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El Salvador vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 150th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Namibia
Population
6386184
3141364
Population rank 112/197 134/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

El Salvador and Namibia: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Namibia economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Namibia
Year GDP
El Salvador Namibia
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 $2,421,990,338
1981 $3,437,200,200 $2,249,908,578
1982 $3,399,189,100 $2,118,710,248
1983 $3,506,347,800 $2,297,400,688
1984 $3,661,683,400 $1,951,260,038
1985 $3,800,368,600 $1,608,237,350
1986 $3,771,663,200 $1,809,048,527
1987 $3,958,045,800 $2,300,068,217
1988 $4,189,880,000 $2,495,094,746
1989 $4,372,215,300 $2,535,135,798
1990 $4,817,542,204 $2,789,921,854
1991 $5,252,342,400 $2,996,869,281
1992 $5,813,399,300 $3,429,521,699
1993 $6,680,269,200 $3,251,188,833
1994 $7,679,384,000 $3,666,503,530
1995 $8,921,947,100 $3,978,514,206
1996 $9,586,327,800 $3,989,163,197
1997 $10,221,705,900 $4,154,989,950
1998 $10,936,669,900 $3,873,109,866
1999 $11,284,197,000 $3,868,551,730
2000 $11,784,927,700 $3,922,232,165
2001 $12,282,533,600 $3,557,341,215
2002 $12,664,190,300 $3,349,169,826
2003 $13,243,892,200 $4,926,439,384
2004 $13,724,810,900 $6,609,205,995
2005 $14,698,000,000 $7,248,374,838
2006 $15,999,890,000 $8,001,779,551
2007 $17,011,750,000 $8,839,536,476
2008 $17,986,890,000 $8,607,431,497
2009 $17,601,620,000 $8,938,847,189
2010 $18,447,920,000 $11,431,412,421
2011 $20,283,780,000 $12,523,359,441
2012 $21,386,150,000 $13,042,053,592
2013 $21,990,960,000 $12,043,307,277
2014 $22,593,470,000 $12,435,430,970
2015 $23,438,240,000 $11,335,161,084
2016 $24,191,430,000 $10,722,018,732
2017 $24,979,190,000 $12,895,153,371
2018 $26,020,850,000 $13,682,019,076
2019 $26,881,140,000 $12,541,928,303
2020 $24,921,190,000 $10,583,748,542
2021 $29,043,140,000 $12,402,486,184
2022 $31,870,120,000 $12,569,449,123
2023 $33,853,940,000 $12,408,271,448
2024 $35,364,960,000 $13,372,354,269

El Salvador and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Namibia
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 $2,468
1981 $752 $2,267
1982 $735 $2,097
1983 $745 $2,214
1984 $763 $1,830
1985 $776 $1,466
1986 $755 $1,599
1987 $777 $1,969
1988 $806 $2,063
1989 $825 $1,967
1990 $892 $2,037
1991 $956 $2,117
1992 $1,041 $2,347
1993 $1,180 $2,155
1994 $1,344 $2,356
1995 $1,548 $2,483
1996 $1,651 $2,423
1997 $1,749 $2,460
1998 $1,860 $2,235
1999 $1,908 $2,178
2000 $1,983 $2,157
2001 $2,058 $1,916
2002 $2,115 $1,772
2003 $2,208 $2,569
2004 $2,286 $3,403
2005 $2,447 $3,686
2006 $2,666 $4,017
2007 $2,831 $4,379
2008 $2,983 $4,205
2009 $2,910 $4,303
2010 $3,040 $5,418
2011 $3,331 $5,835
2012 $3,498 $5,943
2013 $3,582 $5,347
2014 $3,666 $5,378
2015 $3,790 $4,774
2016 $3,901 $4,396
2017 $4,020 $5,144
2018 $4,184 $5,309
2019 $4,320 $4,732
2020 $3,997 $3,879
2021 $4,643 $4,413
2022 $5,075 $4,350
2023 $5,365 $4,188
2024 $5,580 $4,413

