El Salvador vs Nicaragua

El Salvador (North America) and Nicaragua (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 Nicaragua World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1965 El Salvador: 274.33 Nicaragua: 272.25 World: 601.89 1966 El Salvador: 282.45 Nicaragua: 284 World: 638.97 1967 El Salvador: 288.37 Nicaragua: 297.95 World: 664.4 1968 El Salvador: 290.1 Nicaragua: 304.44 World: 703.46 1969 El Salvador: 293.42 Nicaragua: 319.37 World: 761.11 1970 El Salvador: 308.8 Nicaragua: 321.32 World: 817.68 1971 El Salvador: 315.67 Nicaragua: 331.45 World: 884.88 1972 El Salvador: 328.51 Nicaragua: 341.38 World: 1,002 1973 El Salvador: 366.25 Nicaragua: 412.53 World: 1,201.53 1974 El Salvador: 413.4 Nicaragua: 556.87 World: 1,362.19 1975 El Salvador: 457.26 Nicaragua: 561.46 World: 1,488.94 1976 El Salvador: 552.99 Nicaragua: 632.57 World: 1,589.73 1977 El Salvador: 683.9 Nicaragua: 744.19 World: 1,766.28 1978 El Salvador: 711.85 Nicaragua: 690.74 World: 2,055.49 1979 El Salvador: 773.07 Nicaragua: 495.37 World: 2,335.19 1980 El Salvador: 787.15 Nicaragua: 659.3 World: 2,587.01 1981 El Salvador: 752.02 Nicaragua: 739.67 World: 2,628.62 1982 El Salvador: 735.36 Nicaragua: 713.78 World: 2,554.08 1983 El Salvador: 744.86 Nicaragua: 779.85 World: 2,561.17 1984 El Salvador: 763.17 Nicaragua: 861.43 World: 2,614.33 1985 El Salvador: 776.42 Nicaragua: 724.06 World: 2,690.59 1986 El Salvador: 755.43 Nicaragua: 760.59 World: 3,118.57 1987 El Salvador: 777.24 Nicaragua: 992.02 World: 3,487.88 1988 El Salvador: 806.39 Nicaragua: 662.31 World: 3,829.99 1989 El Salvador: 825.11 Nicaragua: 249.16 World: 3,930.51 1990 El Salvador: 892.18 Nicaragua: 242.51 World: 4,338.94 1991 El Salvador: 955.83 Nicaragua: 349.51 World: 4,453.9 1992 El Salvador: 1,040.78 Nicaragua: 411.47 World: 4,679.98 1993 El Salvador: 1,180.27 Nicaragua: 394.38 World: 4,685.3 1994 El Salvador: 1,343.93 Nicaragua: 849.18 World: 4,967.01 1995 El Salvador: 1,548.38 Nicaragua: 891.78 World: 5,463.2 1996 El Salvador: 1,651.31 Nicaragua: 910.86 World: 5,507.22 1997 El Salvador: 1,748.92 Nicaragua: 912.76 World: 5,408.57 1998 El Salvador: 1,859.73 Nicaragua: 949.16 World: 5,302.34 1999 El Salvador: 1,908.08 Nicaragua: 980.22 World: 5,401.23 2000 El Salvador: 1,982.87 Nicaragua: 1,017.31 World: 5,512.56 2001 El Salvador: 2,058.04 Nicaragua: 1,051.87 World: 5,404.2 2002 El Salvador: 2,115.41 Nicaragua: 1,014.33 World: 5,539.32 2003 El Salvador: 2,207.83 Nicaragua: 1,021.35 World: 6,129.87 2004 El Salvador: 2,285.69 Nicaragua: 1,098.62 World: 6,818 2005 El Salvador: 2,447.39 Nicaragua: 1,183.3 World: 7,290.57 2006 El Salvador: 2,665.62 Nicaragua: 1,248.17 World: 7,803.19 2007 El Salvador: 2,830.66 Nicaragua: 1,350.38 World: 8,685.33 2008 El Salvador: 2,983.25 Nicaragua: 1,523.68 World: 9,425.74 2009 El Salvador: 2,910.19 Nicaragua: 1,467.08 World: 8,827.04 2010 El Salvador: 3,040.07 Nicaragua: 1,526.57 World: 9,555.07 2011 El Salvador: 3,330.6 Nicaragua: 1,679.71 World: 10,496.93 2012 El Salvador: 3,497.91 Nicaragua: 1,784.7 World: 10,597.85 2013 El Salvador: 3,582.27 Nicaragua: 1,835.44 World: 10,759.35 2014 El Salvador: 3,666.01 Nicaragua: 1,958.37 World: 10,912.24 2015 El Salvador: 3,790.34 Nicaragua: 2,074.46 World: 10,191.98 2016 El Salvador: 3,901.34 Nicaragua: 2,131.69 World: 10,239.47 2017 El Salvador: 4,020.13 Nicaragua: 2,182.61 World: 10,784.4 2018 El Salvador: 4,183.55 Nicaragua: 2,035.17 World: 11,344.73 2019 El Salvador: 4,320.12 Nicaragua: 1,958.62 World: 11,417.6 2020 El Salvador: 3,997.19 Nicaragua: 1,938.45 World: 10,999.49 2021 El Salvador: 4,642.61 Nicaragua: 2,138.39 World: 12,472.91 2022 El Salvador: 5,074.6 Nicaragua: 2,322.89 World: 12,876.24 2023 El Salvador: 5,319.72 Nicaragua: 2,609.44 World: 13,313.86 2024 El Salvador: 5,503.1 Nicaragua: 2,847.88 World: 13,717.09 2025 El Salvador: 5,766.73 Nicaragua: 3,173.34 World: 14,405.85 1965 1983 1992 2001 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

