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El Salvador vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 150th vs. 191st).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Marshall Islands
Population
6386184
36281
Population rank 112/197 192/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 105/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

El Salvador and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
El Salvador Marshall Islands
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 $8,408,486
1971 $1,186,120,000 $9,116,810
1972 $1,263,720,000 $9,973,652
1973 $1,442,320,000 $11,607,366
1974 $1,665,880,000 $15,217,532
1975 $1,884,120,100 $16,691,301
1976 $2,328,280,100 $18,153,647
1977 $2,941,640,100 $20,210,069
1978 $3,127,960,000 $22,209,370
1979 $3,463,639,900 $25,545,346
1980 $3,573,959,900 $26,710,653
1981 $3,437,200,200 $31,020,000
1982 $3,399,189,100 $34,918,000
1983 $3,506,347,800 $41,749,000
1984 $3,661,683,400 $45,144,000
1985 $3,800,368,600 $43,879,000
1986 $3,771,663,200 $55,989,000
1987 $3,958,045,800 $62,983,000
1988 $4,189,880,000 $70,688,000
1989 $4,372,215,300 $72,798,000
1990 $4,817,542,204 $78,476,000
1991 $5,252,342,400 $82,507,000
1992 $5,813,399,300 $91,063,000
1993 $6,680,269,200 $99,461,000
1994 $7,679,384,000 $108,071,000
1995 $8,921,947,100 $120,230,000
1996 $9,586,327,800 $110,858,000
1997 $10,221,705,900 $109,884,700
1998 $10,936,669,900 $112,070,100
1999 $11,284,197,000 $113,352,100
2000 $11,784,927,700 $114,838,500
2001 $12,282,533,600 $122,406,100
2002 $12,664,190,300 $131,960,000
2003 $13,243,892,200 $131,128,500
2004 $13,724,810,900 $132,900,000
2005 $14,698,000,000 $138,000,000
2006 $15,999,890,000 $143,200,000
2007 $17,011,750,000 $150,500,000
2008 $17,986,890,000 $146,600,000
2009 $17,601,620,000 $151,200,000
2010 $18,447,920,000 $161,100,000
2011 $20,283,780,000 $172,300,000
2012 $21,386,150,000 $180,700,000
2013 $21,990,960,000 $186,400,000
2014 $22,593,470,000 $186,000,000
2015 $23,438,240,000 $183,700,000
2016 $24,191,430,000 $201,800,000
2017 $24,979,190,000 $213,700,000
2018 $26,020,850,000 $220,000,000
2019 $26,881,140,000 $232,900,000
2020 $24,921,190,000 $241,800,000
2021 $29,043,140,000 $258,900,000
2022 $31,870,120,000 $253,400,000
2023 $33,853,940,000 $259,300,000
2024 $35,364,960,000 $280,357,844

El Salvador and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Marshall Islands
1965 $274.3 -
1966 $282.4 -
1967 $288.4 -
1968 $290.1 -
1969 $293.4 -
1970 $309 $373
1971 $316 $390
1972 $329 $416
1973 $366 $472
1974 $413 $602
1975 $457 $638
1976 $553 $672
1977 $684 $724
1978 $712 $771
1979 $773 $859
1980 $787 $868
1981 $752 $969
1982 $735 $1,046
1983 $745 $1,199
1984 $763 $1,245
1985 $776 $1,162
1986 $755 $1,425
1987 $777 $1,543
1988 $806 $1,670
1989 $825 $1,670
1990 $892 $1,758
1991 $956 $1,811
1992 $1,041 $1,963
1993 $1,180 $2,112
1994 $1,344 $2,265
1995 $1,548 $2,491
1996 $1,651 $2,273
1997 $1,749 $2,231
1998 $1,860 $2,254
1999 $1,908 $2,258
2000 $1,983 $2,265
2001 $2,058 $2,394
2002 $2,115 $2,566
2003 $2,208 $2,539
2004 $2,286 $2,566
2005 $2,447 $2,659
2006 $2,666 $2,754
2007 $2,831 $2,892
2008 $2,983 $2,818
2009 $2,910 $2,907
2010 $3,040 $3,095
2011 $3,331 $3,319
2012 $3,498 $3,514
2013 $3,582 $3,678
2014 $3,666 $3,735
2015 $3,790 $3,764
2016 $3,901 $4,230
2017 $4,020 $4,593
2018 $4,184 $4,858
2019 $4,320 $5,292
2020 $3,997 $5,662
2021 $4,643 $6,259
2022 $5,075 $6,323
2023 $5,365 $6,678
2024 $5,580 $7,467

