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El Salvador vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 150th vs. 168th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Samoa
Population
6386184
220288
Population rank 112/197 177/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

El Salvador and Samoa: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Samoa economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Samoa
Year GDP
El Salvador Samoa
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 $45,208,338
1971 $1,186,120,000 $53,719,569
1972 $1,263,720,000 $62,566,116
1973 $1,442,320,000 $82,452,985
1974 $1,665,880,000 $93,549,611
1975 $1,884,120,100 $93,489,283
1976 $2,328,280,100 $85,003,078
1977 $2,941,640,100 $98,295,671
1978 $3,127,960,000 $108,223,444
1979 $3,463,639,900 $122,257,393
1980 $3,573,959,900 $125,747,038
1981 $3,437,200,200 $118,190,655
1982 $3,399,189,100 $121,221,652
1983 $3,506,347,800 $111,862,824
1984 $3,661,683,400 $109,200,934
1985 $3,800,368,600 $95,572,173
1986 $3,771,663,200 $100,947,849
1987 $3,958,045,800 $111,713,922
1988 $4,189,880,000 $133,016,065
1989 $4,372,215,300 $122,888,610
1990 $4,817,542,204 $125,766,270
1991 $5,252,342,400 $125,597,205
1992 $5,813,399,300 $132,303,041
1993 $6,680,269,200 $133,122,897
1994 $7,679,384,000 $221,098,107
1995 $8,921,947,100 $224,865,731
1996 $9,586,327,800 $249,907,869
1997 $10,221,705,900 $285,475,592
1998 $10,936,669,900 $269,485,244
1999 $11,284,197,000 $255,408,060
2000 $11,784,927,700 $258,856,140
2001 $12,282,533,600 $266,299,591
2002 $12,664,190,300 $281,790,134
2003 $13,243,892,200 $333,426,188
2004 $13,724,810,900 $407,747,565
2005 $14,698,000,000 $476,801,793
2006 $15,999,890,000 $499,923,758
2007 $17,011,750,000 $573,548,460
2008 $17,986,890,000 $641,346,192
2009 $17,601,620,000 $628,006,115
2010 $18,447,920,000 $680,260,907
2011 $20,283,780,000 $744,097,050
2012 $21,386,150,000 $773,141,661
2013 $21,990,960,000 $797,736,334
2014 $22,593,470,000 $796,683,520
2015 $23,438,240,000 $824,150,499
2016 $24,191,430,000 $843,924,797
2017 $24,979,190,000 $884,844,384
2018 $26,020,850,000 $878,448,433
2019 $26,881,140,000 $912,950,466
2020 $24,921,190,000 $868,898,358
2021 $29,043,140,000 $843,923,639
2022 $31,870,120,000 $832,945,206
2023 $33,853,940,000 $938,189,444
2024 $35,364,960,000 $1,068,025,244

El Salvador and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Samoa
1965 $274.3 -
1966 $282.4 -
1967 $288.4 -
1968 $290.1 -
1969 $293.4 -
1970 $309 $322
1971 $316 $377
1972 $329 $433
1973 $366 $563
1974 $413 $626
1975 $457 $610
1976 $553 $541
1977 $684 $615
1978 $712 $671
1979 $773 $751
1980 $787 $765
1981 $752 $713
1982 $735 $728
1983 $745 $671
1984 $763 $655
1985 $776 $573
1986 $755 $604
1987 $777 $666
1988 $806 $790
1989 $825 $728
1990 $892 $744
1991 $956 $742
1992 $1,041 $777
1993 $1,180 $775
1994 $1,344 $1,277
1995 $1,548 $1,288
1996 $1,651 $1,419
1997 $1,749 $1,608
1998 $1,860 $1,506
1999 $1,908 $1,417
2000 $1,983 $1,425
2001 $2,058 $1,454
2002 $2,115 $1,528
2003 $2,208 $1,798
2004 $2,286 $2,189
2005 $2,447 $2,550
2006 $2,666 $2,663
2007 $2,831 $3,039
2008 $2,983 $3,374
2009 $2,910 $3,279
2010 $3,040 $3,524
2011 $3,331 $3,822
2012 $3,498 $3,935
2013 $3,582 $4,024
2014 $3,666 $3,983
2015 $3,790 $4,084
2016 $3,901 $4,147
2017 $4,020 $4,308
2018 $4,184 $4,232
2019 $4,320 $4,352
2020 $3,997 $4,100
2021 $4,643 $3,948
2022 $5,075 $3,869
2023 $5,365 $4,330
2024 $5,580 $4,899

