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El Salvador vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 150th vs. 164th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Palestine
Population
6386184
5459557
Population rank 112/197 122/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 80/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

El Salvador and Palestine: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Palestine economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Palestine
Year GDP
El Salvador Palestine
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 $2,843,300,000
1995 $8,921,947,100 $3,282,800,000
1996 $9,586,327,800 $3,409,600,000
1997 $10,221,705,900 $3,759,800,000
1998 $10,936,669,900 $4,067,800,000
1999 $11,284,197,000 $4,271,200,000
2000 $11,784,927,700 $4,313,600,000
2001 $12,282,533,600 $4,003,700,000
2002 $12,664,190,300 $3,555,800,000
2003 $13,243,892,200 $3,968,000,000
2004 $13,724,810,900 $4,603,100,000
2005 $14,698,000,000 $5,125,700,000
2006 $15,999,890,000 $5,348,300,000
2007 $17,011,750,000 $5,815,700,000
2008 $17,986,890,000 $7,310,400,000
2009 $17,601,620,000 $8,085,700,000
2010 $18,447,920,000 $9,681,500,000
2011 $20,283,780,000 $11,186,100,000
2012 $21,386,150,000 $12,208,400,000
2013 $21,990,960,000 $13,515,500,000
2014 $22,593,470,000 $13,989,700,000
2015 $23,438,240,000 $13,972,400,000
2016 $24,191,430,000 $15,405,400,000
2017 $24,979,190,000 $16,128,000,000
2018 $26,020,850,000 $16,276,600,000
2019 $26,881,140,000 $17,133,500,000
2020 $24,921,190,000 $15,531,700,000
2021 $29,043,140,000 $18,109,000,000
2022 $31,870,120,000 $19,165,500,000
2023 $33,853,940,000 $17,847,900,000
2024 $35,364,960,000 $13,711,100,000

El Salvador and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Palestine
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 $1,202
1995 $1,548 $1,327
1996 $1,651 $1,317
1997 $1,749 $1,389
1998 $1,860 $1,465
1999 $1,908 $1,499
2000 $1,983 $1,476
2001 $2,058 $1,336
2002 $2,115 $1,156
2003 $2,208 $1,258
2004 $2,286 $1,422
2005 $2,447 $1,544
2006 $2,666 $1,570
2007 $2,831 $1,664
2008 $2,983 $2,035
2009 $2,910 $2,192
2010 $3,040 $2,557
2011 $3,331 $2,881
2012 $3,498 $3,067
2013 $3,582 $3,315
2014 $3,666 $3,352
2015 $3,790 $3,272
2016 $3,901 $3,528
2017 $4,020 $3,620
2018 $4,184 $3,562
2019 $4,320 $3,657
2020 $3,997 $3,234
2021 $4,643 $3,679
2022 $5,075 $3,800
2023 $5,365 $3,455
2024 $5,580 $2,592

El Salvador vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Palestine
1950 44.2 45.7
1951 43.8 46
1952 44.8 46.3
1953 45 46.6
1954 45.5 46.9
1955 46 47.2
1956 46.6 47.6
1957 47.1 48
1958 47.7 48.4
1959 48 48.8
1960 48.3 49.3
1961 48.6 49.8
1962 49 50.4
1963 49.4 51
1964 49.7 51.6
1965 50.2 52.2
1966 50.7 52.8
1967 50.8 50.9
1968 50.8 54.1
1969 51.3 54.7
1970 51.4 55.4
1971 51.7 56
1972 52 56.7
1973 52.8 57.6
1974 52.9 58
1975 53.4 58.7
1976 54.4 59.4
1977 54 60.1
1978 54.7 60.8
1979 53.8 61.5
1980 48.6 62.2
1981 50.9 62.8
1982 53.3 63.5
1983 54.4 64.1
1984 56.6 64.7
1985 58 65.3
1986 59.3 65.7
1987 59.4 66.3
1988 60 66.7
1989 61.3 67.1
1990 62 67.8
1991 62.5 68.2
1992 62.9 68.5
1993 64 68.8
1994 64.5 69.3
1995 64.9 69.6
1996 65.5 70
1997 66.2 70.3
1998 66.7 70.6
1999 67.3 70.8
2000 67.7 70.3
2001 68 69.8
2002 68.5 70.9
2003 68.8 71
2004 69.3 71.1
2005 69.3 72
2006 69.6 71.8
2007 69.8 72.1
2008 70.1 72.2
2009 70.4 72.3
2010 70.9 73.3
2011 71.2 73.6
2012 71.4 73.7
2013 71.2 74.1
2014 71.1 72.8
2015 71 74.6
2016 70.9 74.9
2017 71 75.2
2018 71.4 75.4
2019 71.7 75.8
2020 70.2 75
2021 69.9 73.9
2022 72 76.7
2023 72.1 65.2
2024 72.3 69.2
2025 72.5 73.1

