El Salvador vs North Korea statistics compared

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 150th vs. 97th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

El Salvador and North Korea: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and North Korea economies compared

GDP

El Salvador

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	El Salvador	North Korea
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	-
1998	$10,936,669,900	-
1999	$11,284,197,000	-
2000	$11,784,927,700	-
2001	$12,282,533,600	-
2002	$12,664,190,300	-
2003	$13,243,892,200	-
2004	$13,724,810,900	-
2005	$14,698,000,000	-
2006	$15,999,890,000	-
2007	$17,011,750,000	-
2008	$17,986,890,000	-
2009	$17,601,620,000	$23,356,470,000
2010	$18,447,920,000	$25,995,513,000
2011	$20,283,780,000	$29,005,020,000
2012	$21,386,150,000	$29,890,710,000
2013	$21,990,960,000	$30,588,922,000
2014	$22,593,470,000	$30,554,460,000
2015	$23,438,240,000	$30,723,030,000
2016	$24,191,430,000	$28,882,640,000
2017	$24,979,190,000	$29,105,440,000
2018	$26,020,850,000	$28,536,400,000
2019	$26,881,140,000	$28,222,880,000
2020	$24,921,190,000	$27,728,240,000
2021	$29,043,140,000	$32,301,720,000
2022	$31,870,120,000	$28,971,360,000
2023	$33,853,940,000	$32,155,360,000
2024	$35,364,960,000	$34,943,120,000

El Salvador and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

El Salvador

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	El Salvador	North Korea
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	-
1998	$1,860	-
1999	$1,908	-
2000	$1,983	-
2001	$2,058	-
2002	$2,115	-
2003	$2,208	-
2004	$2,286	-
2005	$2,447	-
2006	$2,666	-
2007	$2,831	-
2008	$2,983	-
2009	$2,910	$939
2010	$3,040	$1,040
2011	$3,331	$1,156
2012	$3,498	$1,186
2013	$3,582	$1,208
2014	$3,666	$1,201
2015	$3,790	$1,201
2016	$3,901	$1,124
2017	$4,020	$1,127
2018	$4,184	$1,100
2019	$4,320	$1,084
2020	$3,997	$1,061
2021	$4,643	$1,231
2022	$5,075	$1,100
2023	$5,365	$1,217
2024	$5,580	$1,319

El Salvador vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

El Salvador

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	El Salvador	North Korea
1950	44.2	14.2
1951	43.8	17.7
1952	44.8	32.8
1953	45	40.3
1954	45.5	50.6
1955	46	51.8
1956	46.6	52.8
1957	47.1	53.7
1958	47.7	54.5
1959	48	55.2
1960	48.3	55.8
1961	48.6	56.4
1962	49	57
1963	49.4	57.6
1964	49.7	58.2
1965	50.2	58.8
1966	50.7	59.4
1967	50.8	60.1
1968	50.8	60.8
1969	51.3	61.4
1970	51.4	62
1971	51.7	62.7
1972	52	63.3
1973	52.8	63.8
1974	52.9	64.3
1975	53.4	64.8
1976	54.4	65.3
1977	54	65.8
1978	54.7	66.3
1979	53.8	66.7
1980	48.6	67.2
1981	50.9	67.7
1982	53.3	68.1
1983	54.4	68.5
1984	56.6	68.9
1985	58	69.2
1986	59.3	69.5
1987	59.4	69.8
1988	60	70.1
1989	61.3	70.3
1990	62	70.5
1991	62.5	70.7
1992	62.9	71
1993	64	70.8
1994	64.5	70.5
1995	64.9	60.8
1996	65.5	60.8
1997	66.2	60.9
1998	66.7	60.9
1999	67.3	60.9
2000	67.7	60.9
2001	68	60.9
2002	68.5	60.9
2003	68.8	69.4
2004	69.3	69.3
2005	69.3	69.2
2006	69.6	69.1
2007	69.8	69
2008	70.1	69.3
2009	70.4	69.7
2010	70.9	70.2
2011	71.2	70.8
2012	71.4	71.3
2013	71.2	71.9
2014	71.1	72.5
2015	71	72.8
2016	70.9	73
2017	71	73
2018	71.4	73
2019	71.7	72.9
2020	70.2	72.8
2021	69.9	73.4
2022	72	73.6
2023	72.1	73.6
2024	72.3	73.7
2025	72.5	73.9

