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Bolivia vs El Salvador statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has a population of 12.4M (ranked 79/197), compared with 6.34M in El Salvador (ranked 111/197). Bolivia's land area is 418,264 sq mi versus 8,000 sq mi for El Salvador (ranked 27th vs. 150th).

By GDP, Bolivia ranks 94/197 ($49.7B) and El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B). By GDP per capita, Bolivia ranks 129/197 ($4,001), while El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580).

Main facts and rankings

Bolivia El Salvador
Population
12716350
6386184
Population rank 79/197 112/197
GDP
$49.7B
2024
$35.4B
2024
GDP rank 94/197 105/197
GDP per capita
$4,001
2024
$5,580
2024
GDP per capita rank 129/197 116/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,190
2024
$13,264
2024
Government debt
$47.2B
2024
$31B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.4%
2025
87.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,803
2024
$4,887
2024
Government debt per person rank 92/185 80/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,374
2025
$4,836
2025
Land area
418,264 sq mi
2025
8,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
29.7 ppl/mi²
2024
792 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.55
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Bolivia and El Salvador: Comparison Charts

Bolivia and El Salvador economies compared

GDP
Bolivia

El Salvador
Year GDP
Bolivia El Salvador
1960 $373,250,000 -
1961 $406,000,000 -
1962 $443,916,667 -
1963 $478,000,000 -
1964 $538,583,333 -
1965 $598,333,333 $877,720,000
1966 $662,500,000 $929,520,000
1967 $748,250,000 $976,200,000
1968 $849,333,333 $1,009,760,100
1969 $920,333,333 $1,049,400,000
1970 $1,006,833,333 $1,132,920,000
1971 $1,084,666,667 $1,186,120,000
1972 $1,286,153,846 $1,263,720,000
1973 $1,263,600,000 $1,442,320,000
1974 $2,101,300,000 $1,665,880,000
1975 $2,405,900,000 $1,884,120,100
1976 $2,733,350,000 $2,328,280,100
1977 $3,229,050,000 $2,941,640,100
1978 $3,760,100,000 $3,127,960,000
1979 $4,510,500,000 $3,463,639,900
1980 $4,450,360,000 $3,573,959,900
1981 $5,778,480,000 $3,437,200,200
1982 $5,600,390,625 $3,399,189,100
1983 $5,414,008,621 $3,506,347,800
1984 $6,169,304,528 $3,661,683,400
1985 $5,377,276,657 $3,800,368,600
1986 $3,959,383,520 $3,771,663,200
1987 $4,347,956,338 $3,958,045,800
1988 $4,597,611,710 $4,189,880,000
1989 $4,715,973,437 $4,372,215,300
1990 $4,867,582,598 $4,817,542,204
1991 $5,343,262,457 $5,252,342,400
1992 $5,643,868,749 $5,813,399,300
1993 $5,734,699,489 $6,680,269,200
1994 $5,981,222,859 $7,679,384,000
1995 $6,715,161,732 $8,921,947,100
1996 $7,396,949,126 $9,586,327,800
1997 $7,925,736,821 $10,221,705,900
1998 $8,497,494,652 $10,936,669,900
1999 $8,285,064,435 $11,284,197,000
2000 $8,397,855,485 $11,784,927,700
2001 $8,141,516,928 $12,282,533,600
2002 $7,905,485,146 $12,664,190,300
2003 $8,082,399,640 $13,243,892,200
2004 $8,773,451,752 $13,724,810,900
2005 $9,549,122,905 $14,698,000,000
2006 $11,451,844,902 $15,999,890,000
2007 $13,120,108,008 $17,011,750,000
2008 $16,674,276,286 $17,986,890,000
2009 $17,339,992,194 $17,601,620,000
2010 $19,649,723,722 $18,447,920,000
2011 $23,963,164,697 $20,283,780,000
2012 $27,084,497,482 $21,386,150,000
2013 $30,659,338,886 $21,990,960,000
2014 $32,996,188,017 $22,593,470,000
2015 $33,000,198,249 $23,438,240,000
2016 $33,941,126,194 $24,191,430,000
2017 $37,508,642,171 $24,979,190,000
2018 $40,287,647,931 $26,020,850,000
2019 $40,895,322,851 $26,881,140,000
2020 $36,629,843,806 $24,921,190,000
2021 $40,406,111,693 $29,043,140,000
2022 $44,008,282,880 $31,870,120,000
2023 $45,135,398,003 $33,853,940,000
2024 $49,668,296,744 $35,364,960,000