El Salvador and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Palestine
Year Population
El Salvador Palestine
1960 2,791,459 -
1961 2,870,016 -
1962 2,949,204 -
1963 3,028,679 -
1964 3,111,883 -
1965 3,199,466 -
1966 3,290,961 -
1967 3,385,184 -
1968 3,480,773 -
1969 3,576,485 -
1970 3,668,796 -
1971 3,757,523 -
1972 3,846,830 -
1973 3,938,068 -
1974 4,029,671 -
1975 4,120,449 -
1976 4,210,310 -
1977 4,301,256 -
1978 4,394,114 -
1979 4,480,388 -
1980 4,540,382 -
1981 4,570,599 -
1982 4,622,477 -
1983 4,707,367 -
1984 4,798,003 -
1985 4,894,706 -
1986 4,992,769 -
1987 5,092,441 -
1988 5,195,833 -
1989 5,298,979 -
1990 5,399,726 1,978,248
1991 5,495,077 2,068,845
1992 5,585,609 2,163,591
1993 5,659,957 2,262,676
1994 5,714,129 2,366,298
1995 5,762,131 2,474,666
1996 5,805,286 2,587,997
1997 5,844,578 2,706,518
1998 5,880,781 2,776,568
1999 5,913,900 2,848,431
2000 5,943,366 2,922,153
2001 5,968,060 2,997,784
2002 5,986,631 3,075,373
2003 5,998,599 3,154,969
2004 6,004,671 3,236,626
2005 6,005,578 3,320,396
2006 6,002,319 3,406,334
2007 6,009,824 3,494,496
2008 6,029,297 3,591,977
2009 6,048,279 3,689,099
2010 6,068,249 3,786,161
2011 6,090,127 3,882,986
2012 6,113,975 3,979,998
2013 6,138,839 4,076,708
2014 6,162,955 4,173,398
2015 6,183,676 4,270,092
2016 6,200,800 4,367,088
2017 6,213,533 4,454,805
2018 6,219,807 4,569,087
2019 6,222,318 4,685,306
2020 6,234,673 4,803,269
2021 6,255,782 4,922,749
2022 6,280,319 5,043,612
2023 6,309,624 5,165,775
2024 6,338,193 5,289,152

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Palestine

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Palestine
1960 6.62 -
1961 6.64 -
1962 6.68 -
1963 6.69 -
1964 6.68 -
1965 6.64 -
1966 6.57 -
1967 6.49 -
1968 6.39 -
1969 6.28 -
1970 6.18 -
1971 6.13 -
1972 6.03 -
1973 5.93 -
1974 5.82 -
1975 5.71 -
1976 5.59 -
1977 5.47 -
1978 5.36 -
1979 5.23 -
1980 5.11 -
1981 4.99 -
1982 4.83 -
1983 4.65 -
1984 4.48 -
1985 4.32 -
1986 4.19 -
1987 4.18 -
1988 4.1 -
1989 4.03 -
1990 3.96 6.81
1991 3.89 6.75
1992 3.8 6.65
1993 3.69 6.5
1994 3.61 6.33
1995 3.57 6.16
1996 3.48 5.99
1997 3.38 5.82
1998 3.34 5.69
1999 3.22 5.58
2000 3.08 5.46
2001 2.93 5.34
2002 2.78 5.22
2003 2.64 5.06
2004 2.52 4.97
2005 2.44 4.87
2006 2.4 4.74
2007 2.35 4.63
2008 2.29 4.51
2009 2.26 4.44
2010 2.24 4.43
2011 2.22 4.31
2012 2.19 4.15
2013 2.15 4.05
2014 2.13 4
2015 2.07 3.98
2016 1.97 3.89
2017 1.9 3.77
2018 1.85 3.67
2019 1.84 3.59
2020 1.82 3.51
2021 1.8 3.44
2022 1.79 3.38
2023 1.78 3.31

El Salvador and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Palestine
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Palestine
1960 17.2 -
1961 17.1 -
1962 17 -
1963 17 -
1964 16.9 -
1965 16.9 -
1966 16.8 -
1967 16.7 -
1968 16.6 -
1969 16.6 -
1970 16.6 -
1971 16.6 -
1972 16.6 -
1973 16.7 -
1974 16.8 -
1975 16.9 -
1976 17 -
1977 17.1 -
1978 17.2 -
1979 17.4 -
1980 17.5 -
1981 17.6 -
1982 17.7 -
1983 17.8 -
1984 18 -
1985 18.2 -
1986 18.4 -
1987 18.5 -
1988 18.6 -
1989 18.7 -
1990 18.8 15.4
1991 18.8 15.4
1992 18.8 15.4
1993 19 15.5
1994 19.3 15.5
1995 19.6 15.6
1996 19.9 15.7
1997 20.3 15.8
1998 20.6 15.9
1999 21 16
2000 21.3 16.2
2001 21.6 16.3
2002 21.9 16.5
2003 22.2 16.7
2004 22.5 16.9
2005 22.7 17.1
2006 23 17.4
2007 23.2 17.6
2008 23.3 17.9
2009 23.5 18.1
2010 23.7 18.4
2011 23.9 18.6
2012 24.1 18.9
2013 24.3 19.1
2014 24.6 19.4
2015 24.9 19.6
2016 25.2 19.8
2017 25.6 19.9
2018 26 20
2019 26.4 20.2
2020 26.8 20.3
2021 27.2 20.4
2022 27.6 20.6
2023 28 20.8
2024 28.5 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

El Salvador Palestine
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
15.4%
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
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Palestine
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
33
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
132
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
97.9%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

El Salvador Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

El Salvador Palestine
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
n/a

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