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El Salvador vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 150th vs. 139th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
Population
6386184
2288306
Population rank 112/197 146/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
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 $204,670,551
1971 $1,186,120,000 $204,167,297
1972 $1,263,720,000 $227,986,203
1973 $1,442,320,000 $232,331,281
1974 $1,665,880,000 $256,769,730
1975 $1,884,120,100 $283,311,997
1976 $2,328,280,100 $292,152,321
1977 $2,941,640,100 $298,871,675
1978 $3,127,960,000 $318,876,550
1979 $3,463,639,900 $308,143,183
1980 $3,573,959,900 $287,648,258
1981 $3,437,200,200 $402,230,865
1982 $3,399,189,100 $430,284,022
1983 $3,506,347,800 $425,225,177
1984 $3,661,683,400 $359,980,491
1985 $3,800,368,600 $373,959,151
1986 $3,771,663,200 $338,524,233
1987 $3,958,045,800 $451,893,375
1988 $4,189,880,000 $427,514,322
1989 $4,372,215,300 $554,072,303
1990 $4,817,542,204 $634,187,269
1991 $5,252,342,400 $668,470,891
1992 $5,813,399,300 $588,309,271
1993 $6,680,269,200 $615,779,519
1994 $7,679,384,000 $612,502,085
1995 $8,921,947,100 $660,195,402
1996 $9,586,327,800 $702,965,148
1997 $10,221,705,900 $698,107,222
1998 $10,936,669,900 $591,034,143
1999 $11,284,197,000 $579,365,780
2000 $11,784,927,700 $391,345,597
2001 $12,282,533,600 $412,610,872
2002 $12,664,190,300 $466,773,711
2003 $13,243,892,200 $553,614,800
2004 $13,724,810,900 $582,169,841
2005 $14,698,000,000 $639,776,041
2006 $15,999,890,000 $634,781,901
2007 $17,011,750,000 $753,162,998
2008 $17,986,890,000 $952,667,544
2009 $17,601,620,000 $890,167,833
2010 $18,447,920,000 $940,112,539
2011 $20,283,780,000 $1,157,074,319
2012 $21,386,150,000 $1,049,412,177
2013 $21,990,960,000 $1,109,682,824
2014 $22,593,470,000 $1,135,250,721
2015 $23,438,240,000 $1,152,384,167
2016 $24,191,430,000 $1,245,074,264
2017 $24,979,190,000 $1,469,978,606
2018 $26,020,850,000 $1,554,133,594
2019 $26,881,140,000 $1,588,767,976
2020 $24,921,190,000 $1,683,619,352
2021 $29,043,140,000 $1,878,659,687
2022 $31,870,120,000 $1,839,048,748
2023 $33,853,940,000 $2,077,816,135
2024 $35,364,960,000 $2,119,865,935

El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
1965 $274.3 -
1966 $282.4 -
1967 $288.4 -
1968 $290.1 -
1969 $293.4 -
1970 $309 $350
1971 $316 $348
1972 $329 $389
1973 $366 $392
1974 $413 $419
1975 $457 $435
1976 $553 $421
1977 $684 $403
1978 $712 $403
1979 $773 $376
1980 $787 $347
1981 $752 $477
1982 $735 $503
1983 $745 $489
1984 $763 $407
1985 $776 $417
1986 $755 $371
1987 $777 $488
1988 $806 $454
1989 $825 $578
1990 $892 $651
1991 $956 $672
1992 $1,041 $574
1993 $1,180 $582
1994 $1,344 $561
1995 $1,548 $589
1996 $1,651 $615
1997 $1,749 $599
1998 $1,860 $498
1999 $1,908 $479
2000 $1,983 $317
2001 $2,058 $327
2002 $2,115 $362
2003 $2,208 $420
2004 $2,286 $431
2005 $2,447 $463
2006 $2,666 $449
2007 $2,831 $519
2008 $2,983 $640
2009 $2,910 $583
2010 $3,040 $600
2011 $3,331 $720
2012 $3,498 $635
2013 $3,582 $654
2014 $3,666 $652
2015 $3,790 $645
2016 $3,901 $680
2017 $4,020 $783
2018 $4,184 $809
2019 $4,320 $807
2020 $3,997 $836
2021 $4,643 $912
2022 $5,075 $873
2023 $5,365 $965
2024 $5,580 $963

