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El Salvador vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 150th vs. 158th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Qatar
Population
6386184
2964497
Population rank 112/197 137/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

El Salvador and Qatar: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Qatar economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Qatar
Year GDP
El Salvador Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $1,186,120,000 $387,703,106
1972 $1,263,720,000 $510,262,500
1973 $1,442,320,000 $793,885,560
1974 $1,665,880,000 $2,401,403,227
1975 $1,884,120,100 $2,512,773,166
1976 $2,328,280,100 $3,284,273,987
1977 $2,941,640,100 $3,617,564,638
1978 $3,127,960,000 $4,052,000,413
1979 $3,463,639,900 $5,632,962,997
1980 $3,573,959,900 $7,829,165,262
1981 $3,437,200,200 $8,661,263,764
1982 $3,399,189,100 $7,596,703,214
1983 $3,506,347,800 $6,467,582,308
1984 $3,661,683,400 $6,704,395,824
1985 $3,800,368,600 $6,153,296,456
1986 $3,771,663,200 $5,053,021,951
1987 $3,958,045,800 $5,446,428,681
1988 $4,189,880,000 $6,038,187,033
1989 $4,372,215,300 $6,487,912,088
1990 $4,817,542,204 $7,360,439,423
1991 $5,252,342,400 $6,883,516,484
1992 $5,813,399,300 $7,646,153,984
1993 $6,680,269,200 $7,156,593,654
1994 $7,679,384,000 $7,374,450,769
1995 $8,921,947,100 $8,137,911,978
1996 $9,586,327,800 $9,059,340,385
1997 $10,221,705,900 $11,297,802,115
1998 $10,936,669,900 $10,255,495,027
1999 $11,284,197,000 $12,393,131,868
2000 $11,784,927,700 $17,759,890,110
2001 $12,282,533,600 $17,538,461,538
2002 $12,664,190,300 $19,363,736,264
2003 $13,243,892,200 $23,533,791,209
2004 $13,724,810,900 $31,734,065,934
2005 $14,698,000,000 $44,530,494,505
2006 $15,999,890,000 $60,882,142,857
2007 $17,011,750,000 $79,712,087,912
2008 $17,986,890,000 $115,270,054,945
2009 $17,601,620,000 $97,798,351,648
2010 $18,447,920,000 $125,122,306,346
2011 $20,283,780,000 $167,775,268,626
2012 $21,386,150,000 $186,833,502,363
2013 $21,990,960,000 $198,727,642,967
2014 $22,593,470,000 $206,224,598,571
2015 $23,438,240,000 $161,739,955,577
2016 $24,191,430,000 $151,732,181,868
2017 $24,979,190,000 $161,099,122,225
2018 $26,020,850,000 $183,334,953,819
2019 $26,881,140,000 $176,371,267,692
2020 $24,921,190,000 $144,411,363,352
2021 $29,043,140,000 $179,732,009,560
2022 $31,870,120,000 $235,709,325,714
2023 $33,853,940,000 $213,002,809,341
2024 $35,364,960,000 $217,982,967,033

El Salvador and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Qatar
1965 $274.3 -
1966 $282.4 -
1967 $288.4 -
1968 $290.1 -
1969 $293.4 -
1970 $309 $2,594
1971 $316 $2,952
1972 $329 $3,483
1973 $366 $4,905
1974 $413 $13,540
1975 $457 $13,014
1976 $553 $15,710
1977 $684 $16,058
1978 $712 $16,757
1979 $773 $21,777
1980 $787 $28,375
1981 $752 $29,505
1982 $735 $24,385
1983 $745 $19,616
1984 $763 $19,272
1985 $776 $16,815
1986 $755 $13,213
1987 $777 $13,719
1988 $806 $14,682
1989 $825 $15,243
1990 $892 $16,722
1991 $956 $15,133
1992 $1,041 $16,280
1993 $1,180 $14,770
1994 $1,344 $14,765
1995 $1,548 $15,823
1996 $1,651 $17,125
1997 $1,749 $20,523
1998 $1,860 $17,665
1999 $1,908 $20,234
2000 $1,983 $27,535
2001 $2,058 $25,871
2002 $2,115 $27,227
2003 $2,208 $31,602
2004 $2,286 $41,036
2005 $2,447 $53,950
2006 $2,666 $62,582
2007 $2,831 $65,954
2008 $2,983 $80,781
2009 $2,910 $60,786
2010 $3,040 $77,387
2011 $3,331 $103,262
2012 $3,498 $108,470
2013 $3,582 $103,697
2014 $3,666 $95,841
2015 $3,790 $68,985
2016 $3,901 $61,254
2017 $4,020 $63,280
2018 $4,184 $71,040
2019 $4,320 $66,841
2020 $3,997 $51,684
2021 $4,643 $71,752
2022 $5,075 $88,701
2023 $5,365 $80,196
2024 $5,580 $76,276

