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El Salvador vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

El Salvador
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Leads on 36 of 118 metrics
Mexico
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Leads on 76 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing El Salvador and Mexico: El Salvador leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (52,000) against Mexico (1.98); El Salvador leads on Televisions (600,000) against Mexico (25.60); El Salvador leads on Oil Consumption (47,000) against Mexico (2.07). Across 118 compared metrics, El Salvador wins on 36 and Mexico wins on 76.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)66.48 %83.12 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)67.66 %81.18 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 68% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score41.19 points45.55 points★
Radios2.7531★
Televisions600,000★25.6
Waterways4222,900★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.68B $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars41.29B $2.29T $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)20.34 %24.12 %★
Apple Import Volume21.08M tonnes246.26M tonnes★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)6.47 %7.34 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index65.386.1★
Electricity Consumption5.93258.7★
Electricity Exports89.6★7.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4971★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants23★17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables29★9
Electricity Imports1.073.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity1.9872.56★
Electricity Production5.83302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)24.42 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.843.5★
Gross Fixed Investment14.721.5★
Gross National Saving14.921.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.4 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.9 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption47,000★2.07
Oil Exports3,825★1.51
Oil Imports45,570496,000★
Oil Production443★2.98
Oil Proved Reserves010.42★
Population Below Poverty Line26.6 people★36.3 people
Public Debt102.245.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption52,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports347155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports49,280867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances24★3.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.6★0.1
Robotics Research Funding0.1 USD0.27 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.212.33★
Taxes and Other Revenues20.7★14.2
Top Exporting Countries11.59B USD681.35B USD★
Unemployment Rate2.9 %2.8 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate62.11 %61.61 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)302,409★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions8.69★441.05
Population Distributionhigh population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvadormost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Protected Land Area for Adaptation8.21 sq km15.55 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.15 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources26.27461.89★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization10.75 %★1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.61★52.44
Agricultural land11,957 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)307 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita612.17 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land24059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country45.49 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions1432★
Independence1516★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)30.46★93.57
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12.716.4★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,504.96 USD1,579.68 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP★6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)39 %★42 %
Mean Age at First Birth20.821.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.6 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS25,000★340,000
Underweight Children Under 554.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)42,000341,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)51.09 %51.87 %★
Human Capital Index0.550.63★
Life expectancy at birth77.5 years80.06 years★
Median age of population28.32 years29.96 years★
Population Change30,252 persons1.20M persons★
Population density308.55 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population6.39M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.170.71★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-A★A
Birth Rate (%)12.46 %14.73 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate71.9 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)5.93 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.78M persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.8960.96★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.66 years★9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.12 people22.28 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.77★169.01
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.77 %77.59 %★
Physician Density1.62 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.34 %0.81 %★
Population living in slums12.54 %15.76 %★
Total deaths44,862.2 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.77 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate1.74 per woman1.84 per woman★
Total net-migration-22,086.1 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.53 per live births★11.69 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.180.48★
Airports271,580★
Civil Air Travel7186★
Heliports2★1

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