El Salvador vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
1950 44.2 35.7
1951 43.8 35.9
1952 44.8 36.1
1953 45 36.3
1954 45.5 36.4
1955 46 36.6
1956 46.6 36.8
1957 47.1 37
1958 47.7 37.1
1959 48 37.3
1960 48.3 37.6
1961 48.6 37.8
1962 49 38
1963 49.4 35.6
1964 49.7 35.8
1965 50.2 35.9
1966 50.7 36.1
1967 50.8 36.3
1968 50.8 36.7
1969 51.3 37
1970 51.4 37.3
1971 51.7 37.5
1972 52 37.8
1973 52.8 38.2
1974 52.9 41.6
1975 53.4 41.9
1976 54.4 42.3
1977 54 42.6
1978 54.7 42.9
1979 53.8 43.2
1980 48.6 43.6
1981 50.9 43.9
1982 53.3 44.3
1983 54.4 44.6
1984 56.6 44.9
1985 58 45.3
1986 59.3 45.5
1987 59.4 45.8
1988 60 46.3
1989 61.3 46.6
1990 62 46.9
1991 62.5 47.2
1992 62.9 47.5
1993 64 47.8
1994 64.5 47.8
1995 64.9 48.5
1996 65.5 48.8
1997 66.2 48
1998 66.7 48.1
1999 67.3 48.5
2000 67.7 50.6
2001 68 51.1
2002 68.5 51.6
2003 68.8 52.2
2004 69.3 52.8
2005 69.3 52.9
2006 69.6 54.1
2007 69.8 54.9
2008 70.1 55.3
2009 70.4 56.3
2010 70.9 57
2011 71.2 57.7
2012 71.4 58.3
2013 71.2 58.9
2014 71.1 59.5
2015 71 60.1
2016 70.9 60.6
2017 71 61.1
2018 71.4 61.7
2019 71.7 62.2
2020 70.2 61.3
2021 69.9 61.7
2022 72 63.6
2023 72.1 64.1
2024 72.3 64.3
2025 72.5 64.4

El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
1960 2,791,459 577,633
1961 2,870,016 582,532
1962 2,949,204 589,474
1963 3,028,679 594,418
1964 3,111,883 588,543
1965 3,199,466 575,005
1966 3,290,961 566,908
1967 3,385,184 569,011
1968 3,480,773 578,170
1969 3,576,485 581,610
1970 3,668,796 584,403
1971 3,757,523 586,221
1972 3,846,830 586,620
1973 3,938,068 592,808
1974 4,029,671 613,338
1975 4,120,449 650,966
1976 4,210,310 694,191
1977 4,301,256 741,789
1978 4,394,114 791,694
1979 4,480,388 819,867
1980 4,540,382 829,303
1981 4,570,599 842,432
1982 4,622,477 855,891
1983 4,707,367 869,592
1984 4,798,003 883,519
1985 4,894,706 897,697
1986 4,992,769 912,126
1987 5,092,441 926,862
1988 5,195,833 942,061
1989 5,298,979 957,789
1990 5,399,726 973,669
1991 5,495,077 994,639
1992 5,585,609 1,024,356
1993 5,659,957 1,058,745
1994 5,714,129 1,092,031
1995 5,762,131 1,119,949
1996 5,805,286 1,143,535
1997 5,844,578 1,165,545
1998 5,880,781 1,187,473
1999 5,913,900 1,210,206
2000 5,943,366 1,234,741
2001 5,968,060 1,261,273
2002 5,986,631 1,289,307
2003 5,998,599 1,318,806
2004 6,004,671 1,349,563
2005 6,005,578 1,381,585
2006 6,002,319 1,415,303
2007 6,009,824 1,450,986
2008 6,029,297 1,488,054
2009 6,048,279 1,526,377
2010 6,068,249 1,566,347
2011 6,090,127 1,608,076
2012 6,113,975 1,651,417
2013 6,138,839 1,695,973
2014 6,162,955 1,741,122
2015 6,183,676 1,786,457
2016 6,200,800 1,831,893
2017 6,213,533 1,877,072
2018 6,219,807 1,922,168
2019 6,222,318 1,967,696
2020 6,234,673 2,013,255
2021 6,255,782 2,058,841
2022 6,280,319 2,105,529
2023 6,309,624 2,153,339
2024 6,338,193 2,201,352

