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El Salvador vs Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 14.8M in Guinea (ranked 75/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 94,873 sq mi for Guinea (ranked 150th vs. 77th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Guinea
Population
6386184
15374667
Population rank 112/197 75/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$25.3B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 117/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$1,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 161/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$4,579
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$12.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
39.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$821
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 147/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$23,703
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
94,873 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
4.22
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
19.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

El Salvador and Guinea: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Guinea economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Guinea
Year GDP
El Salvador Guinea
1965 $877,720,000 -
1966 $929,520,000 -
1967 $976,200,000 -
1968 $1,009,760,100 -
1969 $1,049,400,000 -
1970 $1,132,920,000 $3,220,224,608
1971 $1,186,120,000 $3,594,302,908
1972 $1,263,720,000 $4,203,069,035
1973 $1,442,320,000 $5,152,080,388
1974 $1,665,880,000 $5,691,417,541
1975 $1,884,120,100 $6,102,769,605
1976 $2,328,280,100 $6,762,781,871
1977 $2,941,640,100 $6,914,381,291
1978 $3,127,960,000 $8,087,305,999
1979 $3,463,639,900 $8,877,094,497
1980 $3,573,959,900 $9,746,524,915
1981 $3,437,200,200 $9,646,440,667
1982 $3,399,189,100 $11,926,032,493
1983 $3,506,347,800 $15,129,893,722
1984 $3,661,683,400 $18,421,497,251
1985 $3,800,368,600 $22,787,644,566
1986 $3,771,663,200 $2,909,130,355
1987 $3,958,045,800 $2,976,714,019
1988 $4,189,880,000 $3,476,480,303
1989 $4,372,215,300 $3,546,079,263
1990 $4,817,542,204 $3,888,320,666
1991 $5,252,342,400 $4,396,178,694
1992 $5,813,399,300 $4,789,220,417
1993 $6,680,269,200 $4,781,166,117
1994 $7,679,384,000 $4,932,800,407
1995 $8,921,947,100 $5,385,704,166
1996 $9,586,327,800 $5,641,243,100
1997 $10,221,705,900 $5,516,916,163
1998 $10,936,669,900 $5,232,118,046
1999 $11,284,197,000 $5,046,806,783
2000 $11,784,927,700 $4,367,458,867
2001 $12,282,533,600 $4,125,527,603
2002 $12,664,190,300 $4,301,608,753
2003 $13,243,892,200 $5,025,167,975
2004 $13,724,810,900 $5,300,767,961
2005 $14,698,000,000 $4,282,468,637
2006 $15,999,890,000 $4,220,019,845
2007 $17,011,750,000 $6,281,918,226
2008 $17,986,890,000 $6,964,179,983
2009 $17,601,620,000 $6,716,905,340
2010 $18,447,920,000 $6,853,467,146
2011 $20,283,780,000 $6,785,137,203
2012 $21,386,150,000 $7,638,044,557
2013 $21,990,960,000 $8,376,613,539
2014 $22,593,470,000 $8,778,473,373
2015 $23,438,240,000 $8,794,201,743
2016 $24,191,430,000 $8,595,955,222
2017 $24,979,190,000 $10,324,668,271
2018 $26,020,850,000 $11,857,030,367
2019 $26,881,140,000 $13,442,861,496
2020 $24,921,190,000 $14,088,693,743
2021 $29,043,140,000 $17,069,115,738
2022 $31,870,120,000 $19,910,452,542
2023 $33,853,940,000 $22,407,615,556
2024 $35,364,960,000 $25,334,307,879

El Salvador and Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Guinea
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Guinea
1965 $274.3 -
1966 $282.4 -
1967 $288.4 -
1968 $290.1 -
1969 $293.4 -
1970 $309 $753
1971 $316 $825
1972 $329 $948
1973 $366 $1,143
1974 $413 $1,243
1975 $457 $1,311
1976 $553 $1,431
1977 $684 $1,440
1978 $712 $1,658
1979 $773 $1,790
1980 $787 $1,931
1981 $752 $1,876
1982 $735 $2,273
1983 $745 $2,823
1984 $763 $3,362
1985 $776 $4,062
1986 $755 $506
1987 $777 $505
1988 $806 $574
1989 $825 $570
1990 $892 $604
1991 $956 $656
1992 $1,041 $693
1993 $1,180 $671
1994 $1,344 $672
1995 $1,548 $713
1996 $1,651 $726
1997 $1,749 $696
1998 $1,860 $647
1999 $1,908 $611
2000 $1,983 $518
2001 $2,058 $483
2002 $2,115 $496
2003 $2,208 $566
2004 $2,286 $585
2005 $2,447 $463
2006 $2,666 $447
2007 $2,831 $650
2008 $2,983 $704
2009 $2,910 $662
2010 $3,040 $659
2011 $3,331 $637
2012 $3,498 $699
2013 $3,582 $748
2014 $3,666 $765
2015 $3,790 $747
2016 $3,901 $712
2017 $4,020 $834
2018 $4,184 $933
2019 $4,320 $1,031
2020 $3,997 $1,054
2021 $4,643 $1,245
2022 $5,075 $1,417
2023 $5,365 $1,555
2024 $5,580 $1,717

