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El Salvador vs Thailand: 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 39 of 118 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 71 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing El Salvador and Thailand: El Salvador leads on Televisions (600,000) against Thailand (15.19); El Salvador leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (52,000) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.00) against El Salvador (4.64). Across 118 compared metrics, El Salvador wins on 39 and Thailand wins on 71.

  • 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🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)66.48 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)67.66 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 68% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score41.19 points56.72 points★
Radios2.7513.96★
Televisions600,000★15.19
Waterways4224,000★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.68B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars41.29B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)20.34 %21.58 %★
Apple Import Volume21.08M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)6.47 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index65.384.6★
Electricity Consumption5.93187.7★
Electricity Exports89.6★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4976★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants23★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables29★16
Electricity Imports1.0719.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity1.9844.89★
Electricity Production5.83181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)24.42 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.8★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment14.728.8★
Gross National Saving14.934.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.4 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.9 %★1.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption47,000988,000★
Oil Exports3,825269,100★
Oil Imports45,570807,100★
Oil Production443406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line26.6 people5.4 people★
Public Debt102.261.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption52,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports347278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports49,280134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances24★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.6★0.34
Robotics Research Funding0.1 USD0.94 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.640★
Taxes and Other Revenues20.7★15.4
Top Exporting Countries11.59B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate2.9 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate62.11 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)302,409★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions8.69★336.69
Population Distributionhigh population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvadorhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation8.21 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.15 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources26.27438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization10.75 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.61142.5★
Agricultural land11,957 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)307 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita612.17 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land24064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country45.49 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1476★
Independence15123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)30.4618.68★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12.7★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita1,504.96 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)39 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.823.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.6 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS25,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 55★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)42,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)51.09 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.550.63★
Life expectancy at birth77.5 years80.78 years★
Median age of population28.32 years41.03 years★
Population Change30,252 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density308.55 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population6.39M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.170.38★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-A★AA
Birth Rate (%)12.46 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate71.9 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)5.93 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.78M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.8940.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.66 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.12 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.77★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.77 %★62.64 %
Physician Density1.62 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.34 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums12.54 %★2 %
Total deaths44,862.2 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.77 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.74 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-22,086.1 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate10.53 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.181.01★
Airports27105★
Civil Air Travel741★
Heliports27★

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