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El Salvador vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 150th vs. 195th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Nauru
Population
6386184
12088
Population rank 112/197 195/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 105/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

El Salvador and Nauru: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Nauru economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Nauru
Year GDP
El Salvador Nauru
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 $17,570,366
1971 $1,186,120,000 $19,009,433
1972 $1,263,720,000 $21,734,269
1973 $1,442,320,000 $26,529,817
1974 $1,665,880,000 $35,994,511
1975 $1,884,120,100 $40,106,776
1976 $2,328,280,100 $40,287,427
1977 $2,941,640,100 $40,444,702
1978 $3,127,960,000 $41,754,147
1979 $3,463,639,900 $44,431,330
1980 $3,573,959,900 $46,947,124
1981 $3,437,200,200 $51,689,637
1982 $3,399,189,100 $52,877,742
1983 $3,506,347,800 $48,439,093
1984 $3,661,683,400 $47,363,231
1985 $3,800,368,600 $41,548,741
1986 $3,771,663,200 $39,939,391
1987 $3,958,045,800 $40,118,410
1988 $4,189,880,000 $45,931,134
1989 $4,372,215,300 $53,736,786
1990 $4,817,542,204 $55,572,376
1991 $5,252,342,400 $52,533,789
1992 $5,813,399,300 $51,133,123
1993 $6,680,269,200 $43,542,088
1994 $7,679,384,000 $39,742,511
1995 $8,921,947,100 $39,969,706
1996 $9,586,327,800 $37,458,801
1997 $10,221,705,900 $37,331,507
1998 $10,936,669,900 $29,664,451
1999 $11,284,197,000 $27,328,613
2000 $11,784,927,700 $26,930,980
2001 $12,282,533,600 $22,613,288
2002 $12,664,190,300 $21,017,424
2003 $13,243,892,200 $24,778,160
2004 $13,724,810,900 $30,587,566
2005 $14,698,000,000 $30,282,840
2006 $15,999,890,000 $29,183,627
2007 $17,011,750,000 $23,068,623
2008 $17,986,890,000 $37,184,925
2009 $17,601,620,000 $44,024,970
2010 $18,447,920,000 $47,442,299
2011 $20,283,780,000 $65,444,174
2012 $21,386,150,000 $100,794,925
2013 $21,990,960,000 $94,385,015
2014 $22,593,470,000 $98,752,257
2015 $23,438,240,000 $84,383,389
2016 $24,191,430,000 $97,276,023
2017 $24,979,190,000 $108,862,279
2018 $26,020,850,000 $130,937,590
2019 $26,881,140,000 $124,871,111
2020 $24,921,190,000 $124,530,027
2021 $29,043,140,000 $175,513,985
2022 $31,870,120,000 $152,190,819
2023 $33,853,940,000 $151,455,968
2024 $35,364,960,000 $160,350,640

El Salvador and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Nauru
1965 $274.3 -
1966 $282.4 -
1967 $288.4 -
1968 $290.1 -
1969 $293.4 -
1970 $309 $2,619
1971 $316 $2,811
1972 $329 $3,191
1973 $366 $3,864
1974 $413 $5,199
1975 $457 $5,740
1976 $553 $5,703
1977 $684 $5,646
1978 $712 $5,721
1979 $773 $5,950
1980 $787 $6,138
1981 $752 $6,594
1982 $735 $6,577
1983 $745 $5,896
1984 $763 $5,654
1985 $776 $4,859
1986 $755 $4,569
1987 $777 $4,485
1988 $806 $5,012
1989 $825 $5,723
1990 $892 $5,776
1991 $956 $5,333
1992 $1,041 $5,103
1993 $1,180 $4,310
1994 $1,344 $3,921
1995 $1,548 $3,932
1996 $1,651 $3,679
1997 $1,749 $3,661
1998 $1,860 $2,909
1999 $1,908 $2,683
2000 $1,983 $2,649
2001 $2,058 $2,232
2002 $2,115 $2,085
2003 $2,208 $2,463
2004 $2,286 $3,041
2005 $2,447 $3,014
2006 $2,666 $2,908
2007 $2,831 $2,302
2008 $2,983 $3,715
2009 $2,910 $4,395
2010 $3,040 $4,724
2011 $3,331 $6,481
2012 $3,498 $9,817
2013 $3,582 $8,975
2014 $3,666 $9,193
2015 $3,790 $7,703
2016 $3,901 $8,724
2017 $4,020 $9,613
2018 $4,184 $11,409
2019 $4,320 $10,777
2020 $3,997 $10,696
2021 $4,643 $14,990
2022 $5,075 $12,896
2023 $5,365 $12,754
2024 $5,580 $13,422

