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El Salvador vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 150th vs. 145th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador North Macedonia
Population
6386184
1783115
Population rank 112/197 150/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

El Salvador and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

North Macedonia
Year GDP
El Salvador North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $5,252,342,400 $4,938,775,510
1992 $5,813,399,300 $2,436,849,342
1993 $6,680,269,200 $2,682,456,897
1994 $7,679,384,000 $3,559,608,640
1995 $8,921,947,100 $4,707,041,315
1996 $9,586,327,800 $4,642,021,256
1997 $10,221,705,900 $3,912,986,091
1998 $10,936,669,900 $3,765,745,023
1999 $11,284,197,000 $3,863,619,285
2000 $11,784,927,700 $3,772,859,034
2001 $12,282,533,600 $3,709,636,031
2002 $12,664,190,300 $4,018,365,747
2003 $13,243,892,200 $4,946,296,599
2004 $13,724,810,900 $5,682,784,472
2005 $14,698,000,000 $6,258,602,873
2006 $15,999,890,000 $6,861,226,972
2007 $17,011,750,000 $8,336,474,974
2008 $17,986,890,000 $9,909,552,435
2009 $17,601,620,000 $9,401,736,825
2010 $18,447,920,000 $9,407,170,321
2011 $20,283,780,000 $10,494,626,768
2012 $21,386,150,000 $9,745,261,301
2013 $21,990,960,000 $10,817,702,346
2014 $22,593,470,000 $11,362,265,253
2015 $23,438,240,000 $10,064,519,963
2016 $24,191,430,000 $10,672,467,073
2017 $24,979,190,000 $11,307,067,070
2018 $26,020,850,000 $12,683,068,114
2019 $26,881,140,000 $12,606,338,449
2020 $24,921,190,000 $12,361,036,914
2021 $29,043,140,000 $14,000,283,827
2022 $31,870,120,000 $13,932,436,550
2023 $33,853,940,000 $15,763,604,288
2024 $35,364,960,000 $16,685,236,492

El Salvador and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador North Macedonia
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 $2,277
1991 $956 $2,402
1992 $1,041 $1,199
1993 $1,180 $1,337
1994 $1,344 $1,786
1995 $1,548 $2,355
1996 $1,651 $2,307
1997 $1,749 $1,960
1998 $1,860 $1,876
1999 $1,908 $1,915
2000 $1,983 $1,862
2001 $2,058 $1,823
2002 $2,115 $1,989
2003 $2,208 $2,445
2004 $2,286 $2,819
2005 $2,447 $3,121
2006 $2,666 $3,440
2007 $2,831 $4,204
2008 $2,983 $5,026
2009 $2,910 $4,800
2010 $3,040 $4,833
2011 $3,331 $5,417
2012 $3,498 $5,050
2013 $3,582 $5,626
2014 $3,666 $5,925
2015 $3,790 $5,263
2016 $3,901 $5,598
2017 $4,020 $5,955
2018 $4,184 $6,714
2019 $4,320 $6,719
2020 $3,997 $6,660
2021 $4,643 $7,621
2022 $5,075 $7,606
2023 $5,365 $8,624
2024 $5,580 $9,310

El Salvador vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador North Macedonia
1950 44.2 50.6
1951 43.8 48.5
1952 44.8 52.5
1953 45 53.2
1954 45.5 55.7
1955 46 55.4
1956 46.6 58.5
1957 47.1 55.7
1958 47.7 60.3
1959 48 59.5
1960 48.3 60.5
1961 48.6 61.8
1962 49 59.3
1963 49.4 61.4
1964 49.7 61.5
1965 50.2 62.6
1966 50.7 63.5
1967 50.8 63.8
1968 50.8 64.6
1969 51.3 64
1970 51.4 65
1971 51.7 65.2
1972 52 65.6
1973 52.8 67.1
1974 52.9 67.1
1975 53.4 67.3
1976 54.4 67.9
1977 54 68.2
1978 54.7 69.1
1979 53.8 69.2
1980 48.6 69.1
1981 50.9 69.4
1982 53.3 69.8
1983 54.4 69.7
1984 56.6 70.2
1985 58 70.2
1986 59.3 70.3
1987 59.4 70.4
1988 60 70.5
1989 61.3 71.1
1990 62 71.3
1991 62.5 71.8
1992 62.9 71.3
1993 64 71.7
1994 64.5 71.5
1995 64.9 72
1996 65.5 71.9
1997 66.2 71.9
1998 66.7 71.8
1999 67.3 72.3
2000 67.7 72.6
2001 68 73
2002 68.5 72.7
2003 68.8 73
2004 69.3 73.4
2005 69.3 73.6
2006 69.6 73.8
2007 69.8 73.7
2008 70.1 74.4
2009 70.4 74.5
2010 70.9 75
2011 71.2 75.1
2012 71.4 75
2013 71.2 75.6
2014 71.1 75.6
2015 71 75.6
2016 70.9 75.6
2017 71 76.2
2018 71.4 76.9
2019 71.7 76.8
2020 70.2 74.5
2021 69.9 73.3
2022 72 76.6
2023 72.1 77.4
2024 72.3 77.5
2025 72.5 77.7

