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El Salvador vs Montenegro statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 624K in Montenegro (ranked 166/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 5,193 sq mi for Montenegro (ranked 150th vs. 156th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Montenegro ranks 156/197 ($8.07B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Montenegro ranks 78/197 ($12,935).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Montenegro
Population
6386184
618209
Population rank 112/197 166/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$8.07B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 156/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$12,935
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 78/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$33,380
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$5.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
60.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$8,103
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 65/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$12,008
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
5,193 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
120.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
1.74
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
40.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
77.4 years
2025

El Salvador and Montenegro: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Montenegro economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Montenegro
Year GDP
El Salvador Montenegro
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 -
1989 $4,372,215,300 -
1990 $4,817,542,204 -
1991 $5,252,342,400 -
1992 $5,813,399,300 -
1993 $6,680,269,200 -
1994 $7,679,384,000 -
1995 $8,921,947,100 -
1996 $9,586,327,800 -
1997 $10,221,705,900 $838,288,806
1998 $10,936,669,900 $854,261,161
1999 $11,284,197,000 $828,950,327
2000 $11,784,927,700 $984,293,044
2001 $12,282,533,600 $1,159,869,246
2002 $12,664,190,300 $1,284,685,051
2003 $13,243,892,200 $1,707,710,053
2004 $13,724,810,900 $2,073,234,418
2005 $14,698,000,000 $2,257,174,481
2006 $15,999,890,000 $2,721,903,149
2007 $17,011,750,000 $3,680,711,744
2008 $17,986,890,000 $4,545,674,528
2009 $17,601,620,000 $4,159,330,370
2010 $18,447,920,000 $4,142,983,843
2011 $20,283,780,000 $4,544,428,421
2012 $21,386,150,000 $4,087,526,242
2013 $21,990,960,000 $4,465,772,400
2014 $22,593,470,000 $4,593,853,291
2015 $23,438,240,000 $4,054,730,078
2016 $24,191,430,000 $4,376,930,578
2017 $24,979,190,000 $4,856,599,481
2018 $26,020,850,000 $5,506,942,238
2019 $26,881,140,000 $5,542,054,181
2020 $24,921,190,000 $4,769,996,866
2021 $29,043,140,000 $5,861,427,505
2022 $31,870,120,000 $6,229,801,581
2023 $33,853,940,000 $7,530,593,375
2024 $35,364,960,000 $8,069,536,126

El Salvador and Montenegro economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Montenegro
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Montenegro
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 -
1989 $825 -
1990 $892 -
1991 $956 -
1992 $1,041 -
1993 $1,180 -
1994 $1,344 -
1995 $1,548 -
1996 $1,651 -
1997 $1,749 $1,375
1998 $1,860 $1,406
1999 $1,908 $1,368
2000 $1,983 $1,627
2001 $2,058 $1,910
2002 $2,115 $2,107
2003 $2,208 $2,789
2004 $2,286 $3,380
2005 $2,447 $3,675
2006 $2,666 $4,426
2007 $2,831 $5,976
2008 $2,983 $7,368
2009 $2,910 $6,727
2010 $3,040 $6,688
2011 $3,331 $7,326
2012 $3,498 $6,578
2013 $3,582 $7,173
2014 $3,666 $7,365
2015 $3,790 $6,491
2016 $3,901 $6,999
2017 $4,020 $7,758
2018 $4,184 $8,791
2019 $4,320 $8,842
2020 $3,997 $7,613
2021 $4,643 $9,377
2022 $5,075 $9,990
2023 $5,365 $12,077
2024 $5,580 $12,935