El Salvador vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Namibia
1950 44.2 41.9
1951 43.8 42.5
1952 44.8 43.1
1953 45 43.8
1954 45.5 44.4
1955 46 45
1956 46.6 45.7
1957 47.1 46.4
1958 47.7 47.1
1959 48 47.8
1960 48.3 48.5
1961 48.6 49.2
1962 49 50
1963 49.4 50.6
1964 49.7 51.3
1965 50.2 52
1966 50.7 52.3
1967 50.8 52.9
1968 50.8 53.6
1969 51.3 54.1
1970 51.4 54.7
1971 51.7 55.3
1972 52 55.8
1973 52.8 56.4
1974 52.9 56.9
1975 53.4 57.6
1976 54.4 58
1977 54 58.6
1978 54.7 59.1
1979 53.8 59.5
1980 48.6 56.6
1981 50.9 56.9
1982 53.3 57.3
1983 54.4 57.6
1984 56.6 58.1
1985 58 58.5
1986 59.3 58.7
1987 59.4 59.1
1988 60 59
1989 61.3 60.8
1990 62 61.4
1991 62.5 60.8
1992 62.9 60.2
1993 64 59.3
1994 64.5 58.4
1995 64.9 57.5
1996 65.5 56.6
1997 66.2 55.8
1998 66.7 54.8
1999 67.3 54
2000 67.7 52.9
2001 68 52
2002 68.5 52
2003 68.8 51.9
2004 69.3 52.2
2005 69.3 52.6
2006 69.6 53.2
2007 69.8 54
2008 70.1 54.7
2009 70.4 55.3
2010 70.9 56.1
2011 71.2 56.6
2012 71.4 57.7
2013 71.2 58.5
2014 71.1 59.3
2015 71 60
2016 70.9 60.8
2017 71 61.7
2018 71.4 62.6
2019 71.7 63.5
2020 70.2 64.1
2021 69.9 60.8
2022 72 64.2
2023 72.1 67.4
2024 72.3 67.5
2025 72.5 67.7

El Salvador and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Namibia
Year Population
El Salvador Namibia
1960 2,791,459 591,465
1961 2,870,016 603,067
1962 2,949,204 615,759
1963 3,028,679 629,589
1964 3,111,883 644,530
1965 3,199,466 660,558
1966 3,290,961 677,655
1967 3,385,184 696,045
1968 3,480,773 715,542
1969 3,576,485 736,120
1970 3,668,796 757,868
1971 3,757,523 780,584
1972 3,846,830 804,399
1973 3,938,068 828,928
1974 4,029,671 854,320
1975 4,120,449 881,032
1976 4,210,310 906,566
1977 4,301,256 931,104
1978 4,394,114 947,269
1979 4,480,388 962,825
1980 4,540,382 981,434
1981 4,570,599 992,500
1982 4,622,477 1,010,308
1983 4,707,367 1,037,511
1984 4,798,003 1,065,989
1985 4,894,706 1,096,890
1986 4,992,769 1,131,081
1987 5,092,441 1,167,889
1988 5,195,833 1,209,696
1989 5,298,979 1,288,947
1990 5,399,726 1,369,303
1991 5,495,077 1,415,684
1992 5,585,609 1,461,322
1993 5,659,957 1,508,697
1994 5,714,129 1,556,304
1995 5,762,131 1,602,170
1996 5,805,286 1,646,103
1997 5,844,578 1,689,264
1998 5,880,781 1,732,745
1999 5,913,900 1,776,368
2000 5,943,366 1,818,647
2001 5,968,060 1,857,048
2002 5,986,631 1,889,970
2003 5,998,599 1,917,464
2004 6,004,671 1,942,082
2005 6,005,578 1,966,582
2006 6,002,319 1,991,888
2007 6,009,824 2,018,600
2008 6,029,297 2,047,056
2009 6,048,279 2,077,394
2010 6,068,249 2,109,811
2011 6,090,127 2,146,325
2012 6,113,975 2,194,654
2013 6,138,839 2,252,508
2014 6,162,955 2,312,139
2015 6,183,676 2,374,300
2016 6,200,800 2,439,213
2017 6,213,533 2,506,853
2018 6,219,807 2,577,327
2019 6,222,318 2,650,494
2020 6,234,673 2,728,762
2021 6,255,782 2,810,548
2022 6,280,319 2,889,662
2023 6,309,624 2,963,095
2024 6,338,193 3,030,131

