6.05 2022 El Salvador: 3 Guatemala: 3.05 World: 5.23 2023 El Salvador: 2.99 Guatemala: 2.34 World: 4.85 2024 El Salvador: 3.26 Guatemala: 2.61 World: 4.81 2025 El Salvador: 3.3 Guatemala: 2.6 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

El Salvador Guatemala World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 El Salvador: 0.44 Guatemala: 0.46 World: 4.14 1971 El Salvador: 0.43 Guatemala: 0.45 World: 4.04 1972 El Salvador: 0.48 Guatemala: 0.48 World: 4.16 1973 El Salvador: 0.51 Guatemala: 0.5 World: 4.32 1974 El Salvador: 0.51 Guatemala: 0.51 World: 4.23 1975 El Salvador: 0.56 Guatemala: 0.54 World: 4.14 1976 El Salvador: 0.56 Guatemala: 0.53 World: 4.31 1977 El Salvador: 0.56 Guatemala: 0.59 World: 4.36 1978 El Salvador: 0.59 Guatemala: 0.64 World: 4.42 1979 El Salvador: 0.54 Guatemala: 0.69 World: 4.46 1980 El Salvador: 0.45 Guatemala: 0.68 World: 4.33 1981 El Salvador: 0.44 Guatemala: 0.57 World: 4.18 1982 El Salvador: 0.41 Guatemala: 0.51 World: 4.05 1983 El Salvador: 0.41 Guatemala: 0.42 World: 4.01 1984 El Salvador: 0.4 Guatemala: 0.46 World: 4.07 1985 El Salvador: 0.43 Guatemala: 0.47 World: 4.05 1986 El Salvador: 0.41 Guatemala: 0.4 World: 4.04 1987 El Salvador: 0.48 Guatemala: 0.43 World: 4.1 1988 El Salvador: 0.47 Guatemala: 0.41 World: 4.16 1989 El Salvador: 0.46 Guatemala: 0.43 World: 4.16 1990 El Salvador: 0.48 Guatemala: 0.43 World: 4.15 1991 El Salvador: 0.6 Guatemala: 0.45 World: 4.1 1992 El Salvador: 0.67 Guatemala: 0.51 World: 4.01 1993 El Salvador: 0.71 Guatemala: 0.55 World: 3.97 1994 El Salvador: 0.82 Guatemala: 0.58 World: 3.94 1995 El Salvador: 0.89 Guatemala: 0.66 World: 3.99 1996 El Salvador: 0.79 Guatemala: 0.63 World: 4.01 1997 El Salvador: 0.96 Guatemala: 0.64 World: 4.02 1998 El Salvador: 1 Guatemala: 0.78 World: 3.98 1999 El Salvador: 0.99 Guatemala: 0.76 World: 3.95 2000 El Salvador: 0.98 Guatemala: 0.83 World: 4.01 2001 El Salvador: 1.01 Guatemala: 0.85 World: 4.01 2002 El Salvador: 1.01 Guatemala: 0.87 World: 4.02 2003 El Salvador: 1.1 Guatemala: 0.85 World: 4.15 2004 El Salvador: 1.14 Guatemala: 0.85 World: 4.28 2005 El Salvador: 1.17 Guatemala: 0.9 World: 4.39 2006 El Salvador: 1.23 Guatemala: 0.89 World: 4.48 2007 El Salvador: 1.29 Guatemala: 0.93 World: 4.59 2008 El Salvador: 1.18 Guatemala: 0.83 World: 4.56 2009 El Salvador: 1.14 Guatemala: 0.86 World: 4.45 2010 El Salvador: 1.11 Guatemala: 0.81 World: 4.67 2011 El Salvador: 1.15 Guatemala: 0.82 World: 4.76 2012 El Salvador: 1.14 Guatemala: 0.83 World: 4.77 2013 El Salvador: 1.08 Guatemala: 0.88 World: 4.81 2014 El Salvador: 1.11 Guatemala: 0.93 World: 4.78 2015 El Salvador: 1.17 Guatemala: 1.06 World: 4.7 2016 El Salvador: 1.18 Guatemala: 1.11 World: 4.65 2017 El Salvador: 1.07 Guatemala: 1.03 World: 4.67 2018 El Salvador: 1.14 Guatemala: 1.11 World: 4.73 2019 El Salvador: 1.3 Guatemala: 1.15 World: 4.7 2020 El Salvador: 1.07 Guatemala: 1.02 World: 4.47 2021 El Salvador: 1.2 Guatemala: 1.15 World: 4.68 2022 El Salvador: 1.35 Guatemala: 1.06 World: 4.67 2023 El Salvador: 1.46 Guatemala: 1.11 World: 4.68 2024 El Salvador: 1.51 Guatemala: 1.11 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