El Salvador Nicaragua World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 El Salvador: 48.29 Nicaragua: 46.4 World: 50.94 1961 El Salvador: 48.63 Nicaragua: 47.29 World: 52.8 1962 El Salvador: 49 Nicaragua: 47.98 World: 55.29 1963 El Salvador: 49.38 Nicaragua: 48.75 World: 55.65 1964 El Salvador: 49.75 Nicaragua: 49.59 World: 56.1 1965 El Salvador: 50.21 Nicaragua: 50.65 World: 55.93 1966 El Salvador: 50.67 Nicaragua: 51.58 World: 56.45 1967 El Salvador: 50.84 Nicaragua: 52.35 World: 56.9 1968 El Salvador: 50.84 Nicaragua: 52.87 World: 57.34 1969 El Salvador: 51.28 Nicaragua: 53.35 World: 57.68 1970 El Salvador: 51.36 Nicaragua: 53.82 World: 57.94 1971 El Salvador: 51.67 Nicaragua: 54.22 World: 58.02 1972 El Salvador: 51.96 Nicaragua: 47.96 World: 58.84 1973 El Salvador: 52.78 Nicaragua: 55.02 World: 59.3 1974 El Salvador: 52.89 Nicaragua: 55.4 World: 59.7 1975 El Salvador: 53.42 Nicaragua: 55.77 World: 60.13 1976 El Salvador: 54.38 Nicaragua: 56.12 World: 60.45 1977 El Salvador: 54.05 Nicaragua: 56.13 World: 61.04 1978 El Salvador: 54.71 Nicaragua: 53.53 World: 61.39 1979 El Salvador: 53.81 Nicaragua: 50.83 World: 61.84 1980 El Salvador: 48.59 Nicaragua: 57.95 World: 62.15 1981 El Salvador: 50.89 Nicaragua: 58.28 World: 62.52 1982 El Salvador: 53.34 Nicaragua: 58.69 World: 62.87 1983 El Salvador: 54.37 Nicaragua: 56.85 World: 63.13 1984 El Salvador: 56.57 Nicaragua: 56.13 World: 63.44 1985 El Salvador: 58.03 Nicaragua: 56.4 World: 63.73 1986 El Salvador: 59.33 Nicaragua: 57.56 World: 64.12 1987 El Salvador: 59.4 Nicaragua: 57.33 World: 64.46 1988 El Salvador: 59.98 Nicaragua: 59.83 World: 64.67 1989 El Salvador: 61.25 Nicaragua: 61.88 World: 64.96 1990 El Salvador: 61.98 Nicaragua: 62.47 World: 65.11 1991 El Salvador: 62.54 Nicaragua: 63.31 World: 65.3 1992 El Salvador: 62.94 Nicaragua: 63.67 World: 65.55 1993 El Salvador: 64 Nicaragua: 64.09 World: 65.74 1994 El Salvador: 64.47 Nicaragua: 64.55 World: 65.96 1995 El Salvador: 64.9 Nicaragua: 64.87 World: 66.2 1996 El Salvador: 65.48 Nicaragua: 65.22 World: 66.52 1997 El Salvador: 66.25 Nicaragua: 65.52 World: 66.83 1998 El Salvador: 66.66 Nicaragua: 64.11 World: 67.07 1999 El Salvador: 67.29 Nicaragua: 65.89 World: 67.31 2000 El Salvador: 67.71 Nicaragua: 66.36 World: 67.65 2001 El Salvador: 67.97 Nicaragua: 67.03 World: 67.95 2002 El Salvador: 68.53 Nicaragua: 67.95 World: 68.23 2003 El Salvador: 68.79 Nicaragua: 68.75 World: 68.52 2004 El Salvador: 69.3 Nicaragua: 69.51 World: 68.77 2005 El Salvador: 69.34 Nicaragua: 70.37 World: 69.11 2006 El Salvador: 69.61 Nicaragua: 70.96 World: 69.47 2007 El Salvador: 69.82 Nicaragua: 71.2 World: 69.81 2008 El Salvador: 70.14 Nicaragua: 71.4 World: 70 2009 El Salvador: 70.36 Nicaragua: 71.5 World: 70.38 2010 El Salvador: 70.91 Nicaragua: 71.76 World: 70.68 2011 El Salvador: 71.19 Nicaragua: 72.03 World: 70.97 2012 El Salvador: 71.42 Nicaragua: 72.44 World: 71.26 2013 El Salvador: 71.23 Nicaragua: 72.55 World: 71.53 2014 El Salvador: 71.14 Nicaragua: 72.79 World: 71.78 2015 El Salvador: 70.95 Nicaragua: 72.9 World: 71.97 2016 El Salvador: 70.91 Nicaragua: 73.18 World: 72.19 2017 El Salvador: 71.01 Nicaragua: 73.39 World: 72.37 2018 El Salvador: 71.38 Nicaragua: 73.88 World: 72.64 2019 El Salvador: 71.73 Nicaragua: 73.76 World: 72.87 2020 El Salvador: 70.24 Nicaragua: 70.77 World: 72.18 2021 El Salvador: 69.94 Nicaragua: 70.48 World: 71.22 2022 El Salvador: 71.97 Nicaragua: 74.46 World: 72.97 2023 El Salvador: 72.1 Nicaragua: 74.95 World: 73.33 2024 El Salvador: 72.3 Nicaragua: 75.1 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