El Salvador vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Samoa
1950 44.2 49.2
1951 43.8 49.8
1952 44.8 50.4
1953 45 51
1954 45.5 51.6
1955 46 52.2
1956 46.6 52.8
1957 47.1 53.4
1958 47.7 54
1959 48 54.6
1960 48.3 55.2
1961 48.6 55.7
1962 49 56.3
1963 49.4 56.9
1964 49.7 54
1965 50.2 57.9
1966 50.7 58.2
1967 50.8 58.9
1968 50.8 59.4
1969 51.3 59.9
1970 51.4 60.4
1971 51.7 60.9
1972 52 61.4
1973 52.8 61.9
1974 52.9 62.3
1975 53.4 62.8
1976 54.4 63.3
1977 54 63.7
1978 54.7 64.1
1979 53.8 64.5
1980 48.6 65
1981 50.9 65.3
1982 53.3 65.6
1983 54.4 66
1984 56.6 66.3
1985 58 66.6
1986 59.3 66.8
1987 59.4 67
1988 60 67.3
1989 61.3 67.6
1990 62 67.8
1991 62.5 68
1992 62.9 68.5
1993 64 68.8
1994 64.5 69.2
1995 64.9 69.5
1996 65.5 69.8
1997 66.2 70
1998 66.7 70.3
1999 67.3 70.6
2000 67.7 70.8
2001 68 71
2002 68.5 71.2
2003 68.8 71.4
2004 69.3 71.5
2005 69.3 71.5
2006 69.6 71.6
2007 69.8 71.6
2008 70.1 71.5
2009 70.4 69.5
2010 70.9 71.5
2011 71.2 71.4
2012 71.4 71.2
2013 71.2 71.2
2014 71.1 71.1
2015 71 71.1
2016 70.9 71
2017 71 71
2018 71.4 71.1
2019 71.7 70.3
2020 70.2 70.7
2021 69.9 71.1
2022 72 71.6
2023 72.1 71.7
2024 72.3 71.8
2025 72.5 71.9

El Salvador and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Samoa
Year Population
El Salvador Samoa
1960 2,791,459 112,490
1961 2,870,016 115,496
1962 2,949,204 118,597
1963 3,028,679 121,764
1964 3,111,883 124,894
1965 3,199,466 127,978
1966 3,290,961 131,073
1967 3,385,184 133,764
1968 3,480,773 136,020
1969 3,576,485 138,233
1970 3,668,796 140,400
1971 3,757,523 142,503
1972 3,846,830 144,538
1973 3,938,068 146,516
1974 4,029,671 149,431
1975 4,120,449 153,344
1976 4,210,310 157,113
1977 4,301,256 159,753
1978 4,394,114 161,375
1979 4,480,388 162,882
1980 4,540,382 164,322
1981 4,570,599 165,678
1982 4,622,477 166,484
1983 4,707,367 166,714
1984 4,798,003 166,796
1985 4,894,706 166,849
1986 4,992,769 167,061
1987 5,092,441 167,661
1988 5,195,833 168,346
1989 5,298,979 168,768
1990 5,399,726 169,042
1991 5,495,077 169,368
1992 5,585,609 170,331
1993 5,659,957 171,774
1994 5,714,129 173,159
1995 5,762,131 174,571
1996 5,805,286 176,071
1997 5,844,578 177,547
1998 5,880,781 178,905
1999 5,913,900 180,275
2000 5,943,366 181,685
2001 5,968,060 183,166
2002 5,986,631 184,471
2003 5,998,599 185,430
2004 6,004,671 186,249
2005 6,005,578 186,978
2006 6,002,319 187,709
2007 6,009,824 188,753
2008 6,029,297 190,107
2009 6,048,279 191,513
2010 6,068,249 193,023
2011 6,090,127 194,713
2012 6,113,975 196,498
2013 6,138,839 198,268
2014 6,162,955 200,037
2015 6,183,676 201,782
2016 6,200,800 203,499
2017 6,213,533 205,415
2018 6,219,807 207,582
2019 6,222,318 209,780
2020 6,234,673 211,944
2021 6,255,782 213,779
2022 6,280,319 215,261
2023 6,309,624 216,663
2024 6,338,193 218,019