El Salvador vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Qatar
1950 44.2 50.8
1951 43.8 51.5
1952 44.8 52.1
1953 45 52.8
1954 45.5 53.5
1955 46 54.2
1956 46.6 54.9
1957 47.1 55.6
1958 47.7 56.3
1959 48 57
1960 48.3 57.8
1961 48.6 58.5
1962 49 59.2
1963 49.4 60
1964 49.7 60.7
1965 50.2 61.4
1966 50.7 62.2
1967 50.8 62.9
1968 50.8 63.6
1969 51.3 64.2
1970 51.4 64.9
1971 51.7 65.5
1972 52 66.1
1973 52.8 66.6
1974 52.9 67.2
1975 53.4 67.7
1976 54.4 68.2
1977 54 68.6
1978 54.7 69.1
1979 53.8 69.5
1980 48.6 69.9
1981 50.9 70.3
1982 53.3 70.7
1983 54.4 71.1
1984 56.6 71.5
1985 58 71.8
1986 59.3 72.2
1987 59.4 72.5
1988 60 72.8
1989 61.3 73.1
1990 62 73.4
1991 62.5 73.7
1992 62.9 73.9
1993 64 74.1
1994 64.5 74.2
1995 64.9 74.4
1996 65.5 74.6
1997 66.2 74.7
1998 66.7 74.9
1999 67.3 75
2000 67.7 75.3
2001 68 75.5
2002 68.5 75.8
2003 68.8 76.1
2004 69.3 76.5
2005 69.3 76.9
2006 69.6 77.3
2007 69.8 77.7
2008 70.1 78.3
2009 70.4 78.8
2010 70.9 79.4
2011 71.2 80
2012 71.4 80.5
2013 71.2 81
2014 71.1 81.4
2015 71 81.8
2016 70.9 82.1
2017 71 82.5
2018 71.4 82.7
2019 71.7 82.9
2020 70.2 80.4
2021 69.9 81.1
2022 72 81.9
2023 72.1 82.4
2024 72.3 82.5
2025 72.5 82.7

El Salvador and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Qatar
Year Population
El Salvador Qatar
1960 2,791,459 36,010
1961 2,870,016 39,680
1962 2,949,204 44,630
1963 3,028,679 50,380
1964 3,111,883 56,867
1965 3,199,466 64,065
1966 3,290,961 72,192
1967 3,385,184 81,439
1968 3,480,773 91,749
1969 3,576,485 103,025
1970 3,668,796 116,350
1971 3,757,523 131,346
1972 3,846,830 146,506
1973 3,938,068 161,841
1974 4,029,671 177,362
1975 4,120,449 193,087
1976 4,210,310 209,052
1977 4,301,256 225,285
1978 4,394,114 241,808
1979 4,480,388 258,670
1980 4,540,382 275,913
1981 4,570,599 293,553
1982 4,622,477 311,537
1983 4,707,367 329,709
1984 4,798,003 347,878
1985 4,894,706 365,940
1986 4,992,769 382,422
1987 5,092,441 397,005
1988 5,195,833 411,264
1989 5,298,979 425,646
1990 5,399,726 440,175
1991 5,495,077 454,853
1992 5,585,609 469,657
1993 5,659,957 484,545
1994 5,714,129 499,459
1995 5,762,131 514,325
1996 5,805,286 529,019
1997 5,844,578 550,500
1998 5,880,781 580,540
1999 5,913,900 612,500
2000 5,943,366 644,989
2001 5,968,060 677,925
2002 5,986,631 711,205
2003 5,998,599 744,682
2004 6,004,671 773,332
2005 6,005,578 825,408
2006 6,002,319 972,831
2007 6,009,824 1,208,595
2008 6,029,297 1,426,938
2009 6,048,279 1,608,903
2010 6,068,249 1,616,832
2011 6,090,127 1,624,761
2012 6,113,975 1,722,438
2013 6,138,839 1,916,426
2014 6,162,955 2,151,745
2015 6,183,676 2,344,557
2016 6,200,800 2,477,113
2017 6,213,533 2,545,820
2018 6,219,807 2,580,734
2019 6,222,318 2,638,657
2020 6,234,673 2,794,148
2021 6,255,782 2,504,910
2022 6,280,319 2,657,333
2023 6,309,624 2,656,032
2024 6,338,193 2,857,822