El Salvador vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Nauru
1950 44.2 56.6
1951 43.8 56.8
1952 44.8 57
1953 45 57.2
1954 45.5 57.4
1955 46 57.5
1956 46.6 57.6
1957 47.1 57.7
1958 47.7 57.8
1959 48 57.9
1960 48.3 57.9
1961 48.6 58
1962 49 58
1963 49.4 58.1
1964 49.7 58.2
1965 50.2 58.3
1966 50.7 58.4
1967 50.8 58.6
1968 50.8 58.6
1969 51.3 58.4
1970 51.4 58.4
1971 51.7 58.4
1972 52 58.4
1973 52.8 58.4
1974 52.9 58.3
1975 53.4 58.3
1976 54.4 58.2
1977 54 58.1
1978 54.7 58.3
1979 53.8 58.4
1980 48.6 58.5
1981 50.9 58.6
1982 53.3 58.6
1983 54.4 58.7
1984 56.6 58.7
1985 58 58.6
1986 59.3 58.6
1987 59.4 58.6
1988 60 58.7
1989 61.3 58.9
1990 62 59.1
1991 62.5 59.3
1992 62.9 59.5
1993 64 59.8
1994 64.5 60
1995 64.9 60.1
1996 65.5 60.1
1997 66.2 60
1998 66.7 59.9
1999 67.3 59.7
2000 67.7 59.6
2001 68 59.5
2002 68.5 59.4
2003 68.8 59.4
2004 69.3 59.3
2005 69.3 59.4
2006 69.6 59.4
2007 69.8 59.5
2008 70.1 59.7
2009 70.4 59.9
2010 70.9 60.1
2011 71.2 60.3
2012 71.4 60.5
2013 71.2 60.7
2014 71.1 60.8
2015 71 60.9
2016 70.9 61
2017 71 61.1
2018 71.4 61.2
2019 71.7 61.4
2020 70.2 61.5
2021 69.9 61.3
2022 72 61.9
2023 72.1 62.1
2024 72.3 62.3
2025 72.5 62.4

El Salvador and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Nauru
Year Population
El Salvador Nauru
1960 2,791,459 4,607
1961 2,870,016 4,774
1962 2,949,204 4,979
1963 3,028,679 5,226
1964 3,111,883 5,515
1965 3,199,466 5,832
1966 3,290,961 6,043
1967 3,385,184 6,135
1968 3,480,773 6,328
1969 3,576,485 6,581
1970 3,668,796 6,710
1971 3,757,523 6,762
1972 3,846,830 6,812
1973 3,938,068 6,866
1974 4,029,671 6,923
1975 4,120,449 6,987
1976 4,210,310 7,064
1977 4,301,256 7,163
1978 4,394,114 7,298
1979 4,480,388 7,468
1980 4,540,382 7,649
1981 4,570,599 7,839
1982 4,622,477 8,040
1983 4,707,367 8,216
1984 4,798,003 8,377
1985 4,894,706 8,551
1986 4,992,769 8,742
1987 5,092,441 8,946
1988 5,195,833 9,165
1989 5,298,979 9,390
1990 5,399,726 9,622
1991 5,495,077 9,850
1992 5,585,609 10,021
1993 5,659,957 10,102
1994 5,714,129 10,137
1995 5,762,131 10,165
1996 5,805,286 10,183
1997 5,844,578 10,197
1998 5,880,781 10,198
1999 5,913,900 10,187
2000 5,943,366 10,168
2001 5,968,060 10,130
2002 5,986,631 10,082
2003 5,998,599 10,059
2004 6,004,671 10,060
2005 6,005,578 10,049
2006 6,002,319 10,034
2007 6,009,824 10,020
2008 6,029,297 10,009
2009 6,048,279 10,016
2010 6,068,249 10,043
2011 6,090,127 10,098
2012 6,113,975 10,267
2013 6,138,839 10,517
2014 6,162,955 10,742
2015 6,183,676 10,954
2016 6,200,800 11,150
2017 6,213,533 11,324
2018 6,219,807 11,477
2019 6,222,318 11,587
2020 6,234,673 11,643
2021 6,255,782 11,709
2022 6,280,319 11,801
2023 6,309,624 11,875
2024 6,338,193 11,947