El Salvador Guatemala World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 El Salvador: 4.2 Guatemala: 5.7 World: 15.6 2006 El Salvador: 5.5 Guatemala: 6.5 World: 17.2 2007 El Salvador: 6.11 Guatemala: 7.3 World: 20.2 2008 El Salvador: 10.08 Guatemala: 8.3 World: 22.8 2009 El Salvador: 12.11 Guatemala: 9.3 World: 25.3 2010 El Salvador: 15.9 Guatemala: 10.5 World: 28.4 2011 El Salvador: 18.9 Guatemala: 12.3 World: 30.9 2012 El Salvador: 20.32 Guatemala: 16 World: 33.3 2013 El Salvador: 23.11 Guatemala: 19.7 World: 35.3 2014 El Salvador: 24.76 Guatemala: 23.4 World: 37.4 2015 El Salvador: 26.8 Guatemala: 28.81 World: 39.9 2016 El Salvador: 29 Guatemala: 34.51 World: 43.6 2017 El Salvador: 33.82 Guatemala: 37.9 World: 46.3 2018 El Salvador: 43.8 Guatemala: 41.5 World: 49.4 2019 El Salvador: 50.49 Guatemala: 44.4 World: 53.9 2020 El Salvador: 54.6 Guatemala: 47.51 World: 60.1 2021 El Salvador: 57.26 Guatemala: 50.84 World: 63.8 2022 El Salvador: 60.06 Guatemala: 54.4 World: 67 2023 El Salvador: 62.62 Guatemala: 56.73 World: 69.2 2024 El Salvador: 66.48 Guatemala: 60.22 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator El Salvador Guatemala
Population 6.4 mn 2025
112th of 215		 18.7 mn 2025
69th of 215
Population density 304.5 /km² 2023
38th of 214		 169.1 /km² 2023
68th of 214
Population growth 0.43 % 2025
145th of 215		 1.52 % 2025
69th of 215
Life expectancy 72.3 years 2024
133rd of 215		 72.7 years 2024
126th of 215
Fertility rate 1.77 2024
120th of 215		 2.29 2024
86th of 215
Birth rate 15.6 ‰ 2024
101st of 215		 20.6 ‰ 2024
70th of 215
Infant mortality 8.8 ‰ 2024
77th of 196		 17.2 ‰ 2024
124th of 196
Urban population 75.5 % 2025
71st of 215		 56.3 % 2025
136th of 215
Aged 65+ 8.3 % 2025
113th of 215		 5.0 % 2025
146th of 215
Living in cities 43.1 % 2025
86th of 215		 31.1 % 2025
136th of 215
Living in towns 33.6 % 2025
95th of 215		 43.5 % 2025
51st of 215
Living in rural areas 23.3 % 2025
121st of 215		 25.4 % 2025
104th of 215

Human development

Indicator El Salvador Guatemala
Human Development Index 0.678 2023
132nd of 193		 0.662 2023
137th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.555 2023
102nd of 169		 0.479 2023
114th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.638 2023
96th of 156		 0.626 2023
100th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.362 2023
92nd of 172		 0.480 2023
121st of 172

Economy

Indicator El Salvador Guatemala
GDP 36.7 bn US$ 2025
108th of 186		 123.3 bn US$ 2025
67th of 186
GDP per capita 5,767 US$ 2025
113th of 186		 6,598 US$ 2025
103rd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 14,101 int. $ 2025
115th of 185		 15,197 int. $ 2025
111th of 185
GNI per capita 5,410 US$ 2025
110th of 182		 6,360 US$ 2025
98th of 182
GDP growth 3.9 % 2025
73rd of 186		 4.3 % 2025
65th of 186
Inflation 0.3 % 2025
149th of 165		 1.5 % 2025
121st of 165
Trade 88.2 % 2025
60th of 138		 46.5 % 2025
110th of 138
Exports 32.0 % 2025
78th of 138		 15.6 % 2025
122nd of 138
FDI inflows 2.1 % 2025
80th of 192		 1.6 % 2024
124th of 192
Manufacturing 12.7 % 2025
56th of 132		 13.2 % 2025
51st of 132
Agriculture 4.4 % 2025
94th of 158		 9.6 % 2025
60th of 158
Tax revenue 21.8 % 2024
30th of 89		 11.6 % 2024
72nd of 89
Government debt 107.3 % 2024
34th of 56		 25.2 % 2013
Military spending 1.2 % 2024
98th of 147		 0.4 % 2024
142nd of 147

Labour

Indicator El Salvador Guatemala
Unemployment 3.3 % 2025
51st of 181		 2.6 % 2025
26th of 181
Youth unemployment 7.8 % 2025
47th of 181		 4.8 % 2025
25th of 181
Women in the labour force 49.1 % 2025
120th of 181		 38.3 % 2025
153rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 13.9 % 2025
95th of 181		 29.1 % 2025
60th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.9 h 2025
43rd of 181		 41.4 h 2025
62nd of 181
Youth NEET rate 21.8 % 2025
112th of 181		 24.1 % 2025
125th of 181
Labour income share 50.7 % 2024
37th of 114		 43.7 % 2024
65th of 114
Output per hour 11.8 $ 2025
123rd of 181		 15.0 $ 2025
114th of 181