Bolivia and El Salvador economies compared

GDP per capita
Bolivia

El Salvador
Year GDP per capita
Bolivia El Salvador
1960 $100.8 -
1961 $107.4 -
1962 $115.1 -
1963 $121.4 -
1964 $133.9 -
1965 $145.6 $274.3
1966 $157.8 $282.4
1967 $174.3 $288.4
1968 $193.5 $290.1
1969 $205.1 $293.4
1970 $219.4 $309
1971 $231.1 $316
1972 $267.9 $329
1973 $257.3 $366
1974 $418 $413
1975 $468 $457
1976 $520 $553
1977 $600 $684
1978 $683 $712
1979 $801 $773
1980 $773 $787
1981 $981 $752
1982 $931 $735
1983 $880 $745
1984 $982 $763
1985 $838 $776
1986 $604 $755
1987 $650 $777
1988 $673 $806
1989 $675 $825
1990 $683 $892
1991 $734 $956
1992 $760 $1,041
1993 $757 $1,180
1994 $774 $1,344
1995 $853 $1,548
1996 $922 $1,651
1997 $970 $1,749
1998 $1,022 $1,860
1999 $979 $1,908
2000 $976 $1,983
2001 $930 $2,058
2002 $888 $2,115
2003 $893 $2,208
2004 $953 $2,286
2005 $1,020 $2,447
2006 $1,203 $2,666
2007 $1,355 $2,831
2008 $1,693 $2,983
2009 $1,731 $2,910
2010 $1,930 $3,040
2011 $2,316 $3,331
2012 $2,576 $3,498
2013 $2,870 $3,582
2014 $3,041 $3,666
2015 $2,996 $3,790
2016 $3,036 $3,901
2017 $3,306 $4,020
2018 $3,501 $4,184
2019 $3,504 $4,320
2020 $3,100 $3,997
2021 $3,385 $4,643
2022 $3,644 $5,075
2023 $3,686 $5,365
2024 $4,001 $5,580

Bolivia vs. El Salvador life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bolivia

El Salvador
Year Life expectancy, years
Bolivia El Salvador
1950 40.7 44.2
1951 40.9 43.8
1952 41 44.8
1953 41.4 45
1954 41.7 45.5
1955 41.9 46
1956 42.2 46.6
1957 42.4 47.1
1958 42.7 47.7
1959 43 48
1960 43.3 48.3
1961 43.6 48.6
1962 44 49
1963 44.3 49.4
1964 44.7 49.7
1965 45.1 50.2
1966 45.5 50.7
1967 45.9 50.8
1968 46.3 50.8
1969 46.7 51.3
1970 47.1 51.4
1971 47.5 51.7
1972 47.8 52
1973 48.3 52.8
1974 48.8 52.9
1975 49.3 53.4
1976 50 54.4
1977 50.4 54
1978 50.8 54.7
1979 51.4 53.8
1980 51.8 48.6
1981 52.3 50.9
1982 52.5 53.3
1983 52.9 54.4
1984 53.4 56.6
1985 53.8 58
1986 54.2 59.3
1987 54.9 59.4
1988 55.5 60
1989 56.1 61.3
1990 56.8 62
1991 57.4 62.5
1992 57.9 62.9
1993 58.7 64
1994 59.3 64.5
1995 59.8 64.9
1996 60.3 65.5
1997 60.7 66.2
1998 61.2 66.7
1999 61.7 67.3
2000 62.1 67.7
2001 62.5 68
2002 63.1 68.5
2003 63.5 68.8
2004 63.8 69.3
2005 64.2 69.3
2006 64.5 69.6
2007 64.9 69.8
2008 65.3 70.1
2009 65.7 70.4
2010 66 70.9
2011 66.3 71.2
2012 66.6 71.4
2013 66.8 71.2
2014 67 71.1
2015 67.2 71
2016 67.4 70.9
2017 67.5 71
2018 67.7 71.4
2019 67.8 71.7
2020 62.9 70.2
2021 61.4 69.9
2022 67.4 72
2023 68.6 72.1
2024 68.7 72.3
2025 68.9 72.5