El Salvador vs. Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Guinea
1950 44.2 35.6
1951 43.8 35.6
1952 44.8 35.7
1953 45 35.8
1954 45.5 35.9
1955 46 36
1956 46.6 36.1
1957 47.1 36.2
1958 47.7 36.4
1959 48 36.5
1960 48.3 36.6
1961 48.6 36.8
1962 49 37
1963 49.4 37.2
1964 49.7 37.4
1965 50.2 37.7
1966 50.7 38
1967 50.8 38.2
1968 50.8 38.5
1969 51.3 38.8
1970 51.4 39.1
1971 51.7 39.4
1972 52 39.7
1973 52.8 39.9
1974 52.9 40.2
1975 53.4 40.6
1976 54.4 41
1977 54 41.4
1978 54.7 41.9
1979 53.8 42.3
1980 48.6 42.8
1981 50.9 43.3
1982 53.3 43.9
1983 54.4 44.2
1984 56.6 44.9
1985 58 45.3
1986 59.3 45.7
1987 59.4 46.1
1988 60 46.5
1989 61.3 46.9
1990 62 47.3
1991 62.5 47.8
1992 62.9 48.3
1993 64 48.8
1994 64.5 49.2
1995 64.9 49.8
1996 65.5 50.5
1997 66.2 51.1
1998 66.7 51.6
1999 67.3 52
2000 67.7 52.4
2001 68 52.7
2002 68.5 53.2
2003 68.8 53.6
2004 69.3 54
2005 69.3 54.4
2006 69.6 54.9
2007 69.8 55.2
2008 70.1 55.7
2009 70.4 56.1
2010 70.9 56.4
2011 71.2 56.8
2012 71.4 57.1
2013 71.2 57.5
2014 71.1 57.6
2015 71 57.9
2016 70.9 58.5
2017 71 58.7
2018 71.4 59
2019 71.7 59.4
2020 70.2 59.3
2021 69.9 59.4
2022 72 60.4
2023 72.1 60.7
2024 72.3 60.9
2025 72.5 61.1

El Salvador and Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Guinea
Year Population
El Salvador Guinea
1960 2,791,459 3,556,749
1961 2,870,016 3,619,551
1962 2,949,204 3,684,273
1963 3,028,679 3,750,954
1964 3,111,883 3,819,722
1965 3,199,466 3,890,716
1966 3,290,961 3,964,155
1967 3,385,184 4,040,153
1968 3,480,773 4,118,550
1969 3,576,485 4,198,300
1970 3,668,796 4,277,535
1971 3,757,523 4,355,200
1972 3,846,830 4,431,292
1973 3,938,068 4,506,324
1974 4,029,671 4,580,510
1975 4,120,449 4,653,876
1976 4,210,310 4,727,022
1977 4,301,256 4,801,128
1978 4,394,114 4,877,854
1979 4,480,388 4,959,283
1980 4,540,382 5,047,419
1981 4,570,599 5,143,288
1982 4,622,477 5,247,672
1983 4,707,367 5,359,814
1984 4,798,003 5,480,096
1985 4,894,706 5,610,373
1986 4,992,769 5,750,668
1987 5,092,441 5,900,198
1988 5,195,833 6,056,574
1989 5,298,979 6,215,811
1990 5,399,726 6,434,374
1991 5,495,077 6,697,166
1992 5,585,609 6,914,366
1993 5,659,957 7,128,177
1994 5,714,129 7,345,107
1995 5,762,131 7,553,249
1996 5,805,286 7,770,035
1997 5,844,578 7,931,370
1998 5,880,781 8,081,990
1999 5,913,900 8,265,123
2000 5,943,366 8,428,832
2001 5,968,060 8,539,960
2002 5,986,631 8,674,066
2003 5,998,599 8,870,781
2004 6,004,671 9,062,726
2005 6,005,578 9,245,844
2006 6,002,319 9,441,171
2007 6,009,824 9,662,281
2008 6,029,297 9,898,870
2009 6,048,279 10,143,534
2010 6,068,249 10,396,086
2011 6,090,127 10,656,810
2012 6,113,975 10,921,581
2013 6,138,839 11,191,873
2014 6,162,955 11,472,924
2015 6,183,676 11,767,070
2016 6,200,800 12,073,030
2017 6,213,533 12,385,659
2018 6,219,807 12,704,774
2019 6,222,318 13,034,346
2020 6,234,673 13,371,183
2021 6,255,782 13,710,513
2022 6,280,319 14,055,137
2023 6,309,624 14,405,468
2024 6,338,193 14,754,785

