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El Salvador vs Eswatini statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 1.24M in Eswatini (ranked 157/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 6,641 sq mi for Eswatini (ranked 150th vs. 154th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Eswatini
Population
6386184
1267161
Population rank 112/197 156/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$4.89B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 162/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$3,936
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 131/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$11,784
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$1.82B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
38.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$1,465
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 129/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$3,418
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
6,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
2.75
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
23.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

El Salvador and Eswatini: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Eswatini economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Eswatini
Year GDP
El Salvador Eswatini
1960 - $35,076,846
1961 - $43,026,043
1962 - $45,927,962
1963 - $54,129,438
1964 - $64,980,554
1965 $877,720,000 $70,279,972
1966 $929,520,000 $76,859,969
1967 $976,200,000 $74,759,970
1968 $1,009,760,100 $79,799,968
1969 $1,049,400,000 $105,419,958
1970 $1,132,920,000 $112,139,955
1971 $1,186,120,000 $136,462,081
1972 $1,263,720,000 $146,736,479
1973 $1,442,320,000 $221,915,128
1974 $1,665,880,000 $264,320,941
1975 $1,884,120,100 $288,299,789
1976 $2,328,280,100 $272,550,068
1977 $2,941,640,100 $304,060,076
1978 $3,127,960,000 $340,630,085
1979 $3,463,639,900 $412,093,134
1980 $3,573,959,900 $541,976,853
1981 $3,437,200,200 $570,774,825
1982 $3,399,189,100 $537,568,059
1983 $3,506,347,800 $555,336,146
1984 $3,661,683,400 $494,483,409
1985 $3,800,368,600 $360,079,419
1986 $3,771,663,200 $449,140,318
1987 $3,958,045,800 $584,126,092
1988 $4,189,880,000 $692,026,455
1989 $4,372,215,300 $696,921,542
1990 $4,817,542,204 $1,114,694,041
1991 $5,252,342,400 $1,156,135,718
1992 $5,813,399,300 $1,284,759,928
1993 $6,680,269,200 $1,357,189,552
1994 $7,679,384,000 $1,419,294,254
1995 $8,921,947,100 $1,698,989,464
1996 $9,586,327,800 $1,602,741,834
1997 $10,221,705,900 $1,716,714,070
1998 $10,936,669,900 $1,576,908,856
1999 $11,284,197,000 $1,547,888,496
2000 $11,784,927,700 $1,738,093,840
2001 $12,282,533,600 $1,542,477,309
2002 $12,664,190,300 $1,432,221,739
2003 $13,243,892,200 $2,197,598,466
2004 $13,724,810,900 $2,770,082,792
2005 $14,698,000,000 $3,178,112,499
2006 $15,999,890,000 $3,291,330,019
2007 $17,011,750,000 $3,469,381,231
2008 $17,986,890,000 $3,294,084,314
2009 $17,601,620,000 $3,580,428,053
2010 $18,447,920,000 $4,438,765,086
2011 $20,283,780,000 $4,820,478,680
2012 $21,386,150,000 $4,886,551,484
2013 $21,990,960,000 $4,464,726,181
2014 $22,593,470,000 $4,286,015,248
2015 $23,438,240,000 $3,909,281,650
2016 $24,191,430,000 $3,724,180,911
2017 $24,979,190,000 $4,463,673,661
2018 $26,020,850,000 $4,644,696,656
2019 $26,881,140,000 $4,616,996,145
2020 $24,921,190,000 $4,120,621,325
2021 $29,043,140,000 $4,785,708,166
2022 $31,870,120,000 $4,741,163,885
2023 $33,853,940,000 $4,604,172,127
2024 $35,364,960,000 $4,891,883,720

El Salvador and Eswatini economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Eswatini
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Eswatini
1960 - $101.6
1961 - $121.8
1962 - $127.1
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $171.6
1965 $274.3 $181
1966 $282.4 $192.7
1967 $288.4 $182.8
1968 $290.1 $190.4
1969 $293.4 $245.2
1970 $309 $254.2
1971 $316 $301
1972 $329 $315
1973 $366 $463
1974 $413 $536
1975 $457 $568
1976 $553 $521
1977 $684 $563
1978 $712 $610
1979 $773 $714
1980 $787 $908
1981 $752 $925
1982 $735 $843
1983 $745 $843
1984 $763 $726
1985 $776 $510
1986 $755 $611
1987 $777 $765
1988 $806 $865
1989 $825 $832
1990 $892 $1,278
1991 $956 $1,273
1992 $1,041 $1,362
1993 $1,180 $1,397
1994 $1,344 $1,461
1995 $1,548 $1,751
1996 $1,651 $1,619
1997 $1,749 $1,705
1998 $1,860 $1,547
1999 $1,908 $1,502
2000 $1,983 $1,669
2001 $2,058 $1,468
2002 $2,115 $1,352
2003 $2,208 $2,060
2004 $2,286 $2,581
2005 $2,447 $2,945
2006 $2,666 $3,035
2007 $2,831 $3,181
2008 $2,983 $3,000
2009 $2,910 $3,240
2010 $3,040 $3,993
2011 $3,331 $4,312
2012 $3,498 $4,348
2013 $3,582 $3,951
2014 $3,666 $3,772
2015 $3,790 $3,421
2016 $3,901 $3,240
2017 $4,020 $3,854
2018 $4,184 $3,973
2019 $4,320 $3,913
2020 $3,997 $3,455
2021 $4,643 $3,966
2022 $5,075 $3,890
2023 $5,365 $3,742
2024 $5,580 $3,936

