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El Salvador vs Germany: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

El Salvador
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Leads on 32 of 110 metrics
Germany
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Leads on 73 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing El Salvador and Germany: El Salvador leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (52,000) against Germany (2.46); El Salvador leads on Oil Consumption (47,000) against Germany (2.50); El Salvador leads on Oil Imports (45,570) against Germany (2.67). Across 110 compared metrics, El Salvador wins on 32 and Germany wins on 73.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)67.66 %92.48 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 68% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score41.19 points83.85 points★
Radios2.7577.8★
Televisions600,000★51.4
Waterways4227,300★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.68B $42.94B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars41.29B $5.03T $★
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)6.47 %★1.67 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP11.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index65.379.7★
Electricity Consumption5.93536.5★
Electricity Exports89.6★78.86
Electricity from Fossil Fuels49★41
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants23★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels05★
Electricity from Other Renewables2952★
Electricity Imports1.0728.34★
Electricity Installed Capacity1.98208.5★
Electricity Production5.83612.8★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)24.42 USD per capita120.46 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.8★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment14.717.8★
Gross National Saving14.928★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.4 %★-3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.9 %★2.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption093.36★
Natural Gas Exports034.61★
Natural Gas Imports0119.5★
Natural Gas Production07.9★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves039.5★
Oil Consumption47,000★2.5
Oil Exports3,825470,200★
Oil Imports45,570★2.67
Oil Production443147,200★
Oil Proved Reserves0276★
Population Below Poverty Line26.6 people14.8 people★
Public Debt102.263.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USD★-0.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption52,000★2.46
Refined Petroleum Products Exports347494,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports49,280883,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production02.16★
Remittances24★0.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.6★0.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.980.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues20.7★11
Unemployment Rate2.9 %★3.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)302,409-21.45M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions8.69★600.19
Population Distributionhigh population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvadorsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.15 Cubic meters per year45.7 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources26.27154★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization10.75 %★9.82 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.61185.14★
Agricultural land11,957 sq. km165,134 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)307 km2,389 km★
Dam capacity per capita612.17 cubic meters per inhabitant★47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land2405,065★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Rule of Law Index by Country45.49 %92.99 %★
Administrative Divisions1416★
Independence1518★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)30.4615.01★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12.7★7.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP12.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km7.8 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)39 %4 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.829.9★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.6 %22.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS25,000★93,000
Underweight Children Under 550.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)42,000183,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Currently married (Percent)51.09 %54.08 %★
Human Capital Index0.550.75★
Life expectancy at birth77.5 years84.11 years★
Median age of population28.32 years45.59 years★
Population Change30,252 persons★-741,055 persons
Population density308.55 per sq. km242.59 per sq. km★
Total population6.39M persons83.60M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.170.88★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-AA-B★
Birth Rate (%)12.46 %★8.87 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate71.9 %★67 %
Death Rate (%)5.93 %★11.96 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.78M persons16.48M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.8943.77★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.66 years11.24 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days60 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.12 people3.57 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.77179.88★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.77 %★73.51 %
Physician Density1.62 people/sq km4.53 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.34 %★-0.13 %
Population living in slums12.54 %★0 %
Total deaths44,862.2 persons★1.07M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.77 %61.31 %★
Total fertility rate1.74 per woman★1.4 per woman
Total net-migration-22,086.1 persons★-349,130.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.53 per live births3.21 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.181.35★
Airports27840★
Civil Air Travel7239★
Heliports223★

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