Bolivia and El Salvador population clocks and comparison

Population
Bolivia

El Salvador
Year Population
Bolivia El Salvador
1960 3,702,323 2,791,459
1961 3,778,731 2,870,016
1962 3,857,493 2,949,204
1963 3,938,913 3,028,679
1964 4,022,996 3,111,883
1965 4,109,796 3,199,466
1966 4,199,550 3,290,961
1967 4,292,572 3,385,184
1968 4,388,944 3,480,773
1969 4,488,232 3,576,485
1970 4,590,010 3,668,796
1971 4,694,342 3,757,523
1972 4,800,978 3,846,830
1973 4,910,200 3,938,068
1974 5,022,475 4,029,671
1975 5,137,539 4,120,449
1976 5,256,496 4,210,310
1977 5,379,166 4,301,256
1978 5,504,123 4,394,114
1979 5,630,849 4,480,388
1980 5,758,900 4,540,382
1981 5,888,109 4,570,599
1982 6,018,088 4,622,477
1983 6,149,060 4,707,367
1984 6,281,868 4,798,003
1985 6,416,185 4,894,706
1986 6,552,479 4,992,769
1987 6,692,162 5,092,441
1988 6,835,508 5,195,833
1989 6,981,766 5,298,979
1990 7,130,142 5,399,726
1991 7,280,289 5,495,077
1992 7,430,336 5,585,609
1993 7,579,195 5,659,957
1994 7,727,322 5,714,129
1995 7,874,676 5,762,131
1996 8,021,736 5,805,286
1997 8,167,900 5,844,578
1998 8,313,394 5,880,781
1999 8,459,806 5,913,900
2000 8,606,326 5,943,366
2001 8,752,736 5,968,060
2002 8,900,355 5,986,631
2003 9,050,700 5,998,599
2004 9,204,287 6,004,671
2005 9,360,754 6,005,578
2006 9,521,689 6,002,319
2007 9,685,960 6,009,824
2008 9,850,858 6,029,297
2009 10,016,275 6,048,279
2010 10,182,345 6,068,249
2011 10,348,929 6,090,127
2012 10,515,807 6,113,975
2013 10,682,608 6,138,839
2014 10,848,888 6,162,955
2015 11,014,705 6,183,676
2016 11,180,020 6,200,800
2017 11,344,587 6,213,533
2018 11,508,368 6,219,807
2019 11,671,386 6,222,318
2020 11,816,299 6,234,673
2021 11,937,360 6,255,782
2022 12,077,154 6,280,319
2023 12,244,159 6,309,624
2024 12,413,315 6,338,193

Fertility rates in Bolivia and El Salvador

Fertility rate
Bolivia

El Salvador
Year Fertility rate
Bolivia El Salvador
1960 6.27 6.62
1961 6.26 6.64
1962 6.25 6.68
1963 6.23 6.69
1964 6.21 6.68
1965 6.18 6.64
1966 6.16 6.57
1967 6.13 6.49
1968 6.1 6.39
1969 6.06 6.28
1970 6 6.18
1971 5.95 6.13
1972 5.89 6.03
1973 5.85 5.93
1974 5.8 5.82
1975 5.75 5.71
1976 5.74 5.59
1977 5.67 5.47
1978 5.61 5.36
1979 5.54 5.23
1980 5.47 5.11
1981 5.41 4.99
1982 5.35 4.83
1983 5.29 4.65
1984 5.24 4.48
1985 5.15 4.32
1986 5.12 4.19
1987 5.06 4.18
1988 5.03 4.1
1989 4.97 4.03
1990 4.9 3.96
1991 4.85 3.89
1992 4.71 3.8
1993 4.59 3.69
1994 4.49 3.61
1995 4.41 3.57
1996 4.34 3.48
1997 4.22 3.38
1998 4.15 3.34
1999 4.09 3.22
2000 3.99 3.08
2001 3.89 2.93
2002 3.8 2.78
2003 3.72 2.64
2004 3.63 2.52
2005 3.56 2.44
2006 3.53 2.4
2007 3.45 2.35
2008 3.36 2.29
2009 3.29 2.26
2010 3.21 2.24
2011 3.14 2.22
2012 3.08 2.19
2013 3.01 2.15
2014 2.95 2.13
2015 2.89 2.07
2016 2.83 1.97
2017 2.78 1.9
2018 2.73 1.85
2019 2.69 1.84
2020 2.65 1.82
2021 2.62 1.8
2022 2.58 1.79
2023 2.55 1.78

