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El Salvador vs United States: Compare Statistics

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

El Salvador
slv
Leads on 34 of 110 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 69 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing El Salvador and United States: El Salvador leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (49,280) against United States (2.17); El Salvador leads on Oil Imports (45,570) against United States (10.27); United States leads on Heliports (6,092) against El Salvador (2). Across 110 compared metrics, El Salvador wins on 34 and United States wins on 69.

  • 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🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)67.66 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 68% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score41.19 points65.49 points★
Radios2.75575★
Televisions600,000★219
Waterways42241,009★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.68B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars41.29B $32.95T $★
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)6.47 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index65.392★
Electricity Consumption5.93★3.9
Electricity Exports89.6★9.7
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4970★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants23★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables29★14
Electricity Imports1.0772.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity1.98★1.09
Electricity Production5.83★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)24.42 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.841.8★
Gross Fixed Investment14.7★12.9
Gross National Saving14.918.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.4 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.9 %★2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption0767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production0772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption47,000★19.15
Oil Exports3,825★1.92
Oil Imports45,570★10.27
Oil Production443★9.69
Oil Proved Reserves020.68★
Population Below Poverty Line22.8 people15.1 people★
Public Debt102.2★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption52,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports347★5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports49,280★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production020.3★
Remittances24★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.6★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.641.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues20.7★10.6
Unemployment Rate2.9 %★4.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)302,409-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions8.694.8★
Population Distributionhigh population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvadorlarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.15 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources26.27★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization10.75 %★2.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113.61★94.67
Agricultural land11,957 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)307 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita612.17 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land240234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country45.49 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions1450★
Independence15★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)30.4622.8★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12.713.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.2 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)39 %17 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.827.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.6 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS25,000NA
Underweight Children Under 550.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)42,0001.40M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)51.09 %51.38 %★
Human Capital Index0.550.72★
Life expectancy at birth77.5 years83.22 years★
Median age of population28.32 years38.79 years★
Population Change30,252 persons2.26M persons★
Population density308.55 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km★
Total population6.39M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.170.4★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-AC★
Birth Rate (%)12.46 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate71.9 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)5.93 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.78M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.89174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.66 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.12 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.77177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.77 %★74.52 %
Physician Density1.62 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.34 %0.45 %★
Population living in slums12.54 %★0.05 %
Total deaths44,862.2 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.77 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate1.74 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration-22,086.1 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate10.53 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇻 El Salvador🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.182.06★
Airports2716,116★
Civil Air Travel78,252★
Heliports26,092★

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