El Salvador and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

El Salvador

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	El Salvador	North Korea
1960	2,791,459	11,722,953
1961	2,870,016	11,990,713
1962	2,949,204	12,262,882
1963	3,028,679	12,567,057
1964	3,111,883	12,889,770
1965	3,199,466	13,219,369
1966	3,290,961	13,569,094
1967	3,385,184	13,958,350
1968	3,480,773	14,365,596
1969	3,576,485	14,767,615
1970	3,668,796	15,172,775
1971	3,757,523	15,572,457
1972	3,846,830	15,975,069
1973	3,938,068	16,350,367
1974	4,029,671	16,673,121
1975	4,120,449	16,971,055
1976	4,210,310	17,243,450
1977	4,301,256	17,492,798
1978	4,394,114	17,735,995
1979	4,480,388	17,983,470
1980	4,540,382	18,236,786
1981	4,570,599	18,501,295
1982	4,622,477	18,776,357
1983	4,707,367	19,054,034
1984	4,798,003	19,335,043
1985	4,894,706	19,620,388
1986	4,992,769	19,910,855
1987	5,092,441	20,205,483
1988	5,195,833	20,503,161
1989	5,298,979	20,804,367
1990	5,399,726	21,112,137
1991	5,495,077	21,428,638
1992	5,585,609	21,750,911
1993	5,659,957	22,073,352
1994	5,714,129	22,393,975
1995	5,762,131	22,669,304
1996	5,805,286	22,895,746
1997	5,844,578	23,110,830
1998	5,880,781	23,311,564
1999	5,913,900	23,497,599
2000	5,943,366	23,665,910
2001	5,968,060	23,815,358
2002	5,986,631	23,943,973
2003	5,998,599	24,090,380
2004	6,004,671	24,254,943
2005	6,005,578	24,396,433
2006	6,002,319	24,524,507
2007	6,009,824	24,646,383
2008	6,029,297	24,764,618
2009	6,048,279	24,878,332
2010	6,068,249	24,987,258
2011	6,090,127	25,097,874
2012	6,113,975	25,211,728
2013	6,138,839	25,329,451
2014	6,162,955	25,451,262
2015	6,183,676	25,575,350
2016	6,200,800	25,698,326
2017	6,213,533	25,817,709
2018	6,219,807	25,931,147
2019	6,222,318	26,037,632
2020	6,234,673	26,136,312
2021	6,255,782	26,232,534
2022	6,280,319	26,328,845
2023	6,309,624	26,418,204
2024	6,338,193	26,498,823

Fertility rates in El Salvador and North Korea

Fertility rate

El Salvador

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	El Salvador	North Korea
1960	6.62	3.57
1961	6.64	3.26
1962	6.68	3.41
1963	6.69	3.63
1964	6.68	3.55
1965	6.64	3.56
1966	6.57	3.71
1967	6.49	4.05
1968	6.39	3.87
1969	6.28	3.86
1970	6.18	3.85
1971	6.13	3.74
1972	6.03	3.89
1973	5.93	3.35
1974	5.82	3.14
1975	5.71	3.05
1976	5.59	2.84
1977	5.47	2.77
1978	5.36	2.79
1979	5.23	2.85
1980	5.11	2.84
1981	4.99	2.92
1982	4.83	2.85
1983	4.65	2.78
1984	4.48	2.71
1985	4.32	2.65
1986	4.19	2.59
1987	4.18	2.53
1988	4.1	2.47
1989	4.03	2.41
1990	3.96	2.39
1991	3.89	2.35
1992	3.8	2.29
1993	3.69	2.22
1994	3.61	2.18
1995	3.57	2.15
1996	3.48	2.09
1997	3.38	2.03
1998	3.34	1.99
1999	3.22	1.97
2000	3.08	1.94
2001	2.93	1.94
2002	2.78	1.92
2003	2.64	1.91
2004	2.52	1.9
2005	2.44	1.87
2006	2.4	1.94
2007	2.35	1.94
2008	2.29	1.97
2009	2.26	1.91
2010	2.24	1.89
2011	2.22	1.88
2012	2.19	1.88
2013	2.15	1.88
2014	2.13	1.87
2015	2.07	1.86
2016	1.97	1.86
2017	1.9	1.85
2018	1.85	1.83
2019	1.84	1.83
2020	1.82	1.82
2021	1.8	1.81
2022	1.79	1.8
2023	1.78	1.78

El Salvador and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

El Salvador

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	El Salvador	North Korea
1960	17.2	19.9
1961	17.1	20.2
1962	17	20.6
1963	17	20.8
1964	16.9	21
1965	16.9	21.2
1966	16.8	21.3
1967	16.7	21.4
1968	16.6	21.4
1969	16.6	21.4
1970	16.6	21.4
1971	16.6	21.2
1972	16.6	20.9
1973	16.7	20.7
1974	16.8	20.7
1975	16.9	20.9
1976	17	21.1
1977	17.1	21.4
1978	17.2	21.8
1979	17.4	22.2
1980	17.5	22.5
1981	17.6	22.8
1982	17.7	23.1
1983	17.8	23.5
1984	18	23.9
1985	18.2	24.2
1986	18.4	24.5
1987	18.5	24.8
1988	18.6	25.1
1989	18.7	25.6
1990	18.8	26
1991	18.8	26.4
1992	18.8	26.8
1993	19	27.2
1994	19.3	27.6
1995	19.6	28
1996	19.9	28.3
1997	20.3	28.8
1998	20.6	29.2
1999	21	29.6
2000	21.3	30.1
2001	21.6	30.5
2002	21.9	31
2003	22.2	31.4
2004	22.5	31.8
2005	22.7	32.1
2006	23	32.5
2007	23.2	32.9
2008	23.3	33.3
2009	23.5	33.7
2010	23.7	34
2011	23.9	34.3
2012	24.1	34.5
2013	24.3	34.7
2014	24.6	35
2015	24.9	35.2
2016	25.2	35.4
2017	25.6	35.7
2018	26	35.9
2019	26.4	36.2
2020	26.8	36.4
2021	27.2	36.6
2022	27.6	36.8
2023	28	37.1
2024	28.5	37.3

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