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Namibia

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Namibia
1960 6.62 6.24
1961 6.64 6.29
1962 6.68 6.35
1963 6.69 6.41
1964 6.68 6.43
1965 6.64 6.45
1966 6.57 6.47
1967 6.49 6.49
1968 6.39 6.5
1969 6.28 6.51
1970 6.18 6.52
1971 6.13 6.52
1972 6.03 6.53
1973 5.93 6.54
1974 5.82 6.55
1975 5.71 6.53
1976 5.59 6.49
1977 5.47 6.44
1978 5.36 6.38
1979 5.23 6.31
1980 5.11 6.24
1981 4.99 6.16
1982 4.83 6.08
1983 4.65 6
1984 4.48 5.94
1985 4.32 5.88
1986 4.19 5.79
1987 4.18 5.7
1988 4.1 5.61
1989 4.03 5.52
1990 3.96 5.4
1991 3.89 5.29
1992 3.8 5.11
1993 3.69 4.91
1994 3.61 4.68
1995 3.57 4.42
1996 3.48 4.2
1997 3.38 4.17
1998 3.34 4.18
1999 3.22 4.14
2000 3.08 3.99
2001 2.93 3.83
2002 2.78 3.69
2003 2.64 3.58
2004 2.52 3.55
2005 2.44 3.57
2006 2.4 3.6
2007 2.35 3.61
2008 2.29 3.62
2009 2.26 3.63
2010 2.24 3.66
2011 2.22 3.66
2012 2.19 3.68
2013 2.15 3.65
2014 2.13 3.64
2015 2.07 3.6
2016 1.97 3.57
2017 1.9 3.51
2018 1.85 3.46
2019 1.84 3.4
2020 1.82 3.35
2021 1.8 3.3
2022 1.79 3.25
2023 1.78 3.21

El Salvador and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Namibia
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Namibia
1960 17.2 18.9
1961 17.1 18.7
1962 17 18.6
1963 17 18.5
1964 16.9 18.4
1965 16.9 18.4
1966 16.8 18.3
1967 16.7 18.3
1968 16.6 18.2
1969 16.6 18.1
1970 16.6 18.1
1971 16.6 18
1972 16.6 17.9
1973 16.7 17.8
1974 16.8 17.7
1975 16.9 17.6
1976 17 17.5
1977 17.1 17.3
1978 17.2 17
1979 17.4 16.8
1980 17.5 16.6
1981 17.6 16.4
1982 17.7 16.3
1983 17.8 16.4
1984 18 16.5
1985 18.2 16.7
1986 18.4 16.9
1987 18.5 17
1988 18.6 17.3
1989 18.7 17.8
1990 18.8 18.3
1991 18.8 18.4
1992 18.8 18.4
1993 19 18.5
1994 19.3 18.5
1995 19.6 18.6
1996 19.9 18.7
1997 20.3 18.8
1998 20.6 18.9
1999 21 18.9
2000 21.3 19
2001 21.6 19.1
2002 21.9 19.2
2003 22.2 19.3
2004 22.5 19.4
2005 22.7 19.6
2006 23 19.7
2007 23.2 19.9
2008 23.3 20
2009 23.5 20.3
2010 23.7 20.5
2011 23.9 20.7
2012 24.1 20.9
2013 24.3 21.1
2014 24.6 21.3
2015 24.9 21.4
2016 25.2 21.5
2017 25.6 21.6
2018 26 21.7
2019 26.4 21.8
2020 26.8 21.8
2021 27.2 21.8
2022 27.6 21.8
2023 28 21.9
2024 28.5 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
72.9%
2024

Energy

El Salvador Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

El Salvador Namibia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
87.6%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

El Salvador Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Namibia
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
n/a

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