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El Salvador vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 150th vs. 80th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Romania
Population
6386184
18962595
Population rank 112/197 69/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

El Salvador and Romania: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Romania economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Romania
Year GDP
El Salvador Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $4,189,880,000 $40,424,528,302
1989 $4,372,215,300 $41,450,777,202
1990 $4,817,542,204 $38,247,882,300
1991 $5,252,342,400 $28,850,634,900
1992 $5,813,399,300 $25,121,666,667
1993 $6,680,269,200 $26,361,160,450
1994 $7,679,384,000 $30,072,805,104
1995 $8,921,947,100 $37,430,162,103
1996 $9,586,327,800 $36,937,074,278
1997 $10,221,705,900 $35,575,214,078
1998 $10,936,669,900 $41,696,091,974
1999 $11,284,197,000 $35,953,156,754
2000 $11,784,927,700 $37,253,739,511
2001 $12,282,533,600 $40,395,116,581
2002 $12,664,190,300 $46,065,502,703
2003 $13,243,892,200 $57,806,384,143
2004 $13,724,810,900 $74,973,656,852
2005 $14,698,000,000 $98,454,380,120
2006 $15,999,890,000 $122,023,735,993
2007 $17,011,750,000 $174,588,782,939
2008 $17,986,890,000 $214,315,932,061
2009 $17,601,620,000 $174,110,532,659
2010 $18,447,920,000 $170,064,350,672
2011 $20,283,780,000 $192,623,977,894
2012 $21,386,150,000 $179,117,323,107
2013 $21,990,960,000 $189,798,603,751
2014 $22,593,470,000 $199,722,319,676
2015 $23,438,240,000 $177,885,131,240
2016 $24,191,430,000 $185,290,759,249
2017 $24,979,190,000 $210,147,385,855
2018 $26,020,850,000 $243,468,683,030
2019 $26,881,140,000 $251,677,082,534
2020 $24,921,190,000 $252,033,792,712
2021 $29,043,140,000 $286,578,196,368
2022 $31,870,120,000 $296,354,358,293
2023 $33,853,940,000 $350,775,856,415
2024 $35,364,960,000 $382,767,571,329

El Salvador and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Romania
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $806 $1,753
1989 $825 $1,790
1990 $892 $1,648
1991 $956 $1,254
1992 $1,041 $1,102
1993 $1,180 $1,158
1994 $1,344 $1,323
1995 $1,548 $1,650
1996 $1,651 $1,633
1997 $1,749 $1,577
1998 $1,860 $1,853
1999 $1,908 $1,600
2000 $1,983 $1,660
2001 $2,058 $1,825
2002 $2,115 $2,120
2003 $2,208 $2,679
2004 $2,286 $3,495
2005 $2,447 $4,618
2006 $2,666 $5,758
2007 $2,831 $8,360
2008 $2,983 $10,435
2009 $2,910 $8,548
2010 $3,040 $8,400
2011 $3,331 $9,561
2012 $3,498 $8,930
2013 $3,582 $9,498
2014 $3,666 $10,032
2015 $3,790 $8,977
2016 $3,901 $9,405
2017 $4,020 $10,728
2018 $4,184 $12,502
2019 $4,320 $12,992
2020 $3,997 $13,082
2021 $4,643 $14,987
2022 $5,075 $15,558
2023 $5,365 $18,404
2024 $5,580 $20,072

El Salvador vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Romania
1950 44.2 60.5
1951 43.8 61.2
1952 44.8 61.8
1953 45 62.5
1954 45.5 63
1955 46 63.3
1956 46.6 63.6
1957 47.1 64
1958 47.7 64.4
1959 48 64.9
1960 48.3 65.6
1961 48.6 66.4
1962 49 67.2
1963 49.4 67.8
1964 49.7 68.4
1965 50.2 68.4
1966 50.7 68.2
1967 50.8 68.1
1968 50.8 67.9
1969 51.3 67.2
1970 51.4 67.9
1971 51.7 68.4
1972 52 69
1973 52.8 68.7
1974 52.9 69.5
1975 53.4 69.6
1976 54.4 69.9
1977 54 69.5
1978 54.7 69.8
1979 53.8 69.5
1980 48.6 69.2
1981 50.9 69.5
1982 53.3 69.8
1983 54.4 69.8
1984 56.6 69.9
1985 58 69.4
1986 59.3 69.7
1987 59.4 69.1
1988 60 69.4
1989 61.3 69.5
1990 62 69.8
1991 62.5 70
1992 62.9 69.5
1993 64 69.5
1994 64.5 69.3
1995 64.9 69.3
1996 65.5 68.8
1997 66.2 69.1
1998 66.7 69.9
1999 67.3 70.6
2000 67.7 71.2
2001 68 71.1
2002 68.5 70.8
2003 68.8 70.8
2004 69.3 71.1
2005 69.3 71.6
2006 69.6 72.2
2007 69.8 72.8
2008 70.1 73.2
2009 70.4 73.5
2010 70.9 73.6
2011 71.2 74.3
2012 71.4 74.3
2013 71.2 74.9
2014 71.1 74.8
2015 71 74.7
2016 70.9 75
2017 71 75
2018 71.4 75.1
2019 71.7 75.3
2020 70.2 74
2021 69.9 72.7
2022 72 75.3
2023 72.1 75.9
2024 72.3 76.1
2025 72.5 76.2