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Samoa

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Samoa
1960 6.62 7.78
1961 6.64 7.77
1962 6.68 7.76
1963 6.69 7.73
1964 6.68 7.7
1965 6.64 7.65
1966 6.57 7.6
1967 6.49 7.55
1968 6.39 7.5
1969 6.28 7.43
1970 6.18 7.34
1971 6.13 7.22
1972 6.03 7.07
1973 5.93 6.91
1974 5.82 6.75
1975 5.71 6.61
1976 5.59 6.47
1977 5.47 6.31
1978 5.36 6.15
1979 5.23 5.99
1980 5.11 5.86
1981 4.99 5.75
1982 4.83 5.68
1983 4.65 5.62
1984 4.48 5.55
1985 4.32 5.49
1986 4.19 5.42
1987 4.18 5.32
1988 4.1 5.21
1989 4.03 5.11
1990 3.96 5.01
1991 3.89 4.91
1992 3.8 4.87
1993 3.69 4.83
1994 3.61 4.79
1995 3.57 4.77
1996 3.48 4.74
1997 3.38 4.7
1998 3.34 4.64
1999 3.22 4.57
2000 3.08 4.52
2001 2.93 4.48
2002 2.78 4.44
2003 2.64 4.39
2004 2.52 4.34
2005 2.44 4.32
2006 2.4 4.32
2007 2.35 4.36
2008 2.29 4.42
2009 2.26 4.47
2010 2.24 4.52
2011 2.22 4.56
2012 2.19 4.55
2013 2.15 4.49
2014 2.13 4.42
2015 2.07 4.34
2016 1.97 4.26
2017 1.9 4.2
2018 1.85 4.14
2019 1.84 4.06
2020 1.82 4
2021 1.8 3.94
2022 1.79 3.88
2023 1.78 3.83

El Salvador and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Samoa
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Samoa
1960 17.2 15
1961 17.1 14.9
1962 17 14.8
1963 17 14.6
1964 16.9 14.6
1965 16.9 14.5
1966 16.8 14.5
1967 16.7 14.5
1968 16.6 14.5
1969 16.6 14.5
1970 16.6 14.6
1971 16.6 14.7
1972 16.6 14.8
1973 16.7 14.9
1974 16.8 15
1975 16.9 15.3
1976 17 15.5
1977 17.1 15.8
1978 17.2 16
1979 17.4 16.2
1980 17.5 16.4
1981 17.6 16.6
1982 17.7 16.8
1983 17.8 17.1
1984 18 17.4
1985 18.2 17.6
1986 18.4 17.8
1987 18.5 18
1988 18.6 18.2
1989 18.7 18.3
1990 18.8 18.4
1991 18.8 18.5
1992 18.8 18.7
1993 19 19
1994 19.3 19.3
1995 19.6 19.6
1996 19.9 19.7
1997 20.3 19.8
1998 20.6 19.9
1999 21 19.9
2000 21.3 19.8
2001 21.6 19.7
2002 21.9 19.7
2003 22.2 19.9
2004 22.5 20.1
2005 22.7 20.3
2006 23 20.4
2007 23.2 20.6
2008 23.3 20.7
2009 23.5 20.8
2010 23.7 20.8
2011 23.9 20.8
2012 24.1 20.8
2013 24.3 21
2014 24.6 21.1
2015 24.9 21.2
2016 25.2 21.3
2017 25.6 21.4
2018 26 21.4
2019 26.4 21.5
2020 26.8 21.4
2021 27.2 21.4
2022 27.6 21.1
2023 28 21
2024 28.5 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

El Salvador Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
35.9%
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
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Samoa
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
33
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
99.1%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

El Salvador Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Samoa
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
715 mi
2018

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