Health

Indicator El Salvador Guatemala
Health spending 9.3 % 2023
40th of 192		 6.8 % 2023
88th of 192
Health spending per person 501 US$ 2023
91st of 191		 392 US$ 2023
102nd of 191
Physicians 1.62 /1,000 2023
72nd of 125		 1.28 /1,000 2020
Under-5 mortality 10.0 ‰ 2024
77th of 196		 20.5 ‰ 2024
124th of 196
Maternal mortality 39 /100k 2023
90th of 194		 94 /100k 2023
127th of 194
Tobacco use 8.2 % 2024
22nd of 166		 11.2 % 2024
41st of 166
Safe drinking water - 48.8 % 2024
106th of 147

Food

Indicator El Salvador Guatemala
Calories per person 2,896 kcal 2023
87th of 155		 2,859 kcal 2024
102nd of 155
Protein supply 87.0 g 2022
100th of 174		 71.9 g 2022
132nd of 174
Animal protein supply 35.9 g 2022
105th of 174		 31.0 g 2022
115th of 174
Fat supply 74.8 g 2022
117th of 174		 72.9 g 2022
120th of 174
Food insecurity 41.7 % 2024
100th of 134		 49.0 % 2024
106th of 134
Severe food insecurity 12.3 % 2024
93rd of 124		 22.4 % 2024
107th of 124
Cereal import dependency 54.1 % 2022
66th of 160		 54.7 % 2022
65th of 160

Education

Indicator El Salvador Guatemala
Literacy 89.8 % 2024
21st of 29		 82.1 % 2024
24th of 29
Secondary enrolment 62.1 % 2024
96th of 108		 49.6 % 2024
102nd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 32.8 % 2024
91st of 128		 27.3 % 2023
94th of 128
Education spending 3.3 % 2024
78th of 121		 3.1 % 2024
80th of 121
Expected schooling 11.1 yrs 2023
155th of 195		 10.7 yrs 2023
166th of 195
Mean schooling 7.3 yrs 2023
139th of 193		 5.8 yrs 2023
161st of 193

Society

Indicator El Salvador Guatemala
Income inequality 39.8 2023
67th of 93		 45.2 2023
Extreme poverty 4.6 % 2023
64th of 93		 9.7 % 2023
Internet use 66.5 % 2024
126th of 182		 60.2 % 2024
135th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 176.5 /100 2024
10th of 151		 112.5 /100 2024
96th of 151
Electricity access 98.7 % 2024
136th of 213		 90.9 % 2024
158th of 213
Women in parliament 31.7 % 2025
64th of 184		 20.0 % 2025
121st of 184

Refugees

Indicator El Salvador Guatemala
Refugees hosted 182 2025
141st of 177		 1,586 2025
118th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
145th of 177		 0.1 ‰ 2025
134th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 328 2025
118th of 177		 4,088 2025
74th of 177
Refugees from the country 68,182 2025
31st of 199		 34,994 2025
39th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 10.7 ‰ 2025
17th of 199		 1.9 ‰ 2025
47th of 199

Governance

Indicator El Salvador Guatemala
Control of corruption 36.2 /100 2024
140th of 207		 28.7 /100 2024
164th of 207
Government effectiveness 47.8 /100 2024
114th of 205		 33.7 /100 2024
175th of 205
Rule of law 44.7 /100 2024
147th of 207		 40.4 /100 2024
162nd of 207
Regulatory quality 52.1 /100 2024
109th of 205		 50.0 /100 2024
123rd of 205
Voice and accountability 43.0 /100 2024
143rd of 205		 48.6 /100 2024
128th of 205
Political stability 66.0 /100 2024
105th of 207		 62.3 /100 2024
122nd of 207

Environment

Indicator El Salvador Guatemala
CO₂ per capita 1.51 t 2024
78th of 202		 1.11 t 2024
66th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 9.0 Mt 2024
111th of 204		 19.9 Mt 2024
89th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
111th of 204		 0.05 % 2024
89th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.3 Gt 2024
120th of 204		 0.5 Gt 2024
102nd of 204
GHG per capita 2.33 t 2024
65th of 202		 2.36 t 2024
67th of 202
Renewable energy 21.9 % 2021
101st of 211		 62.1 % 2021
35th of 211
Forest area 27.5 % 2023
113th of 212		 32.6 % 2023
102nd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 29.6 µg/m³ 2023
150th of 200		 29.7 µg/m³ 2023
151st of 200
Water stress 12.1 % 2022
93rd of 176		 5.7 % 2022
62nd of 176
Land area 20,720 km² 2023
150th of 214		 107,160 km² 2023
103rd of 214

Energy

Indicator El Salvador Guatemala
Renewable electricity 91.0 % 2025
19th of 190		 68.3 % 2024
45th of 190
Wind and solar 24.3 % 2025
34th of 190		 4.1 % 2024
110th of 190
Low-carbon electricity 91.0 % 2025
23rd of 190		 68.3 % 2024
55th of 190
Fossil electricity 9.0 % 2025
23rd of 190		 31.7 % 2024
55th of 190
Carbon intensity of power 111 g/kWh 2025
27th of 190		 301 g/kWh 2024
66th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.00 MWh 2025
137th of 191		 0.89 MWh 2024
139th of 191
Nuclear power - 0.0 % 2024
84th of 180
Coal power - 15.8 % 2024
147th of 188

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.