Bolivia and El Salvador demographics compared

Median age
Bolivia

El Salvador
Year Median age, years
Bolivia El Salvador
1960 19.6 17.2
1961 19.6 17.1
1962 19.6 17
1963 19.5 17
1964 19.5 16.9
1965 19.5 16.9
1966 19.5 16.8
1967 19.5 16.7
1968 19.5 16.6
1969 19.5 16.6
1970 19.4 16.6
1971 19.4 16.6
1972 19.4 16.6
1973 19.3 16.7
1974 19.3 16.8
1975 19.3 16.9
1976 19.3 17
1977 19.3 17.1
1978 19.3 17.2
1979 19.3 17.4
1980 19.3 17.5
1981 19.3 17.6
1982 19.4 17.7
1983 19.4 17.8
1984 19.4 18
1985 19.4 18.2
1986 19.5 18.4
1987 19.5 18.5
1988 19.6 18.6
1989 19.6 18.7
1990 19.6 18.8
1991 19.7 18.8
1992 19.8 18.8
1993 19.8 19
1994 20 19.3
1995 20.1 19.6
1996 20.3 19.9
1997 20.4 20.3
1998 20.6 20.6
1999 20.8 21
2000 20.9 21.3
2001 21.1 21.6
2002 21.3 21.9
2003 21.4 22.2
2004 21.6 22.5
2005 21.7 22.7
2006 21.9 23
2007 22.1 23.2
2008 22.2 23.3
2009 22.4 23.5
2010 22.6 23.7
2011 22.9 23.9
2012 23.1 24.1
2013 23.3 24.3
2014 23.5 24.6
2015 23.8 24.9
2016 24 25.2
2017 24.3 25.6
2018 24.5 26
2019 24.8 26.4
2020 25 26.8
2021 25.2 27.2
2022 25.4 27.6
2023 25.7 28
2024 26 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bolivia El Salvador
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$32.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.32%
2023
3.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.39%
2023
1.28%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
42,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.7%
2025
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.73%
2024
2.99%
2023
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2023
61%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.2%
2023
22.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
56.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2023
29.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2023
1.9%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$1.98B
2024
$3.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.29B
2024
$8.49B
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,299
2020
707,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.27%
2020
12.3%
2020
Banked people share
56.8%
2024
43.4%
2024

Energy

Bolivia El Salvador
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
798 kg
2022
769 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.8 megatons
2023
8.38 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.94 tons
2023
1.33 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2022
55.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.8%
2021
21.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.25%
2022
34.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-67.3%
2022
59.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
859 kWh
2022
1,110 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
38.3%
2021
95.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
25%
2022
30.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
98.3%
2023

Society

Bolivia El Salvador
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,000
2024
-23,102
2024
Urban population
71.5%
2024
76%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.2
2025
41
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
33
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.37
2023
7.83
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.1
2019
20.9
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2023
89.8%
2024
English speaking
4%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
70.2%
2023
67.7%
2023

Health

Bolivia El Salvador
Government health expenditure per capita
$307
2022
$501
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67.2
2022
$158.4
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.92%
2022
1.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.27
2021
1.55
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.1 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
146
2023
39
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
29.5%
2022
31.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024
12.7%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.4%
2022
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.59 liters
2020
3.15 liters
2020

Territory

Bolivia El Salvador
% of world land
0.73%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
33,695 sq mi
2024
1,262 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,867 sq mi
2025
4,617 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193,848 sq mi
2025
2,202 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
5,600 mi
2017

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