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El Salvador vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 150th vs. 160th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Lebanon
Population
6386184
5888008
Population rank 112/197 115/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 105/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 116/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$31B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 80/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

El Salvador and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Lebanon
Year GDP
El Salvador Lebanon
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 -
1971 $1,186,120,000 -
1972 $1,263,720,000 -
1973 $1,442,320,000 -
1974 $1,665,880,000 -
1975 $1,884,120,100 -
1976 $2,328,280,100 -
1977 $2,941,640,100 -
1978 $3,127,960,000 -
1979 $3,463,639,900 -
1980 $3,573,959,900 -
1981 $3,437,200,200 -
1982 $3,399,189,100 -
1983 $3,506,347,800 -
1984 $3,661,683,400 -
1985 $3,800,368,600 -
1986 $3,771,663,200 -
1987 $3,958,045,800 -
1988 $4,189,880,000 $3,313,540,068
1989 $4,372,215,300 $2,717,998,688
1990 $4,817,542,204 $2,838,485,354
1991 $5,252,342,400 $4,690,415,093
1992 $5,813,399,300 $5,843,579,161
1993 $6,680,269,200 $7,941,744,492
1994 $7,679,384,000 $9,599,127,050
1995 $8,921,947,100 $11,718,795,529
1996 $9,586,327,800 $13,690,217,334
1997 $10,221,705,900 $15,751,867,489
1998 $10,936,669,900 $17,247,179,006
1999 $11,284,197,000 $17,391,056,369
2000 $11,784,927,700 $17,260,364,842
2001 $12,282,533,600 $17,649,751,244
2002 $12,664,190,300 $19,152,238,806
2003 $13,243,892,200 $20,082,918,740
2004 $13,724,810,900 $21,159,827,992
2005 $14,698,000,000 $21,497,336,499
2006 $15,999,890,000 $22,022,709,851
2007 $17,011,750,000 $24,827,355,015
2008 $17,986,890,000 $29,118,916,105
2009 $17,601,620,000 $35,399,582,929
2010 $18,447,920,000 $38,443,907,042
2011 $20,283,780,000 $39,927,125,962
2012 $21,386,150,000 $44,016,799,516
2013 $21,990,960,000 $46,880,103,081
2014 $22,593,470,000 $48,095,213,747
2015 $23,438,240,000 $49,929,337,837
2016 $24,191,430,000 $51,147,308,774
2017 $24,979,190,000 $53,027,680,686
2018 $26,020,850,000 $54,901,519,156
2019 $26,881,140,000 $51,605,959,131
2020 $24,921,190,000 $31,712,128,254
2021 $29,043,140,000 $23,131,941,557
2022 $31,870,120,000 $20,992,421,949
2023 $33,853,940,000 $20,078,620,357
2024 $35,364,960,000 -

El Salvador and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Lebanon
1965 $274.3 -
1966 $282.4 -
1967 $288.4 -
1968 $290.1 -
1969 $293.4 -
1970 $309 -
1971 $316 -
1972 $329 -
1973 $366 -
1974 $413 -
1975 $457 -
1976 $553 -
1977 $684 -
1978 $712 -
1979 $773 -
1980 $787 -
1981 $752 -
1982 $735 -
1983 $745 -
1984 $763 -
1985 $776 -
1986 $755 -
1987 $777 -
1988 $806 $959
1989 $825 $771
1990 $892 $790
1991 $956 $1,278
1992 $1,041 $1,559
1993 $1,180 $2,079
1994 $1,344 $2,468
1995 $1,548 $2,959
1996 $1,651 $3,393
1997 $1,749 $3,834
1998 $1,860 $4,125
1999 $1,908 $4,087
2000 $1,983 $3,987
2001 $2,058 $4,010
2002 $2,115 $4,291
2003 $2,208 $4,438
2004 $2,286 $4,601
2005 $2,447 $4,602
2006 $2,666 $4,635
2007 $2,831 $5,125
2008 $2,983 $5,912
2009 $2,910 $7,091
2010 $3,040 $7,626
2011 $3,331 $7,835
2012 $3,498 $8,407
2013 $3,582 $8,162
2014 $3,666 $7,578
2015 $3,790 $7,714
2016 $3,901 $8,089
2017 $4,020 $8,608
2018 $4,184 $9,175
2019 $4,320 $8,906
2020 $3,997 $5,561
2021 $4,643 $4,045
2022 $5,075 $3,654
2023 $5,365 $3,478
2024 $5,580 -