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
1960 6.62 5.92
1961 6.64 5.93
1962 6.68 5.94
1963 6.69 5.95
1964 6.68 5.96
1965 6.64 5.97
1966 6.57 5.98
1967 6.49 5.99
1968 6.39 6.01
1969 6.28 6.02
1970 6.18 6.04
1971 6.13 6.06
1972 6.03 6.08
1973 5.93 6.1
1974 5.82 6.12
1975 5.71 6.15
1976 5.59 6.19
1977 5.47 6.25
1978 5.36 6.32
1979 5.23 6.4
1980 5.11 6.49
1981 4.99 6.57
1982 4.83 6.64
1983 4.65 6.69
1984 4.48 6.73
1985 4.32 6.74
1986 4.19 6.73
1987 4.18 6.72
1988 4.1 6.69
1989 4.03 6.66
1990 3.96 6.5
1991 3.89 6.47
1992 3.8 6.44
1993 3.69 6.37
1994 3.61 6.3
1995 3.57 6.22
1996 3.48 6.14
1997 3.38 6.06
1998 3.34 5.97
1999 3.22 5.87
2000 3.08 5.79
2001 2.93 5.69
2002 2.78 5.63
2003 2.64 5.58
2004 2.52 5.5
2005 2.44 5.46
2006 2.4 5.41
2007 2.35 5.37
2008 2.29 5.27
2009 2.26 5.18
2010 2.24 5.11
2011 2.22 5.07
2012 2.19 5
2013 2.15 4.93
2014 2.13 4.79
2015 2.07 4.66
2016 1.97 4.52
2017 1.9 4.35
2018 1.85 4.24
2019 1.84 4.15
2020 1.82 4.08
2021 1.8 4
2022 1.79 3.91
2023 1.78 3.84

El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
1960 17.2 22.9
1961 17.1 22.9
1962 17 22.6
1963 17 22.3
1964 16.9 21.7
1965 16.9 20.7
1966 16.8 19.9
1967 16.7 19.6
1968 16.6 19.5
1969 16.6 19.3
1970 16.6 19.1
1971 16.6 19
1972 16.6 18.8
1973 16.7 18.9
1974 16.8 18.9
1975 16.9 18.8
1976 17 18.5
1977 17.1 18.2
1978 17.2 17.8
1979 17.4 17.6
1980 17.5 17.7
1981 17.6 17.6
1982 17.7 17.5
1983 17.8 17.3
1984 18 17.2
1985 18.2 17.2
1986 18.4 17.1
1987 18.5 17.1
1988 18.6 17
1989 18.7 17
1990 18.8 17.1
1991 18.8 17.1
1992 18.8 17.1
1993 19 17.1
1994 19.3 17.1
1995 19.6 17.2
1996 19.9 17.2
1997 20.3 17.3
1998 20.6 17.3
1999 21 17.4
2000 21.3 17.4
2001 21.6 17.5
2002 21.9 17.6
2003 22.2 17.6
2004 22.5 17.7
2005 22.7 17.8
2006 23 17.9
2007 23.2 17.9
2008 23.3 18
2009 23.5 18.1
2010 23.7 18.2
2011 23.9 18.3
2012 24.1 18.3
2013 24.3 18.4
2014 24.6 18.5
2015 24.9 18.6
2016 25.2 18.8
2017 25.6 18.9
2018 26 19.1
2019 26.4 19.2
2020 26.8 19.4
2021 27.2 19.6
2022 27.6 19.8
2023 28 19.9
2024 28.5 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
3.4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
6.48%
2019
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
87.4%
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
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
63.9%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
2,734 mi
2018

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