El Salvador and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Romania
Year Population
El Salvador Romania
1960 2,791,459 18,406,905
1961 2,870,016 18,555,250
1962 2,949,204 18,676,550
1963 3,028,679 18,797,850
1964 3,111,883 18,919,126
1965 3,199,466 19,031,576
1966 3,290,961 19,215,450
1967 3,385,184 19,534,242
1968 3,480,773 19,799,831
1969 3,576,485 20,009,141
1970 3,668,796 20,250,398
1971 3,757,523 20,461,567
1972 3,846,830 20,657,957
1973 3,938,068 20,835,681
1974 4,029,671 21,029,429
1975 4,120,449 21,293,583
1976 4,210,310 21,551,634
1977 4,301,256 21,756,096
1978 4,394,114 21,951,464
1979 4,480,388 22,090,488
1980 4,540,382 22,207,282
1981 4,570,599 22,353,070
1982 4,622,477 22,475,741
1983 4,707,367 22,560,478
1984 4,798,003 22,640,547
1985 4,894,706 22,732,999
1986 4,992,769 22,836,841
1987 5,092,441 22,949,430
1988 5,195,833 23,057,662
1989 5,298,979 23,161,458
1990 5,399,726 23,201,835
1991 5,495,077 23,001,155
1992 5,585,609 22,794,284
1993 5,659,957 22,763,280
1994 5,714,129 22,730,211
1995 5,762,131 22,684,270
1996 5,805,286 22,619,004
1997 5,844,578 22,553,978
1998 5,880,781 22,507,344
1999 5,913,900 22,472,040
2000 5,943,366 22,442,971
2001 5,968,060 22,131,970
2002 5,986,631 21,730,496
2003 5,998,599 21,574,326
2004 6,004,671 21,451,748
2005 6,005,578 21,319,685
2006 6,002,319 21,193,760
2007 6,009,824 20,882,982
2008 6,029,297 20,537,875
2009 6,048,279 20,367,487
2010 6,068,249 20,246,871
2011 6,090,127 20,147,528
2012 6,113,975 20,058,035
2013 6,138,839 19,983,693
2014 6,162,955 19,908,979
2015 6,183,676 19,815,616
2016 6,200,800 19,702,267
2017 6,213,533 19,588,715
2018 6,219,807 19,473,970
2019 6,222,318 19,371,648
2020 6,234,673 19,265,250
2021 6,255,782 19,122,059
2022 6,280,319 19,048,502
2023 6,309,624 19,059,479
2024 6,338,193 19,069,340

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Romania

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Romania
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Romania
1960 6.62 2.34
1961 6.64 2.17
1962 6.68 2.04
1963 6.69 2.01
1964 6.68 1.96
1965 6.64 1.91
1966 6.57 1.9
1967 6.49 3.66
1968 6.39 3.63
1969 6.28 3.19
1970 6.18 2.89
1971 6.13 2.67
1972 6.03 2.55
1973 5.93 2.44
1974 5.82 2.71
1975 5.71 2.59
1976 5.59 2.54
1977 5.47 2.57
1978 5.36 2.52
1979 5.23 2.49
1980 5.11 2.43
1981 4.99 2.36
1982 4.83 2.17
1983 4.65 2.06
1984 4.48 2.26
1985 4.32 2.31
1986 4.19 2.39
1987 4.18 2.38
1988 4.1 2.3
1989 4.03 2.22
1990 3.96 1.83
1991 3.89 1.59
1992 3.8 1.51
1993 3.69 1.43
1994 3.61 1.4
1995 3.57 1.33
1996 3.48 1.3
1997 3.38 1.32
1998 3.34 1.32
1999 3.22 1.3
2000 3.08 1.31
2001 2.93 1.27
2002 2.78 1.27
2003 2.64 1.3
2004 2.52 1.33
2005 2.44 1.4
2006 2.4 1.42
2007 2.35 1.45
2008 2.29 1.6
2009 2.26 1.66
2010 2.24 1.59
2011 2.22 1.47
2012 2.19 1.52
2013 2.15 1.46
2014 2.13 1.56
2015 2.07 1.62
2016 1.97 1.69
2017 1.9 1.78
2018 1.85 1.76
2019 1.84 1.77
2020 1.82 1.8
2021 1.8 1.81
2022 1.79 1.71
2023 1.78 1.71

El Salvador and Romania demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Romania
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Romania
1960 17.2 28.5
1961 17.1 28.9
1962 17 29.3
1963 17 29.7
1964 16.9 30.2
1965 16.9 30.6
1966 16.8 31
1967 16.7 31.3
1968 16.6 31.3
1969 16.6 31.3
1970 16.6 31.4
1971 16.6 31.4
1972 16.6 31.5
1973 16.7 31.5
1974 16.8 31.6
1975 16.9 31.7
1976 17 31.8
1977 17.1 31.8
1978 17.2 31.7
1979 17.4 31.7
1980 17.5 31.8
1981 17.6 31.9
1982 17.7 32
1983 17.8 32.1
1984 18 32.3
1985 18.2 32.5
1986 18.4 32.7
1987 18.5 32.8
1988 18.6 32.8
1989 18.7 32.9
1990 18.8 33
1991 18.8 33.1
1992 18.8 33.3
1993 19 33.6
1994 19.3 33.8
1995 19.6 34
1996 19.9 34.2
1997 20.3 34.4
1998 20.6 34.6
1999 21 34.7
2000 21.3 34.8
2001 21.6 34.8
2002 21.9 35.3
2003 22.2 36
2004 22.5 36.6
2005 22.7 37
2006 23 37.3
2007 23.2 37.7
2008 23.3 38.2
2009 23.5 38.8
2010 23.7 39.3
2011 23.9 39.8
2012 24.1 40.2
2013 24.3 40.5
2014 24.6 40.9
2015 24.9 41.3
2016 25.2 41.7
2017 25.6 42
2018 26 42.3
2019 26.4 42.6
2020 26.8 42.9
2021 27.2 43.2
2022 27.6 43.3
2023 28 43.5
2024 28.5 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

El Salvador Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Romania
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
99.2%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

El Salvador Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Romania
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
53,679 mi
2023

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