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Guinea

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Guinea
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Guinea
1960 6.62 6.11
1961 6.64 6.13
1962 6.68 6.14
1963 6.69 6.15
1964 6.68 6.17
1965 6.64 6.18
1966 6.57 6.19
1967 6.49 6.2
1968 6.39 6.21
1969 6.28 6.23
1970 6.18 6.24
1971 6.13 6.26
1972 6.03 6.28
1973 5.93 6.31
1974 5.82 6.34
1975 5.71 6.37
1976 5.59 6.4
1977 5.47 6.43
1978 5.36 6.44
1979 5.23 6.45
1980 5.11 6.46
1981 4.99 6.46
1982 4.83 6.49
1983 4.65 6.49
1984 4.48 6.51
1985 4.32 6.53
1986 4.19 6.55
1987 4.18 6.57
1988 4.1 6.56
1989 4.03 6.55
1990 3.96 6.52
1991 3.89 6.48
1992 3.8 6.45
1993 3.69 6.41
1994 3.61 6.36
1995 3.57 6.29
1996 3.48 6.21
1997 3.38 6.12
1998 3.34 6.05
1999 3.22 5.99
2000 3.08 5.92
2001 2.93 5.83
2002 2.78 5.78
2003 2.64 5.74
2004 2.52 5.73
2005 2.44 5.73
2006 2.4 5.7
2007 2.35 5.66
2008 2.29 5.6
2009 2.26 5.53
2010 2.24 5.44
2011 2.22 5.34
2012 2.19 5.23
2013 2.15 5.15
2014 2.13 5.07
2015 2.07 5
2016 1.97 4.92
2017 1.9 4.79
2018 1.85 4.67
2019 1.84 4.58
2020 1.82 4.49
2021 1.8 4.4
2022 1.79 4.3
2023 1.78 4.22

El Salvador and Guinea demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Guinea
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Guinea
1960 17.2 20.6
1961 17.1 20.5
1962 17 20.4
1963 17 20.4
1964 16.9 20.3
1965 16.9 20.2
1966 16.8 20.1
1967 16.7 20.1
1968 16.6 20
1969 16.6 20
1970 16.6 19.9
1971 16.6 19.8
1972 16.6 19.8
1973 16.7 19.7
1974 16.8 19.5
1975 16.9 19.4
1976 17 19.3
1977 17.1 19.2
1978 17.2 19
1979 17.4 18.9
1980 17.5 18.8
1981 17.6 18.7
1982 17.7 18.6
1983 17.8 18.5
1984 18 18.5
1985 18.2 18.4
1986 18.4 18.4
1987 18.5 18.4
1988 18.6 18.4
1989 18.7 18.3
1990 18.8 18.3
1991 18.8 18.3
1992 18.8 18.2
1993 19 18.2
1994 19.3 18.1
1995 19.6 18.1
1996 19.9 18
1997 20.3 17.9
1998 20.6 17.7
1999 21 17.6
2000 21.3 17.5
2001 21.6 17.3
2002 21.9 17.2
2003 22.2 17.2
2004 22.5 17.2
2005 22.7 17.2
2006 23 17.2
2007 23.2 17.2
2008 23.3 17.3
2009 23.5 17.3
2010 23.7 17.4
2011 23.9 17.5
2012 24.1 17.6
2013 24.3 17.7
2014 24.6 17.8
2015 24.9 18
2016 25.2 18.1
2017 25.6 18.2
2018 26 18.3
2019 26.4 18.5
2020 26.8 18.6
2021 27.2 18.8
2022 27.6 18.9
2023 28 19
2024 28.5 19.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
17.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
1.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
5.02%
2019
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
25.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
54.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
23.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
3.5%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$1.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$616M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
99,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
0.01%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
36%
2024

Energy

El Salvador Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
3.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
66.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
88.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
87.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

El Salvador Guinea
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-12,024
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
38.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
29.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
28
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
1
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
8.82
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
63
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
45.3%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
26.5%
2023

Health

El Salvador Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$55
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$30.5
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
20.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
494
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
95
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
9.74%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
0.52 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Guinea
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
6,430 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
69,475 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
23,433 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
n/a

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