El Salvador Nicaragua World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 El Salvador: 6.62 Nicaragua: 7.16 World: 4.69 1961 El Salvador: 6.64 Nicaragua: 7.11 World: 4.56 1962 El Salvador: 6.68 Nicaragua: 7.1 World: 5.02 1963 El Salvador: 6.69 Nicaragua: 7.08 World: 5.31 1964 El Salvador: 6.68 Nicaragua: 7.06 World: 5.13 1965 El Salvador: 6.64 Nicaragua: 7.03 World: 5.08 1966 El Salvador: 6.57 Nicaragua: 6.99 World: 4.97 1967 El Salvador: 6.49 Nicaragua: 6.94 World: 4.87 1968 El Salvador: 6.39 Nicaragua: 6.89 World: 4.98 1969 El Salvador: 6.28 Nicaragua: 6.83 World: 4.88 1970 El Salvador: 6.18 Nicaragua: 6.77 World: 4.84 1971 El Salvador: 6.13 Nicaragua: 6.71 World: 4.69 1972 El Salvador: 6.03 Nicaragua: 6.65 World: 4.55 1973 El Salvador: 5.93 Nicaragua: 6.59 World: 4.42 1974 El Salvador: 5.82 Nicaragua: 6.52 World: 4.26 1975 El Salvador: 5.71 Nicaragua: 6.45 World: 4.07 1976 El Salvador: 5.59 Nicaragua: 6.37 World: 3.97 1977 El Salvador: 5.47 Nicaragua: 6.28 World: 3.84 1978 El Salvador: 5.36 Nicaragua: 6.16 World: 3.77 1979 El Salvador: 5.23 Nicaragua: 6.07 World: 3.76 1980 El Salvador: 5.11 Nicaragua: 5.96 World: 3.73 1981 El Salvador: 4.99 Nicaragua: 5.84 World: 3.71 1982 El Salvador: 4.83 Nicaragua: 5.74 World: 3.72 1983 El Salvador: 4.65 Nicaragua: 5.61 World: 3.59 1984 El Salvador: 4.48 Nicaragua: 5.49 World: 3.57 1985 El Salvador: 4.32 Nicaragua: 5.36 World: 3.53 1986 El Salvador: 4.19 Nicaragua: 5.22 World: 3.51 1987 El Salvador: 4.18 Nicaragua: 5.07 World: 3.48 1988 El Salvador: 4.1 Nicaragua: 4.93 World: 3.39 1989 El Salvador: 4.03 Nicaragua: 4.76 World: 3.35 1990 El Salvador: 3.96 Nicaragua: 4.6 World: 3.31 1991 El Salvador: 3.89 Nicaragua: 4.43 World: 3.13 1992 El Salvador: 3.8 Nicaragua: 4.27 World: 3.04 1993 El Salvador: 3.69 Nicaragua: 4.1 World: 2.97 1994 El Salvador: 3.61 Nicaragua: 3.94 World: 2.92 1995 El Salvador: 3.57 Nicaragua: 3.78 World: 2.87 1996 El Salvador: 3.48 Nicaragua: 3.62 World: 2.82 1997 El Salvador: 3.38 Nicaragua: 3.47 World: 2.78 1998 El Salvador: 3.34 Nicaragua: 3.34 World: 2.75 1999 El Salvador: 3.22 Nicaragua: 3.22 World: 2.72 2000 El Salvador: 3.08 Nicaragua: 3.12 World: 2.73 2001 El Salvador: 2.93 Nicaragua: 3 World: 2.69 2002 El Salvador: 2.78 Nicaragua: 2.89 World: 2.66 2003 El Salvador: 2.64 Nicaragua: 2.83 World: 2.64 2004 El Salvador: 2.52 Nicaragua: 2.78 World: 2.63 2005 El Salvador: 2.44 Nicaragua: 2.77 World: 2.61 2006 El Salvador: 2.4 Nicaragua: 2.73 World: 2.61 2007 El Salvador: 2.35 Nicaragua: 2.7 World: 2.6 2008 El Salvador: 2.29 Nicaragua: 2.66 World: 2.6 2009 El Salvador: 2.26 Nicaragua: 2.63 World: 2.59 2010 El Salvador: 2.24 Nicaragua: 2.6 World: 2.57 2011 El Salvador: 2.22 Nicaragua: 2.56 World: 2.55 2012 El Salvador: 2.19 Nicaragua: 2.53 World: 2.56 2013 El Salvador: 2.15 Nicaragua: 2.49 World: 2.53 2014 El Salvador: 2.13 Nicaragua: 2.46 World: 2.52 2015 El Salvador: 2.07 Nicaragua: 2.43 World: 2.49 2016 El Salvador: 1.97 Nicaragua: 2.41 World: 2.49 2017 El Salvador: 1.9 Nicaragua: 2.38 World: 2.46 2018 El Salvador: 1.85 Nicaragua: 2.35 World: 2.39 2019 El Salvador: 1.84 Nicaragua: 2.32 World: 2.35 2020 El Salvador: 1.82 Nicaragua: 2.3 World: 2.28 2021 El Salvador: 1.8 Nicaragua: 2.27 World: 2.25 2022 El Salvador: 1.79 Nicaragua: 2.24 World: 2.22 2023 El Salvador: 1.78 Nicaragua: 2.22 World: 2.2 2024 El Salvador: 1.77 Nicaragua: 2.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