El Salvador vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Lebanon
1950 44.2 59.9
1951 43.8 60.3
1952 44.8 60.8
1953 45 61.2
1954 45.5 61.6
1955 46 61.5
1956 46.6 62.2
1957 47.1 62.8
1958 47.7 61.2
1959 48 63.6
1960 48.3 63.9
1961 48.6 64.3
1962 49 64.6
1963 49.4 64.9
1964 49.7 65.1
1965 50.2 65.3
1966 50.7 65.5
1967 50.8 65.7
1968 50.8 65.8
1969 51.3 65.9
1970 51.4 66
1971 51.7 66.1
1972 52 66.2
1973 52.8 66.3
1974 52.9 66.4
1975 53.4 57.7
1976 54.4 36.4
1977 54 60.3
1978 54.7 60
1979 53.8 59.6
1980 48.6 59.9
1981 50.9 60.3
1982 53.3 47.2
1983 54.4 60.8
1984 56.6 61.2
1985 58 61.6
1986 59.3 62
1987 59.4 62.5
1988 60 62.9
1989 61.3 65.1
1990 62 65.5
1991 62.5 70.9
1992 62.9 71.2
1993 64 71.6
1994 64.5 72
1995 64.9 72.4
1996 65.5 72.6
1997 66.2 72.9
1998 66.7 73.2
1999 67.3 73.5
2000 67.7 73.9
2001 68 74.4
2002 68.5 74.8
2003 68.8 75.3
2004 69.3 75.7
2005 69.3 76.1
2006 69.6 75.7
2007 69.8 76.7
2008 70.1 77
2009 70.4 77.3
2010 70.9 77.5
2011 71.2 77.8
2012 71.4 77.9
2013 71.2 78
2014 71.1 78.1
2015 71 78.3
2016 70.9 78.3
2017 71 78.2
2018 71.4 78.3
2019 71.7 78.2
2020 70.2 76.3
2021 69.9 73.6
2022 72 78
2023 72.1 77.8
2024 72.3 77.9
2025 72.5 78.1

El Salvador and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Lebanon
Year Population
El Salvador Lebanon
1960 2,791,459 1,794,406
1961 2,870,016 1,850,084
1962 2,949,204 1,909,578
1963 3,028,679 1,970,316
1964 3,111,883 2,030,543
1965 3,199,466 2,088,831
1966 3,290,961 2,148,260
1967 3,385,184 2,206,731
1968 3,480,773 2,266,368
1969 3,576,485 2,328,159
1970 3,668,796 2,386,114
1971 3,757,523 2,446,314
1972 3,846,830 2,509,729
1973 3,938,068 2,572,935
1974 4,029,671 2,635,185
1975 4,120,449 2,693,191
1976 4,210,310 2,726,469
1977 4,301,256 2,762,155
1978 4,394,114 2,822,682
1979 4,480,388 2,882,635
1980 4,540,382 2,944,763
1981 4,570,599 3,008,981
1982 4,622,477 3,054,931
1983 4,707,367 3,094,996
1984 4,798,003 3,152,744
1985 4,894,706 3,217,376
1986 4,992,769 3,300,365
1987 5,092,441 3,385,555
1988 5,195,833 3,454,649
1989 5,298,979 3,525,285
1990 5,399,726 3,595,175
1991 5,495,077 3,668,912
1992 5,585,609 3,747,371
1993 5,659,957 3,820,647
1994 5,714,129 3,889,799
1995 5,762,131 3,960,735
1996 5,805,286 4,034,781
1997 5,844,578 4,108,405
1998 5,880,781 4,181,281
1999 5,913,900 4,255,277
2000 5,943,366 4,329,340
2001 5,968,060 4,401,918
2002 5,986,631 4,463,504
2003 5,998,599 4,525,508
2004 6,004,671 4,599,279
2005 6,005,578 4,671,102
2006 6,002,319 4,751,136
2007 6,009,824 4,844,118
2008 6,029,297 4,925,354
2009 6,048,279 4,992,287
2010 6,068,249 5,041,288
2011 6,090,127 5,096,020
2012 6,113,975 5,235,742
2013 6,138,839 5,743,436
2014 6,162,955 6,346,990
2015 6,183,676 6,472,469
2016 6,200,800 6,323,060
2017 6,213,533 6,160,128
2018 6,219,807 5,984,119
2019 6,222,318 5,794,594
2020 6,234,673 5,702,398
2021 6,255,782 5,718,122
2022 6,280,319 5,744,489
2023 6,309,624 5,773,493
2024 6,338,193 5,805,962