El Salvador vs. Eswatini life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Eswatini
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Eswatini
1950 44.2 43.4
1951 43.8 43.7
1952 44.8 44
1953 45 44.3
1954 45.5 44.6
1955 46 44.8
1956 46.6 45.1
1957 47.1 45.4
1958 47.7 45.8
1959 48 46.1
1960 48.3 46.4
1961 48.6 46.7
1962 49 47.1
1963 49.4 47.5
1964 49.7 47.9
1965 50.2 48.4
1966 50.7 49
1967 50.8 49.5
1968 50.8 50.1
1969 51.3 50.6
1970 51.4 51.2
1971 51.7 51.8
1972 52 52.4
1973 52.8 53
1974 52.9 53.7
1975 53.4 54.4
1976 54.4 55.2
1977 54 56
1978 54.7 56.8
1979 53.8 57.5
1980 48.6 58.2
1981 50.9 58.8
1982 53.3 59.5
1983 54.4 58.4
1984 56.6 60.4
1985 58 61.2
1986 59.3 61.6
1987 59.4 61.9
1988 60 61.9
1989 61.3 61.7
1990 62 61.2
1991 62.5 60.4
1992 62.9 59.3
1993 64 58.1
1994 64.5 56.6
1995 64.9 55.1
1996 65.5 53.3
1997 66.2 51.7
1998 66.7 50.1
1999 67.3 48.8
2000 67.7 47.6
2001 68 46.3
2002 68.5 45.4
2003 68.8 44.6
2004 69.3 43.9
2005 69.3 44
2006 69.6 44.6
2007 69.8 45.2
2008 70.1 45.9
2009 70.4 46.9
2010 70.9 48.3
2011 71.2 49.1
2012 71.4 50.7
2013 71.2 52.1
2014 71.1 53.5
2015 71 54.9
2016 70.9 56.2
2017 71 57.6
2018 71.4 58.7
2019 71.7 59.8
2020 70.2 59.9
2021 69.9 58.2
2022 72 63
2023 72.1 64.1
2024 72.3 64.3
2025 72.5 64.4

El Salvador and Eswatini population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Eswatini
Year Population
El Salvador Eswatini
1960 2,791,459 345,337
1961 2,870,016 353,264
1962 2,949,204 361,365
1963 3,028,679 369,759
1964 3,111,883 378,656
1965 3,199,466 388,336
1966 3,290,961 398,766
1967 3,385,184 409,031
1968 3,480,773 419,147
1969 3,576,485 429,875
1970 3,668,796 441,216
1971 3,757,523 453,183
1972 3,846,830 465,788
1973 3,938,068 479,038
1974 4,029,671 492,988
1975 4,120,449 507,673
1976 4,210,310 523,330
1977 4,301,256 540,348
1978 4,394,114 558,446
1979 4,480,388 577,199
1980 4,540,382 596,644
1981 4,570,599 616,808
1982 4,622,477 637,652
1983 4,707,367 658,957
1984 4,798,003 680,783
1985 4,894,706 706,196
1986 4,992,769 734,732
1987 5,092,441 763,811
1988 5,195,833 799,798
1989 5,298,979 837,800
1990 5,399,726 872,428
1991 5,495,077 908,189
1992 5,585,609 943,416
1993 5,659,957 971,318
1994 5,714,129 971,212
1995 5,762,131 970,433
1996 5,805,286 989,841
1997 5,844,578 1,006,635
1998 5,880,781 1,019,653
1999 5,913,900 1,030,782
2000 5,943,366 1,041,414
2001 5,968,060 1,051,064
2002 5,986,631 1,059,441
2003 5,998,599 1,066,700
2004 6,004,671 1,073,159
2005 6,005,578 1,079,022
2006 6,002,319 1,084,436
2007 6,009,824 1,090,705
2008 6,029,297 1,098,091
2009 6,048,279 1,105,153
2010 6,068,249 1,111,650
2011 6,090,127 1,117,833
2012 6,113,975 1,123,863
2013 6,138,839 1,129,990
2014 6,162,955 1,136,299
2015 6,183,676 1,142,813
2016 6,200,800 1,149,507
2017 6,213,533 1,158,195
2018 6,219,807 1,168,929
2019 6,222,318 1,179,874
2020 6,234,673 1,192,729
2021 6,255,782 1,206,593
2022 6,280,319 1,218,917
2023 6,309,624 1,230,506
2024 6,338,193 1,242,822