El Salvador vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Marshall Islands
1950 44.2 52.6
1951 43.8 52.7
1952 44.8 52.7
1953 45 52.8
1954 45.5 52.9
1955 46 53
1956 46.6 53.2
1957 47.1 53.4
1958 47.7 53.6
1959 48 54
1960 48.3 54.4
1961 48.6 54.7
1962 49 55.2
1963 49.4 55.7
1964 49.7 56.3
1965 50.2 56.8
1966 50.7 57.3
1967 50.8 57.8
1968 50.8 58.2
1969 51.3 58.5
1970 51.4 58.8
1971 51.7 59.1
1972 52 59.5
1973 52.8 59.8
1974 52.9 60.1
1975 53.4 60.3
1976 54.4 60.4
1977 54 60.6
1978 54.7 60.7
1979 53.8 60.8
1980 48.6 61
1981 50.9 61.1
1982 53.3 61.3
1983 54.4 61.5
1984 56.6 61.6
1985 58 61.7
1986 59.3 61.8
1987 59.4 61.8
1988 60 61.8
1989 61.3 61.7
1990 62 61.8
1991 62.5 61.8
1992 62.9 61.9
1993 64 62.1
1994 64.5 62.3
1995 64.9 62.5
1996 65.5 62.8
1997 66.2 63
1998 66.7 63.2
1999 67.3 63.4
2000 67.7 63.3
2001 68 63.7
2002 68.5 63.8
2003 68.8 64
2004 69.3 64
2005 69.3 64.1
2006 69.6 64.2
2007 69.8 64.3
2008 70.1 64.3
2009 70.4 64.4
2010 70.9 64.5
2011 71.2 64.6
2012 71.4 64.8
2013 71.2 65
2014 71.1 65.1
2015 71 65.3
2016 70.9 65.5
2017 71 65.7
2018 71.4 65.9
2019 71.7 66
2020 70.2 65.4
2021 69.9 65.4
2022 72 66.7
2023 72.1 66.9
2024 72.3 67.1
2025 72.5 67.2

El Salvador and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Marshall Islands
Year Population
El Salvador Marshall Islands
1960 2,791,459 14,703
1961 2,870,016 15,219
1962 2,949,204 15,755
1963 3,028,679 16,302
1964 3,111,883 16,852
1965 3,199,466 17,402
1966 3,290,961 17,927
1967 3,385,184 18,655
1968 3,480,773 19,862
1969 3,576,485 21,305
1970 3,668,796 22,530
1971 3,757,523 23,366
1972 3,846,830 23,992
1973 3,938,068 24,581
1974 4,029,671 25,296
1975 4,120,449 26,154
1976 4,210,310 27,021
1977 4,301,256 27,906
1978 4,394,114 28,809
1979 4,480,388 29,738
1980 4,540,382 30,774
1981 4,570,599 32,017
1982 4,622,477 33,397
1983 4,707,367 34,811
1984 4,798,003 36,264
1985 4,894,706 37,761
1986 4,992,769 39,286
1987 5,092,441 40,828
1988 5,195,833 42,321
1989 5,298,979 43,586
1990 5,399,726 44,629
1991 5,495,077 45,568
1992 5,585,609 46,388
1993 5,659,957 47,093
1994 5,714,129 47,712
1995 5,762,131 48,266
1996 5,805,286 48,775
1997 5,844,578 49,259
1998 5,880,781 49,717
1999 5,913,900 50,202
2000 5,943,366 50,706
2001 5,968,060 51,123
2002 5,986,631 51,425
2003 5,998,599 51,639
2004 6,004,671 51,791
2005 6,005,578 51,906
2006 6,002,319 51,992
2007 6,009,824 52,035
2008 6,029,297 52,030
2009 6,048,279 52,019
2010 6,068,249 52,044
2011 6,090,127 51,907
2012 6,113,975 51,419
2013 6,138,839 50,681
2014 6,162,955 49,796
2015 6,183,676 48,800
2016 6,200,800 47,709
2017 6,213,533 46,529
2018 6,219,807 45,285
2019 6,222,318 44,007
2020 6,234,673 42,706
2021 6,255,782 41,367
2022 6,280,319 40,077
2023 6,309,624 38,827
2024 6,338,193 37,548