El Salvador and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

North Macedonia
Year Population
El Salvador North Macedonia
1960 2,791,459 1,435,059
1961 2,870,016 1,455,171
1962 2,949,204 1,471,745
1963 3,028,679 1,488,737
1964 3,111,883 1,510,900
1965 3,199,466 1,533,466
1966 3,290,961 1,557,349
1967 3,385,184 1,582,492
1968 3,480,773 1,608,930
1969 3,576,485 1,636,345
1970 3,668,796 1,664,208
1971 3,757,523 1,691,216
1972 3,846,830 1,717,395
1973 3,938,068 1,743,816
1974 4,029,671 1,770,545
1975 4,120,449 1,797,972
1976 4,210,310 1,825,830
1977 4,301,256 1,853,138
1978 4,394,114 1,879,847
1979 4,480,388 1,906,523
1980 4,540,382 1,933,038
1981 4,570,599 1,959,065
1982 4,622,477 1,978,956
1983 4,707,367 1,991,901
1984 4,798,003 2,003,399
1985 4,894,706 2,014,331
1986 4,992,769 2,024,732
1987 5,092,441 2,035,157
1988 5,195,833 2,045,737
1989 5,298,979 2,055,649
1990 5,399,726 2,063,689
1991 5,495,077 2,055,994
1992 5,585,609 2,032,523
1993 5,659,957 2,006,854
1994 5,714,129 1,992,666
1995 5,762,131 1,998,534
1996 5,805,286 2,012,553
1997 5,844,578 1,996,869
1998 5,880,781 2,007,523
1999 5,913,900 2,017,142
2000 5,943,366 2,026,350
2001 5,968,060 2,034,882
2002 5,986,631 2,020,157
2003 5,998,599 2,022,725
2004 6,004,671 2,016,186
2005 6,005,578 2,005,330
2006 6,002,319 1,994,287
2007 6,009,824 1,982,933
2008 6,029,297 1,971,493
2009 6,048,279 1,958,782
2010 6,068,249 1,946,298
2011 6,090,127 1,937,398
2012 6,113,975 1,929,821
2013 6,138,839 1,922,716
2014 6,162,955 1,917,557
2015 6,183,676 1,912,430
2016 6,200,800 1,906,313
2017 6,213,533 1,898,657
2018 6,219,807 1,889,051
2019 6,222,318 1,876,262
2020 6,234,673 1,856,124
2021 6,255,782 1,837,114
2022 6,280,319 1,831,712
2023 6,309,624 1,827,816
2024 6,338,193 1,792,179

Fertility rates in El Salvador and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
El Salvador

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador North Macedonia
1960 6.62 3.83
1961 6.64 3.62
1962 6.68 3.5
1963 6.69 3.62
1964 6.68 3.56
1965 6.64 3.52
1966 6.57 3.43
1967 6.49 3.33
1968 6.39 3.22
1969 6.28 3.1
1970 6.18 3.01
1971 6.13 2.93
1972 6.03 2.87
1973 5.93 2.72
1974 5.82 2.7
1975 5.71 2.69
1976 5.59 2.62
1977 5.47 2.49
1978 5.36 2.42
1979 5.23 2.4
1980 5.11 2.36
1981 4.99 2.29
1982 4.83 2.29
1983 4.65 2.25
1984 4.48 2.24
1985 4.32 2.25
1986 4.19 2.25
1987 4.18 2.32
1988 4.1 2.32
1989 4.03 2.25
1990 3.96 2.27
1991 3.89 2.31
1992 3.8 2.28
1993 3.69 2.26
1994 3.61 2.23
1995 3.57 2.13
1996 3.48 2.06
1997 3.38 1.92
1998 3.34 1.89
1999 3.22 1.77
2000 3.08 1.86
2001 2.93 1.73
2002 2.78 1.79
2003 2.64 1.75
2004 2.52 1.52
2005 2.44 1.5
2006 2.4 1.46
2007 2.35 1.46
2008 2.29 1.47
2009 2.26 1.5
2010 2.24 1.6
2011 2.22 1.46
2012 2.19 1.5
2013 2.15 1.5
2014 2.13 1.5
2015 2.07 1.49
2016 1.97 1.5
2017 1.9 1.43
2018 1.85 1.42
2019 1.84 1.34
2020 1.82 1.31
2021 1.8 1.6
2022 1.79 1.6
2023 1.78 1.5

El Salvador and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
El Salvador North Macedonia
1960 17.2 21.8
1961 17.1 21.8
1962 17 21.9
1963 17 21.9
1964 16.9 21.9
1965 16.9 21.9
1966 16.8 22
1967 16.7 22.2
1968 16.6 22.4
1969 16.6 22.6
1970 16.6 22.8
1971 16.6 23.1
1972 16.6 23.3
1973 16.7 23.6
1974 16.8 23.9
1975 16.9 24.2
1976 17 24.5
1977 17.1 24.8
1978 17.2 25.2
1979 17.4 25.5
1980 17.5 25.9
1981 17.6 26.2
1982 17.7 26.5
1983 17.8 26.8
1984 18 27.2
1985 18.2 27.5
1986 18.4 27.8
1987 18.5 28
1988 18.6 28.3
1989 18.7 28.6
1990 18.8 28.9
1991 18.8 29.2
1992 18.8 29.6
1993 19 29.9
1994 19.3 30.3
1995 19.6 30.5
1996 19.9 30.8
1997 20.3 31
1998 20.6 31.2
1999 21 31.5
2000 21.3 31.9
2001 21.6 32.2
2002 21.9 32.6
2003 22.2 32.8
2004 22.5 33.2
2005 22.7 33.5
2006 23 33.9
2007 23.2 34.3
2008 23.3 34.7
2009 23.5 35.1
2010 23.7 35.5
2011 23.9 36
2012 24.1 36.4
2013 24.3 36.9
2014 24.6 37.3
2015 24.9 37.8
2016 25.2 38.3
2017 25.6 38.8
2018 26 39.4
2019 26.4 39.9
2020 26.8 40.3
2021 27.2 40.7
2022 27.6 40.9
2023 28 41.3
2024 28.5 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
1.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

El Salvador North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador North Macedonia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
97.6%
2012
English speaking
1%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

El Salvador North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador North Macedonia
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
8,812 mi
2017

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