El Salvador Nicaragua World

2 4 6 8 10 1991 El Salvador: 7.53 Nicaragua: 7.91 World: 5.12 1992 El Salvador: 7.88 Nicaragua: 7.81 World: 5.28 1993 El Salvador: 9.94 Nicaragua: 7.83 World: 5.54 1994 El Salvador: 7.68 Nicaragua: 7.67 World: 5.79 1995 El Salvador: 7.65 Nicaragua: 7.41 World: 5.92 1996 El Salvador: 7.68 Nicaragua: 7.12 World: 5.98 1997 El Salvador: 7.98 Nicaragua: 7.1 World: 6.01 1998 El Salvador: 7.1 Nicaragua: 7.2 World: 6.16 1999 El Salvador: 7.3 Nicaragua: 7.18 World: 6.28 2000 El Salvador: 6.96 Nicaragua: 7.18 World: 6.11 2001 El Salvador: 6.96 Nicaragua: 7.22 World: 6.19 2002 El Salvador: 6.2 Nicaragua: 7.52 World: 6.41 2003 El Salvador: 6.9 Nicaragua: 7.6 World: 6.48 2004 El Salvador: 6.8 Nicaragua: 6.41 World: 6.33 2005 El Salvador: 7.22 Nicaragua: 5.37 World: 6.22 2006 El Salvador: 6.57 Nicaragua: 5.31 World: 5.97 2007 El Salvador: 6.41 Nicaragua: 4.89 World: 5.77 2008 El Salvador: 5.88 Nicaragua: 6.2 World: 5.82 2009 El Salvador: 7.33 Nicaragua: 8.16 World: 6.41 2010 El Salvador: 4.89 Nicaragua: 7.83 World: 6.28 2011 El Salvador: 4.3 Nicaragua: 6.61 World: 6.15 2012 El Salvador: 3.84 Nicaragua: 5.21 World: 6.15 2013 El Salvador: 3.69 Nicaragua: 5.28 World: 6.1 2014 El Salvador: 4.15 Nicaragua: 4.52 World: 5.96 2015 El Salvador: 4 Nicaragua: 4.7 World: 6 2016 El Salvador: 4.42 Nicaragua: 3.9 World: 5.97 2017 El Salvador: 4.39 Nicaragua: 3.3 World: 5.9 2018 El Salvador: 4.01 Nicaragua: 5.2 World: 5.76 2019 El Salvador: 4.17 Nicaragua: 5.46 World: 5.59 2020 El Salvador: 5.01 Nicaragua: 6.18 World: 6.59 2021 El Salvador: 4.33 Nicaragua: 6.08 World: 6.05 2022 El Salvador: 3 Nicaragua: 4.97 World: 5.23 2023 El Salvador: 2.99 Nicaragua: 4.7 World: 4.85 2024 El Salvador: 3.26 Nicaragua: 4.98 World: 4.81 2025 El Salvador: 3.3 Nicaragua: 5.04 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