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Marshall Islands
1960 6.62 8.08
1961 6.64 8.12
1962 6.68 8.12
1963 6.69 8.12
1964 6.68 8.14
1965 6.64 8.16
1966 6.57 8.2
1967 6.49 8.17
1968 6.39 8.14
1969 6.28 8.11
1970 6.18 8.07
1971 6.13 8.04
1972 6.03 8
1973 5.93 7.95
1974 5.82 7.9
1975 5.71 7.83
1976 5.59 7.76
1977 5.47 7.67
1978 5.36 7.58
1979 5.23 7.47
1980 5.11 7.37
1981 4.99 7.27
1982 4.83 7.18
1983 4.65 7.08
1984 4.48 6.99
1985 4.32 6.87
1986 4.19 6.73
1987 4.18 6.57
1988 4.1 6.38
1989 4.03 6.18
1990 3.96 5.97
1991 3.89 5.76
1992 3.8 5.55
1993 3.69 5.38
1994 3.61 5.23
1995 3.57 5.09
1996 3.48 5.02
1997 3.38 4.96
1998 3.34 4.87
1999 3.22 4.78
2000 3.08 4.7
2001 2.93 4.58
2002 2.78 4.49
2003 2.64 4.42
2004 2.52 4.34
2005 2.44 4.28
2006 2.4 4.2
2007 2.35 4.09
2008 2.29 3.97
2009 2.26 3.83
2010 2.24 3.67
2011 2.22 3.53
2012 2.19 3.38
2013 2.15 3.25
2014 2.13 3.18
2015 2.07 3.13
2016 1.97 3.09
2017 1.9 3.06
2018 1.85 3.04
2019 1.84 3.01
2020 1.82 2.99
2021 1.8 2.96
2022 1.79 2.94
2023 1.78 2.92

El Salvador and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Marshall Islands
1960 17.2 17.4
1961 17.1 17
1962 17 16.7
1963 17 16.4
1964 16.9 16.3
1965 16.9 16.3
1966 16.8 16.4
1967 16.7 16.6
1968 16.6 16.9
1969 16.6 17.2
1970 16.6 17.4
1971 16.6 17.1
1972 16.6 16.6
1973 16.7 16.2
1974 16.8 16
1975 16.9 15.9
1976 17 15.7
1977 17.1 15.5
1978 17.2 15.3
1979 17.4 15.1
1980 17.5 15
1981 17.6 14.9
1982 17.7 14.9
1983 17.8 14.9
1984 18 14.8
1985 18.2 14.8
1986 18.4 14.7
1987 18.5 14.7
1988 18.6 14.7
1989 18.7 14.8
1990 18.8 14.9
1991 18.8 15.2
1992 18.8 15.4
1993 19 15.8
1994 19.3 16.1
1995 19.6 16.5
1996 19.9 16.9
1997 20.3 17.2
1998 20.6 17.6
1999 21 17.9
2000 21.3 18.2
2001 21.6 18.5
2002 21.9 18.8
2003 22.2 19.1
2004 22.5 19.4
2005 22.7 19.7
2006 23 19.9
2007 23.2 20.2
2008 23.3 20.4
2009 23.5 20.5
2010 23.7 20.6
2011 23.9 20.6
2012 24.1 20.8
2013 24.3 21
2014 24.6 21.3
2015 24.9 21.6
2016 25.2 21.9
2017 25.6 22.2
2018 26 22.4
2019 26.4 22.6
2020 26.8 22.6
2021 27.2 22.5
2022 27.6 22.2
2023 28 21.9
2024 28.5 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
2.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

El Salvador Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
12.2%
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
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
33
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
132
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
95.8%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

El Salvador Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

El Salvador Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
1,260 mi
2007

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