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Lebanon

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Lebanon
1960 6.62 5.88
1961 6.64 5.89
1962 6.68 5.9
1963 6.69 5.91
1964 6.68 5.85
1965 6.64 5.77
1966 6.57 5.68
1967 6.49 5.57
1968 6.39 5.45
1969 6.28 5.32
1970 6.18 5.19
1971 6.13 5.05
1972 6.03 4.91
1973 5.93 4.79
1974 5.82 4.65
1975 5.71 4.52
1976 5.59 4.39
1977 5.47 4.28
1978 5.36 4.18
1979 5.23 4.08
1980 5.11 4.01
1981 4.99 3.95
1982 4.83 3.86
1983 4.65 3.73
1984 4.48 3.66
1985 4.32 3.53
1986 4.19 3.47
1987 4.18 3.42
1988 4.1 3.39
1989 4.03 3.36
1990 3.96 3.27
1991 3.89 3.16
1992 3.8 3.05
1993 3.69 2.94
1994 3.61 2.82
1995 3.57 2.73
1996 3.48 2.7
1997 3.38 2.67
1998 3.34 2.65
1999 3.22 2.63
2000 3.08 2.6
2001 2.93 2.58
2002 2.78 2.52
2003 2.64 2.46
2004 2.52 2.38
2005 2.44 2.29
2006 2.4 2.24
2007 2.35 2.2
2008 2.29 2.17
2009 2.26 2.19
2010 2.24 2.26
2011 2.22 2.32
2012 2.19 2.35
2013 2.15 2.36
2014 2.13 2.38
2015 2.07 2.38
2016 1.97 2.39
2017 1.9 2.37
2018 1.85 2.35
2019 1.84 2.33
2020 1.82 2.31
2021 1.8 2.28
2022 1.79 2.26
2023 1.78 2.24

El Salvador and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Lebanon
1960 17.2 19.9
1961 17.1 19.5
1962 17 19.1
1963 17 18.7
1964 16.9 18.4
1965 16.9 18.2
1966 16.8 18.1
1967 16.7 18
1968 16.6 18
1969 16.6 18.1
1970 16.6 18.2
1971 16.6 18.3
1972 16.6 18.5
1973 16.7 18.7
1974 16.8 18.9
1975 16.9 19
1976 17 19.1
1977 17.1 19.2
1978 17.2 19.4
1979 17.4 19.6
1980 17.5 19.8
1981 17.6 19.9
1982 17.7 20.1
1983 17.8 20.3
1984 18 20.5
1985 18.2 20.7
1986 18.4 20.8
1987 18.5 21
1988 18.6 21.2
1989 18.7 21.4
1990 18.8 21.6
1991 18.8 21.8
1992 18.8 22
1993 19 22.3
1994 19.3 22.5
1995 19.6 22.8
1996 19.9 23.1
1997 20.3 23.4
1998 20.6 23.7
1999 21 24
2000 21.3 24.3
2001 21.6 24.6
2002 21.9 24.9
2003 22.2 25.2
2004 22.5 25.6
2005 22.7 26
2006 23 26.3
2007 23.2 26.7
2008 23.3 27.1
2009 23.5 27.5
2010 23.7 27.9
2011 23.9 28.2
2012 24.1 28.6
2013 24.3 28.9
2014 24.6 29.2
2015 24.9 29.4
2016 25.2 29.5
2017 25.6 29.4
2018 26 29.3
2019 26.4 29
2020 26.8 28.9
2021 27.2 29
2022 27.6 29.2
2023 28 29.4
2024 28.5 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
27%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

El Salvador Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Lebanon
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
92%
2019
English speaking
1%
2025
40%
2023
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

El Salvador Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Lebanon
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
13,487 mi
2017

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