El Salvador Nicaragua World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 El Salvador: 0.44 Nicaragua: 0.68 World: 4.14 1971 El Salvador: 0.43 Nicaragua: 0.67 World: 4.04 1972 El Salvador: 0.48 Nicaragua: 0.67 World: 4.16 1973 El Salvador: 0.51 Nicaragua: 0.72 World: 4.32 1974 El Salvador: 0.51 Nicaragua: 0.74 World: 4.23 1975 El Salvador: 0.56 Nicaragua: 0.72 World: 4.14 1976 El Salvador: 0.56 Nicaragua: 0.8 World: 4.31 1977 El Salvador: 0.56 Nicaragua: 0.94 World: 4.36 1978 El Salvador: 0.59 Nicaragua: 0.83 World: 4.42 1979 El Salvador: 0.54 Nicaragua: 0.53 World: 4.46 1980 El Salvador: 0.45 Nicaragua: 0.61 World: 4.33 1981 El Salvador: 0.44 Nicaragua: 0.62 World: 4.18 1982 El Salvador: 0.41 Nicaragua: 0.59 World: 4.05 1983 El Salvador: 0.41 Nicaragua: 0.62 World: 4.01 1984 El Salvador: 0.4 Nicaragua: 0.55 World: 4.07 1985 El Salvador: 0.43 Nicaragua: 0.54 World: 4.05 1986 El Salvador: 0.41 Nicaragua: 0.63 World: 4.04 1987 El Salvador: 0.48 Nicaragua: 0.62 World: 4.1 1988 El Salvador: 0.47 Nicaragua: 0.54 World: 4.16 1989 El Salvador: 0.46 Nicaragua: 0.42 World: 4.16 1990 El Salvador: 0.48 Nicaragua: 0.47 World: 4.15 1991 El Salvador: 0.6 Nicaragua: 0.46 World: 4.1 1992 El Salvador: 0.67 Nicaragua: 0.53 World: 4.01 1993 El Salvador: 0.71 Nicaragua: 0.51 World: 3.97 1994 El Salvador: 0.82 Nicaragua: 0.56 World: 3.94 1995 El Salvador: 0.89 Nicaragua: 0.59 World: 3.99 1996 El Salvador: 0.79 Nicaragua: 0.61 World: 4.01 1997 El Salvador: 0.96 Nicaragua: 0.64 World: 4.02 1998 El Salvador: 1 Nicaragua: 0.74 World: 3.98 1999 El Salvador: 0.99 Nicaragua: 0.73 World: 3.95 2000 El Salvador: 0.98 Nicaragua: 0.75 World: 4.01 2001 El Salvador: 1.01 Nicaragua: 0.78 World: 4.01 2002 El Salvador: 1.01 Nicaragua: 0.8 World: 4.02 2003 El Salvador: 1.1 Nicaragua: 0.87 World: 4.15 2004 El Salvador: 1.14 Nicaragua: 0.88 World: 4.28 2005 El Salvador: 1.17 Nicaragua: 0.83 World: 4.39 2006 El Salvador: 1.23 Nicaragua: 0.86 World: 4.48 2007 El Salvador: 1.29 Nicaragua: 0.88 World: 4.59 2008 El Salvador: 1.18 Nicaragua: 0.83 World: 4.56 2009 El Salvador: 1.14 Nicaragua: 0.8 World: 4.45 2010 El Salvador: 1.11 Nicaragua: 0.81 World: 4.67 2011 El Salvador: 1.15 Nicaragua: 0.84 World: 4.76 2012 El Salvador: 1.14 Nicaragua: 0.82 World: 4.77 2013 El Salvador: 1.08 Nicaragua: 0.78 World: 4.81 2014 El Salvador: 1.11 Nicaragua: 0.81 World: 4.78 2015 El Salvador: 1.17 Nicaragua: 0.89 World: 4.7 2016 El Salvador: 1.18 Nicaragua: 