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Eswatini

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Eswatini
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Eswatini
1960 6.62 6.75
1961 6.64 6.77
1962 6.68 6.79
1963 6.69 6.8
1964 6.68 6.79
1965 6.64 6.79
1966 6.57 6.8
1967 6.49 6.77
1968 6.39 6.76
1969 6.28 6.76
1970 6.18 6.75
1971 6.13 6.74
1972 6.03 6.72
1973 5.93 6.72
1974 5.82 6.71
1975 5.71 6.71
1976 5.59 6.7
1977 5.47 6.68
1978 5.36 6.65
1979 5.23 6.61
1980 5.11 6.57
1981 4.99 6.54
1982 4.83 6.49
1983 4.65 6.43
1984 4.48 6.36
1985 4.32 6.28
1986 4.19 6.11
1987 4.18 5.9
1988 4.1 5.69
1989 4.03 5.48
1990 3.96 5.3
1991 3.89 5.13
1992 3.8 4.98
1993 3.69 4.82
1994 3.61 4.66
1995 3.57 4.52
1996 3.48 4.38
1997 3.38 4.24
1998 3.34 4.13
1999 3.22 4.09
2000 3.08 4.03
2001 2.93 3.94
2002 2.78 3.85
2003 2.64 3.8
2004 2.52 3.76
2005 2.44 3.7
2006 2.4 3.63
2007 2.35 3.58
2008 2.29 3.57
2009 2.26 3.5
2010 2.24 3.38
2011 2.22 3.32
2012 2.19 3.27
2013 2.15 3.24
2014 2.13 3.18
2015 2.07 3.12
2016 1.97 3.07
2017 1.9 3.02
2018 1.85 2.97
2019 1.84 2.93
2020 1.82 2.89
2021 1.8 2.84
2022 1.79 2.8
2023 1.78 2.75

El Salvador and Eswatini demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Eswatini
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Eswatini
1960 17.2 16.6
1961 17.1 16.4
1962 17 16.3
1963 17 16.1
1964 16.9 16.1
1965 16.9 16.1
1966 16.8 16.1
1967 16.7 16.1
1968 16.6 16.2
1969 16.6 16.2
1970 16.6 16.3
1971 16.6 16.3
1972 16.6 16.3
1973 16.7 16.2
1974 16.8 16.2
1975 16.9 16.1
1976 17 16
1977 17.1 15.9
1978 17.2 15.8
1979 17.4 15.7
1980 17.5 15.6
1981 17.6 15.5
1982 17.7 15.4
1983 17.8 15.3
1984 18 15.3
1985 18.2 15.2
1986 18.4 15.3
1987 18.5 15.3
1988 18.6 15.6
1989 18.7 15.9
1990 18.8 16.1
1991 18.8 16.3
1992 18.8 16.5
1993 19 16.7
1994 19.3 16.3
1995 19.6 16.1
1996 19.9 16.3
1997 20.3 16.6
1998 20.6 16.9
1999 21 17.3
2000 21.3 17.6
2001 21.6 17.8
2002 21.9 18.1
2003 22.2 18.3
2004 22.5 18.5
2005 22.7 18.6
2006 23 18.7
2007 23.2 18.9
2008 23.3 19.1
2009 23.5 19.4
2010 23.7 19.6
2011 23.9 19.9
2012 24.1 20.2
2013 24.3 20.5
2014 24.6 20.7
2015 24.9 21
2016 25.2 21.2
2017 25.6 21.5
2018 26 21.8
2019 26.4 22.1
2020 26.8 22.4
2021 27.2 22.6
2022 27.6 22.8
2023 28 23
2024 28.5 23.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Eswatini
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$4.45B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
32.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
6.03%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
1.57%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
3,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
34.6%
2023
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
51.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
34.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
42.7%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
1.4%
2016
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2007
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$234M
2007
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$479M
2023
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$33.3M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
345,299
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
0.4%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
65.1%
2024

Energy

El Salvador Eswatini
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
959 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
1.39 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
1.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
64.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
2.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
20.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
1,137 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
83.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
60.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
86.4%
2023

Society

El Salvador Eswatini
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-6,754
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
25%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
28
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
12.7
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
33.5
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
81
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
90.8%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
48.2%
2023
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
57.6%
2023

Health

El Salvador Eswatini
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$283.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$29.4
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
1.59
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
19.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
45
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
30.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
7.9%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
6.79 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Eswatini
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
5,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
4,614 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
1,935 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
2,342 mi
2019

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