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El Salvador

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: San Salvador291,513 observations
Population
6.37M
world rank #112 / 217
GDP
36.71B
world rank #108 / 186
GDP / capita
12,050
world rank #115 / 185
Life expectancy
72.3
world rank #135 / 217

Governance

588 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile36.2#135Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile47.8#112Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile66#102Rule of Law0-100 percentile44.7#147
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,238 indicators
GDPcurrent US$36.71B#108GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $12,050#115GDP growth%3.9%#73Inflation%0.26%#17
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

133 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$6.43B#120Merchandise importscurrent US$17.85B#92Exports of goods & services% GDP32%#78Imports of goods & services% GDP56.1%#42
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,736 indicators
Life expectancyyears72.3#135Infant mortalityper 1k births8.8#45Maternal mortalityper 100k39#31Health spending% GDP9.3%#40
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,275 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross62.1%#97Education spending% GDP3.3%#32Adult literacy%89.8%#21Primary enrollment% gross89.9%#116
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

778 indicators
Populationpeople6.37M#112Population growth%0.43%#146Urban population%75.5%#61Fertility ratebirths/woman1.8#121
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

278 indicators
Electricity access% pop98.7%#10Renewable energy share%21.9%#91Forest area% land27.5%#113Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,137#105
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

184 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop96.6%#14Electricity access, urban% urban pop99.4%#6Energy use per capitakg oil eq.793.5#104Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

368 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area8.3%#129Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources12.4%#100Capture fisheries productiontonnes57,123.2#96
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

305 indicators
Agricultural land% land area57.7%#45Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,819.2#40Aquaculture productiontonnes11,868#82Food production index2014-16 = 100102.7#118
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

561 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people176.5#10Secure internet serversper 1M people191.2#152Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people14#57
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,710 indicators
Gini indexindex39.8#36Extreme poverty% pop4.6%#25Internet users% pop66.5%#124Homicide rateper 100k7.9#76
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

383 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-104.2#31Hazard & exposure0-104.6#40Vulnerability0-104.5#34
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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