0.92 World: 4.65 2017 El Salvador: 1.07 Nicaragua: 0.9 World: 4.67 2018 El Salvador: 1.14 Nicaragua: 0.81 World: 4.73 2019 El Salvador: 1.3 Nicaragua: 0.82 World: 4.7 2020 El Salvador: 1.07 Nicaragua: 0.72 World: 4.47 2021 El Salvador: 1.2 Nicaragua: 0.78 World: 4.68 2022 El Salvador: 1.35 Nicaragua: 0.78 World: 4.67 2023 El Salvador: 1.46 Nicaragua: 0.81 World: 4.68 2024 El Salvador: 1.51 Nicaragua: 0.83 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

El Salvador Nicaragua World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 El Salvador: 4.2 Nicaragua: 2.57 World: 15.6 2006 El Salvador: 5.5 Nicaragua: 2.81 World: 17.2 2007 El Salvador: 6.11 Nicaragua: 3.9 World: 20.2 2008 El Salvador: 10.08 Nicaragua: 5.3 World: 22.8 2009 El Salvador: 12.11 Nicaragua: 7.3 World: 25.3 2010 El Salvador: 15.9 Nicaragua: 10 World: 28.4 2011 El Salvador: 18.9 Nicaragua: 10.6 World: 30.9 2012 El Salvador: 20.32 Nicaragua: 13.5 World: 33.3 2013 El Salvador: 23.11 Nicaragua: 15.5 World: 35.3 2014 El Salvador: 24.76 Nicaragua: 17.6 World: 37.4 2015 El Salvador: 26.8 Nicaragua: 19.7 World: 39.9 2016 El Salvador: 29 Nicaragua: 24.57 World: 43.6 2017 El Salvador: 33.82 Nicaragua: 30.4 World: 46.3 2018 El Salvador: 43.8 Nicaragua: 33.91 World: 49.4 2019 El Salvador: 50.49 Nicaragua: 39.01 World: 53.9 2020 El Salvador: 54.6 Nicaragua: 44.87 World: 60.1 2021 El Salvador: 57.26 Nicaragua: 51.62 World: 63.8 2022 El Salvador: 60.06 Nicaragua: 59.38 World: 67 2023 El Salvador: 62.62 Nicaragua: 60.3 World: 69.2 2024 El Salvador: 66.48 Nicaragua: 61.4 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator El Salvador Nicaragua
Population 6.4 mn 2025
112th of 215		 7 mn 2025
108th of 215
Population density 304.5 /km² 2023
38th of 214		 56.7 /km² 2023
146th of 214
Population growth 0.43 % 2025
145th of 215		 1.31 % 2025
79th of 215
Life expectancy 72.3 years 2024
133rd of 215		 75.1 years 2024
104th of 215
Fertility rate 1.77 2024
120th of 215		 2.21 2024
93rd of 215
Birth rate 15.6 ‰ 2024
101st of 215		 19.1 ‰ 2024
79th of 215
Infant mortality 8.8 ‰ 2024
77th of 196		 9.4 ‰ 2024
81st of 196
Urban population 75.5 % 2025
71st of 215		 59.4 % 2025
127th of 215
Aged 65+ 8.3 % 2025
113th of 215		 5.7 % 2025
139th of 215
Living in cities 43.1 % 2025
86th of 215		 35.0 % 2025
119th of 215
Living in towns 33.6 % 2025
95th of 215		 29.7 % 2025
116th of 215
Living in rural areas 23.3 % 2025
121st of 215		 35.3 % 2025
60th of 215