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Qatar

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Qatar
1960 6.62 6.53
1961 6.64 6.53
1962 6.68 6.53
1963 6.69 6.53
1964 6.68 6.53
1965 6.64 6.53
1966 6.57 6.52
1967 6.49 6.46
1968 6.39 6.39
1969 6.28 6.31
1970 6.18 6.23
1971 6.13 6.15
1972 6.03 6.07
1973 5.93 6.01
1974 5.82 5.94
1975 5.71 5.86
1976 5.59 5.78
1977 5.47 5.69
1978 5.36 5.58
1979 5.23 5.46
1980 5.11 5.33
1981 4.99 5.2
1982 4.83 5.04
1983 4.65 4.9
1984 4.48 4.76
1985 4.32 4.64
1986 4.19 4.57
1987 4.18 4.54
1988 4.1 4.51
1989 4.03 4.41
1990 3.96 4.23
1991 3.89 3.99
1992 3.8 3.85
1993 3.69 3.77
1994 3.61 3.67
1995 3.57 3.56
1996 3.48 3.44
1997 3.38 3.33
1998 3.34 3.21
1999 3.22 3.12
2000 3.08 3.07
2001 2.93 3.08
2002 2.78 3.01
2003 2.64 2.93
2004 2.52 2.79
2005 2.44 2.64
2006 2.4 2.51
2007 2.35 2.44
2008 2.29 2.37
2009 2.26 2.25
2010 2.24 2.14
2011 2.22 2.07
2012 2.19 2.04
2013 2.15 2.03
2014 2.13 2.03
2015 2.07 1.98
2016 1.97 1.86
2017 1.9 1.83
2018 1.85 1.76
2019 1.84 1.73
2020 1.82 1.68
2021 1.8 1.61
2022 1.79 1.74
2023 1.78 1.73

El Salvador and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Qatar
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Qatar
1960 17.2 18
1961 17.1 19
1962 17 20.1
1963 17 21.1
1964 16.9 21.8
1965 16.9 22.5
1966 16.8 23
1967 16.7 23.5
1968 16.6 24
1969 16.6 24.4
1970 16.6 23.7
1971 16.6 22.2
1972 16.6 21.3
1973 16.7 20.9
1974 16.8 20.8
1975 16.9 21
1976 17 21.3
1977 17.1 21.8
1978 17.2 22.3
1979 17.4 22.9
1980 17.5 23.5
1981 17.6 24.1
1982 17.7 24.8
1983 17.8 25.6
1984 18 26.3
1985 18.2 27
1986 18.4 27.4
1987 18.5 27.5
1988 18.6 27.5
1989 18.7 27.6
1990 18.8 27.7
1991 18.8 27.9
1992 18.8 28.1
1993 19 28.4
1994 19.3 28.7
1995 19.6 29.1
1996 19.9 29.6
1997 20.3 29.9
1998 20.6 29.8
1999 21 29.8
2000 21.3 29.9
2001 21.6 30.1
2002 21.9 30.5
2003 22.2 30.9
2004 22.5 31
2005 22.7 30.9
2006 23 30.6
2007 23.2 30.1
2008 23.3 30.1
2009 23.5 30.8
2010 23.7 31.3
2011 23.9 31.2
2012 24.1 31
2013 24.3 30.9
2014 24.6 31.1
2015 24.9 31.2
2016 25.2 31.4
2017 25.6 31.6
2018 26 31.9
2019 26.4 32.3
2020 26.8 32.6
2021 27.2 32.9
2022 27.6 33.4
2023 28 34.1
2024 28.5 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

El Salvador Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Qatar
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
97.8%
2014
English speaking
1%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

El Salvador Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Qatar
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
4,374 mi
2016

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