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Nauru

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Nauru
1960 6.62 5.34
1961 6.64 5.38
1962 6.68 5.42
1963 6.69 5.44
1964 6.68 5.47
1965 6.64 5.48
1966 6.57 5.41
1967 6.49 5.29
1968 6.39 5.14
1969 6.28 4.94
1970 6.18 4.74
1971 6.13 4.54
1972 6.03 4.36
1973 5.93 4.19
1974 5.82 4.07
1975 5.71 3.97
1976 5.59 3.9
1977 5.47 3.86
1978 5.36 3.84
1979 5.23 3.85
1980 5.11 3.88
1981 4.99 3.94
1982 4.83 3.99
1983 4.65 4.06
1984 4.48 4.11
1985 4.32 4.14
1986 4.19 4.15
1987 4.18 4.14
1988 4.1 4.11
1989 4.03 4.07
1990 3.96 4.02
1991 3.89 3.99
1992 3.8 3.95
1993 3.69 3.89
1994 3.61 3.84
1995 3.57 3.81
1996 3.48 3.78
1997 3.38 3.74
1998 3.34 3.68
1999 3.22 3.64
2000 3.08 3.54
2001 2.93 3.46
2002 2.78 3.4
2003 2.64 3.39
2004 2.52 3.38
2005 2.44 3.38
2006 2.4 3.4
2007 2.35 3.5
2008 2.29 3.67
2009 2.26 3.85
2010 2.24 4.02
2011 2.22 4.12
2012 2.19 4.12
2013 2.15 4.1
2014 2.13 4.09
2015 2.07 4.08
2016 1.97 4.03
2017 1.9 3.88
2018 1.85 3.68
2019 1.84 3.53
2020 1.82 3.47
2021 1.8 3.43
2022 1.79 3.38
2023 1.78 3.33

El Salvador and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Nauru
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Nauru
1960 17.2 23.8
1961 17.1 24
1962 17 23.9
1963 17 23.7
1964 16.9 23.4
1965 16.9 23.1
1966 16.8 22.9
1967 16.7 22.9
1968 16.6 21.2
1969 16.6 18.9
1970 16.6 18.7
1971 16.6 19.1
1972 16.6 19.4
1973 16.7 19.8
1974 16.8 20.4
1975 16.9 21
1976 17 21.5
1977 17.1 22.1
1978 17.2 22.9
1979 17.4 23.6
1980 17.5 24.2
1981 17.6 24.7
1982 17.7 25.1
1983 17.8 25.2
1984 18 24.5
1985 18.2 23.7
1986 18.4 22.8
1987 18.5 22.1
1988 18.6 21.4
1989 18.7 20.8
1990 18.8 20.2
1991 18.8 19.7
1992 18.8 19.4
1993 19 19.3
1994 19.3 19.3
1995 19.6 19.3
1996 19.9 19.4
1997 20.3 19.5
1998 20.6 19.6
1999 21 19.8
2000 21.3 20.1
2001 21.6 20.4
2002 21.9 20.6
2003 22.2 20.8
2004 22.5 21
2005 22.7 21.2
2006 23 21.3
2007 23.2 21.5
2008 23.3 21.7
2009 23.5 21.8
2010 23.7 21.8
2011 23.9 21.8
2012 24.1 21.7
2013 24.3 21.6
2014 24.6 21.5
2015 24.9 21.4
2016 25.2 21.5
2017 25.6 21.6
2018 26 21.8
2019 26.4 21.9
2020 26.8 21.8
2021 27.2 21.7
2022 27.6 21.6
2023 28 21.5
2024 28.5 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

El Salvador Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
n/a
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
n/a
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
1.9%
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
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Nauru
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
33
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
132
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
96.6%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

El Salvador Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Nauru
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
18.6 mi
2002

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