Human development

Indicator El Salvador Nicaragua
Human Development Index 0.678 2023
132nd of 193		 0.706 2023
123rd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.555 2023
102nd of 169		 0.535 2023
105th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.638 2023
96th of 156		 0.668 2023
83rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.362 2023
92nd of 172		 0.408 2023
103rd of 172

Economy

Indicator El Salvador Nicaragua
GDP 36.7 bn US$ 2025
108th of 186		 22.2 bn US$ 2025
126th of 186
GDP per capita 5,767 US$ 2025
113th of 186		 3,173 US$ 2025
135th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 14,101 int. $ 2025
115th of 185		 9,284 int. $ 2025
131st of 185
GNI per capita 5,410 US$ 2025
110th of 182		 2,850 US$ 2025
135th of 182
GDP growth 3.9 % 2025
73rd of 186		 4.9 % 2025
49th of 186
Inflation 0.3 % 2025
149th of 165		 2.1 % 2025
109th of 165
Trade 88.2 % 2025
60th of 138		 96.4 % 2025
49th of 138
Exports 32.0 % 2025
78th of 138		 41.6 % 2025
56th of 138
FDI inflows 2.1 % 2025
80th of 192		 6.9 % 2024
33rd of 192
Manufacturing 12.7 % 2025
56th of 132		 12.6 % 2025
57th of 132
Agriculture 4.4 % 2025
94th of 158		 14.5 % 2025
43rd of 158
Tax revenue 21.8 % 2024
30th of 89		 20.1 % 2024
37th of 89
Government debt 107.3 % 2024
34th of 56		 -
Military spending 1.2 % 2024
98th of 147		 0.5 % 2024
137th of 147

Labour

Indicator El Salvador Nicaragua
Unemployment 3.3 % 2025
51st of 181		 5.0 % 2025
88th of 181
Youth unemployment 7.8 % 2025
47th of 181		 9.5 % 2025
67th of 181
Women in the labour force 49.1 % 2025
120th of 181		 51.3 % 2025
110th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 13.9 % 2025
95th of 181		 30.5 % 2025
57th of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.9 h 2025
43rd of 181		 35.9 h 2025
125th of 181
Youth NEET rate 21.8 % 2025
112th of 181		 21.9 % 2025
114th of 181
Labour income share 50.7 % 2024
37th of 114		 46.8 % 2023
Output per hour 11.8 $ 2025
123rd of 181		 9.3 $ 2025
133rd of 181

Health

Indicator El Salvador Nicaragua
Health spending 9.3 % 2023
40th of 192		 8.3 % 2023
57th of 192
Health spending per person 501 US$ 2023
91st of 191		 217 US$ 2023
125th of 191
Physicians 1.62 /1,000 2023
72nd of 125		 0.68 /1,000 2018
Under-5 mortality 10.0 ‰ 2024
77th of 196		 11.2 ‰ 2024
81st of 196
Maternal mortality 39 /100k 2023
90th of 194		 60 /100k 2023
108th of 194
Tobacco use 8.2 % 2024
22nd of 166		 -