El Salvador vs. Montenegro life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Montenegro
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Montenegro
1950 44.2 58
1951 43.8 58.5
1952 44.8 59.1
1953 45 59.7
1954 45.5 60.8
1955 46 60.9
1956 46.6 62
1957 47.1 63
1958 47.7 63.8
1959 48 64.7
1960 48.3 65.7
1961 48.6 66.1
1962 49 66.4
1963 49.4 66.8
1964 49.7 67.4
1965 50.2 68.1
1966 50.7 68.6
1967 50.8 69.3
1968 50.8 69.8
1969 51.3 70.2
1970 51.4 70.4
1971 51.7 70.8
1972 52 71.2
1973 52.8 71.6
1974 52.9 71.6
1975 53.4 71.9
1976 54.4 72.1
1977 54 71.8
1978 54.7 71.9
1979 53.8 71.5
1980 48.6 72.2
1981 50.9 72.1
1982 53.3 72.3
1983 54.4 72.3
1984 56.6 72.3
1985 58 72.4
1986 59.3 72.8
1987 59.4 73.2
1988 60 73.4
1989 61.3 73.8
1990 62 73.9
1991 62.5 74
1992 62.9 73.8
1993 64 73.9
1994 64.5 73.8
1995 64.9 73.7
1996 65.5 73.6
1997 66.2 73.5
1998 66.7 73.4
1999 67.3 73.3
2000 67.7 73.6
2001 68 73.7
2002 68.5 74.1
2003 68.8 74.2
2004 69.3 74.4
2005 69.3 74.4
2006 69.6 74.7
2007 69.8 74.7
2008 70.1 75
2009 70.4 75.4
2010 70.9 75.7
2011 71.2 76
2012 71.4 76.2
2013 71.2 76.4
2014 71.1 76.5
2015 71 76.6
2016 70.9 76.6
2017 71 76.6
2018 71.4 76.9
2019 71.7 76.6
2020 70.2 75.9
2021 69.9 73.8
2022 72 75.9
2023 72.1 77.1
2024 72.3 77.3
2025 72.5 77.4

El Salvador and Montenegro population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Montenegro
Year Population
El Salvador Montenegro
1960 2,791,459 480,579
1961 2,870,016 491,140
1962 2,949,204 502,558
1963 3,028,679 513,409
1964 3,111,883 521,753
1965 3,199,466 526,327
1966 3,290,961 526,419
1967 3,385,184 522,796
1968 3,480,773 517,481
1969 3,576,485 513,340
1970 3,668,796 512,407
1971 3,757,523 515,449
1972 3,846,830 521,785
1973 3,938,068 530,220
1974 4,029,671 538,902
1975 4,120,449 546,487
1976 4,210,310 552,562
1977 4,301,256 557,576
1978 4,394,114 562,065
1979 4,480,388 566,888
1980 4,540,382 572,608
1981 4,570,599 579,445
1982 4,622,477 587,001
1983 4,707,367 594,506
1984 4,798,003 600,884
1985 4,894,706 605,398
1986 4,992,769 607,711
1987 5,092,441 608,144
1988 5,195,833 607,413
1989 5,298,979 606,571
1990 5,399,726 606,372
1991 5,495,077 607,105
1992 5,585,609 608,516
1993 5,659,957 610,170
1994 5,714,129 611,389
1995 5,762,131 611,712
1996 5,805,286 611,003
1997 5,844,578 609,520
1998 5,880,781 607,662
1999 5,913,900 606,001
2000 5,943,366 604,950
2001 5,968,060 607,389
2002 5,986,631 609,828
2003 5,998,599 612,267
2004 6,004,671 613,353
2005 6,005,578 614,261
2006 6,002,319 615,025
2007 6,009,824 615,875
2008 6,029,297 616,969
2009 6,048,279 618,294
2010 6,068,249 619,428
2011 6,090,127 620,345
2012 6,113,975 621,418
2013 6,138,839 622,587
2014 6,162,955 623,744
2015 6,183,676 624,651
2016 6,200,800 625,353
2017 6,213,533 625,982
2018 6,219,807 626,438
2019 6,222,318 626,753
2020 6,234,673 626,590
2021 6,255,782 625,053
2022 6,280,319 623,591
2023 6,309,624 623,529
2024 6,338,193 623,831

