El Salvador vs India: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing El Salvador and India: El Salvador leads on Oil Imports (45,570) against India (3.06); El Salvador leads on Oil Consumption (47,000) against India (3.18); El Salvador leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (52,000) against India (4.52). Across 109 compared metrics, El Salvador wins on 45 and India wins on 58.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)65.53 %55.9 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 68% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score41.19 points32.96 points
Radios2.75116
Televisions600,00063
Waterways42214,500

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.68B $717.60B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars41.29B $4.52T $
Coal Revenue01.15
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)6.47 %9.51 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index65.371
Electricity Consumption5.931.14
Electricity Exports89.65.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4971
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants2312
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02
Electricity from Other Renewables2916
Electricity Imports1.075.62
Electricity Installed Capacity1.98367.8
Electricity Production5.831.39
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)24.42 USD per capita25.18 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient39.825.5
Gross Fixed Investment14.730
Gross National Saving14.928.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.4 %5.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.9 %5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption055.43
Natural Gas Exports076.45
Natural Gas Imports023.96
Natural Gas Production031.54
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.29
Oil Consumption47,0003.18
Oil Exports3,825825,600
Oil Imports45,5703.06
Oil Production443954,000
Oil Proved Reserves05.68
Population Below Poverty Line22.8 people21.9 people
Public Debt102.246.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USD6.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption52,0004.52
Refined Petroleum Products Exports3471.31
Refined Petroleum Products Imports49,280653,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production04.9
Remittances243.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.60.14
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.215.25
Taxes and Other Revenues20.76.7
Unemployment Rate2.9 %4.3 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)302,409130.72M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions8.692.82
Population Distributionhigh population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvadora very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other riv
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.15 Cubic meters per year432 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources26.271.91

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization10.75 %21.46 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.6168.7
Agricultural land11,957 sq. km1.78M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)307 km7,000 km
Dam capacity per capita612.17 cubic meters per inhabitant167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land240754,562

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country45.49 %59.13 %
Administrative Divisions1428
Independence1515
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12.710.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)39 %80 %
Mean Age at First Birth20.821.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.6 %3.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS25,0002.3
Underweight Children Under 5531.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)42,0003.07M

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.09 %71.87 %
Human Capital Index0.550.52
Life expectancy at birth77.5 years76.09 years
Median age of population28.32 years29.19 years
Population Change30,252 persons14.13M persons
Population density308.55 per sq. km496.42 per sq. km
Total population6.39M persons1.48B persons
Academic Freedom Index0.170.14
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-AA
Birth Rate (%)12.46 %15.91 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate71.9 %66.7 %
Death Rate (%)5.93 %8.7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.78M persons389.10M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate2.89607.69
Learning-adjusted years of school9.66 years9.6 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.12 people32.94 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.77164.95
Military Manpower at Military Age1817
Military Service Age and Obligation18ages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.77 %84.2 %
Physician Density1.62 people/sq km0.72 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.34 %0.72 %
Population living in slums12.54 %5.41 %
Total deaths44,862.2 persons8.28M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.77 %57.51 %
Total fertility rate1.74 per woman1.93 per woman
Total net-migration-22,086.1 persons-632,939 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.53 per live births26.01 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.180.14
Airports27315
Civil Air Travel793
Heliports245

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