Food

Indicator El Salvador Nicaragua
Calories per person 2,896 kcal 2023
87th of 155		 2,798 kcal 2022
Protein supply 87.0 g 2022
100th of 174		 74.9 g 2022
125th of 174
Animal protein supply 35.9 g 2022
105th of 174		 30.4 g 2022
116th of 174
Fat supply 74.8 g 2022
117th of 174		 66.0 g 2022
127th of 174
Food insecurity 41.7 % 2024
100th of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 12.3 % 2024
93rd of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency 54.1 % 2022
66th of 160		 50.5 % 2022
70th of 160

Education

Indicator El Salvador Nicaragua
Literacy 89.8 % 2024
21st of 29		 87.3 % 2014
Secondary enrolment 62.1 % 2024
96th of 108		 70.2 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 32.8 % 2024
91st of 128		 30.4 % 2023
93rd of 128
Education spending 3.3 % 2024
78th of 121		 2.9 % 2023
85th of 121
Expected schooling 11.1 yrs 2023
155th of 195		 11.5 yrs 2023
146th of 195
Mean schooling 7.3 yrs 2023
139th of 193		 9.9 yrs 2023
97th of 193

Society

Indicator El Salvador Nicaragua
Income inequality 39.8 2023
67th of 93		 46.2 2014
Extreme poverty 4.6 % 2023
64th of 93		 6.6 % 2014
Internet use 66.5 % 2024
126th of 182		 61.4 % 2024
134th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 176.5 /100 2024
10th of 151		 106.0 /100 2024
109th of 151
Electricity access 98.7 % 2024
136th of 213		 88.7 % 2024
163rd of 213
Women in parliament 31.7 % 2025
64th of 184		 54.9 % 2025
3rd of 184

Refugees

Indicator El Salvador Nicaragua
Refugees hosted 182 2025
141st of 177		 311 2023
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
145th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2023
Asylum-seekers hosted 328 2025
118th of 177		 124 2023
Refugees from the country 68,182 2025
31st of 199		 35,341 2025
38th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 10.7 ‰ 2025
17th of 199		 5.0 ‰ 2025
28th of 199

Governance

Indicator El Salvador Nicaragua
Control of corruption 36.2 /100 2024
140th of 207		 18.9 /100 2024
194th of 207
Government effectiveness 47.8 /100 2024
114th of 205		 30.9 /100 2024
180th of 205
Rule of law 44.7 /100 2024
147th of 207		 29.1 /100 2024
195th of 207
Regulatory quality 52.1 /100 2024
109th of 205		 39.2 /100 2024
177th of 205
Voice and accountability 43.0 /100 2024
143rd of 205		 26.8 /100 2024
195th of 205
Political stability 66.0 /100 2024
105th of 207		 64.7 /100 2024
113th of 207

Environment

Indicator El Salvador Nicaragua
CO₂ per capita 1.51 t 2024
78th of 202		 0.83 t 2024
58th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 9.0 Mt 2024
111th of 204		 5.6 Mt 2024
132nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
111th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
132nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.3 Gt 2024
120th of 204		 0.2 Gt 2024
129th of 204
GHG per capita 2.33 t 2024
65th of 202		 2.77 t 2024
75th of 202
Renewable energy 21.9 % 2021
101st of 211		 50.4 % 2021
48th of 211
Forest area 27.5 % 2023
113th of 212		 25.8 % 2023
116th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 29.6 µg/m³ 2023
150th of 200		 20.4 µg/m³ 2023
123rd of 200
Water stress 12.1 % 2022
93rd of 176		 2.2 % 2022
33rd of 176
Land area 20,720 km² 2023
150th of 214		 120,340 km² 2023
99th of 214

Energy

Indicator El Salvador Nicaragua
Renewable electricity 91.0 % 2025
19th of 190		 62.4 % 2024
51st of 190
Wind and solar 24.3 % 2025
34th of 190		 13.1 % 2024
57th of 190
Low-carbon electricity 91.0 % 2025
23rd of 190		 62.4 % 2024
61st of 190
Fossil electricity 9.0 % 2025
23rd of 190		 37.6 % 2024
61st of 190
Carbon intensity of power 111 g/kWh 2025
27th of 190		 300 g/kWh 2024
65th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.00 MWh 2025
137th of 191		 0.78 MWh 2024
142nd of 191
Nuclear power - 0.0 % 2024
130th of 180
Coal power - 0.0 % 2024
73rd 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.