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Montenegro

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Montenegro
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Montenegro
1960 6.62 3.53
1961 6.64 3.49
1962 6.68 3.44
1963 6.69 3.38
1964 6.68 3.28
1965 6.64 3.19
1966 6.57 3.09
1967 6.49 2.91
1968 6.39 2.8
1969 6.28 2.79
1970 6.18 2.69
1971 6.13 2.67
1972 6.03 2.61
1973 5.93 2.51
1974 5.82 2.43
1975 5.71 2.38
1976 5.59 2.35
1977 5.47 2.31
1978 5.36 2.25
1979 5.23 2.2
1980 5.11 2.22
1981 4.99 2.19
1982 4.83 2.19
1983 4.65 2.17
1984 4.48 2.14
1985 4.32 2.13
1986 4.19 2.09
1987 4.18 2.07
1988 4.1 2.01
1989 4.03 1.94
1990 3.96 1.95
1991 3.89 2.02
1992 3.8 2.01
1993 3.69 1.96
1994 3.61 1.94
1995 3.57 1.96
1996 3.48 1.92
1997 3.38 1.89
1998 3.34 1.89
1999 3.22 1.88
2000 3.08 1.9
2001 2.93 1.86
2002 2.78 1.81
2003 2.64 1.8
2004 2.52 1.73
2005 2.44 1.69
2006 2.4 1.73
2007 2.35 1.8
2008 2.29 1.89
2009 2.26 1.98
2010 2.24 1.7
2011 2.22 1.65
2012 2.19 1.72
2013 2.15 1.73
2014 2.13 1.75
2015 2.07 1.7
2016 1.97 1.8
2017 1.9 1.8
2018 1.85 1.8
2019 1.84 1.8
2020 1.82 1.75
2021 1.8 1.75
2022 1.79 1.8
2023 1.78 1.74

El Salvador and Montenegro demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Montenegro
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Montenegro
1960 17.2 22.7
1961 17.1 22.8
1962 17 22.9
1963 17 23.1
1964 16.9 23.2
1965 16.9 23.4
1966 16.8 23.5
1967 16.7 23.6
1968 16.6 23.7
1969 16.6 23.8
1970 16.6 23.9
1971 16.6 23.9
1972 16.6 24.1
1973 16.7 24.4
1974 16.8 24.7
1975 16.9 25
1976 17 25.3
1977 17.1 25.7
1978 17.2 26
1979 17.4 26.3
1980 17.5 26.5
1981 17.6 26.8
1982 17.7 27.2
1983 17.8 27.5
1984 18 27.9
1985 18.2 28.2
1986 18.4 28.6
1987 18.5 28.9
1988 18.6 29.2
1989 18.7 29.5
1990 18.8 29.7
1991 18.8 30.1
1992 18.8 30.4
1993 19 30.8
1994 19.3 31.2
1995 19.6 31.6
1996 19.9 31.9
1997 20.3 32.3
1998 20.6 32.7
1999 21 33
2000 21.3 33.3
2001 21.6 33.6
2002 21.9 33.9
2003 22.2 34.2
2004 22.5 34.4
2005 22.7 34.7
2006 23 35
2007 23.2 35.4
2008 23.3 35.7
2009 23.5 36
2010 23.7 36.3
2011 23.9 36.6
2012 24.1 36.9
2013 24.3 37.1
2014 24.6 37.5
2015 24.9 37.8
2016 25.2 38.2
2017 25.6 38.6
2018 26 39
2019 26.4 39.4
2020 26.8 39.7
2021 27.2 39.9
2022 27.6 40.1
2023 28 40.3
2024 28.5 40.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Montenegro
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$7.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
44%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
1.63%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
13.1%
2023
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
62.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
11.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
63.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
24.7%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
2.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
112
2012
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.79B
2012
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
351,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
14.4%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
75.4%
2024

Energy

El Salvador Montenegro
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
1,722 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$17.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
72.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
39.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
20.6%
2023
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
24.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
4,564 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
61.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
53.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Montenegro
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-1,686
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
6.01 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
64.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
0.79
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
7.6
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
99%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
26%
2025
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
88.9%
2024

Health

El Salvador Montenegro
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$1,107
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$407
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
77.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
2.75
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
26.3 years
2010
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
18.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
10.7%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
32%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
10.3 liters
2019

Territory

El Salvador Montenegro
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.009%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
8,324 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
1,017 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
3,193 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
4,823 mi
2010

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