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El Salvador vs Senegal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 150th vs. 85th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Senegal
Population
6386184
19281054
Population rank 112/197 68/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$32.3B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 110/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$1,744
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 160/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$5,110
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$36.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
111.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$1,982
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 119/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$1,890
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
74,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
3.82
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
20.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

El Salvador and Senegal: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Senegal economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Senegal
Year GDP
El Salvador Senegal
1960 - $1,003,692,370
1961 - $1,058,975,257
1962 - $1,085,475,791
1963 - $1,122,139,862
1964 - $1,188,930,645
1965 $877,720,000 $1,210,058,228
1966 $929,520,000 $1,246,908,186
1967 $976,200,000 $1,246,480,766
1968 $1,009,760,100 $1,309,384,862
1969 $1,049,400,000 $1,245,234,931
1970 $1,132,920,000 $1,297,407,655
1971 $1,186,120,000 $1,339,549,033
1972 $1,263,720,000 $1,620,857,104
1973 $1,442,320,000 $1,863,398,590
1974 $1,665,880,000 $2,099,325,229
1975 $1,884,120,100 $2,830,388,405
1976 $2,328,280,100 $2,869,777,884
1977 $2,941,640,100 $2,938,046,463
1978 $3,127,960,000 $3,280,354,921
1979 $3,463,639,900 $4,084,877,823
1980 $3,573,959,900 $4,510,108,291
1981 $3,437,200,200 $4,095,892,781
1982 $3,399,189,100 $4,013,951,443
1983 $3,506,347,800 $3,569,356,125
1984 $3,661,683,400 $3,485,165,432
1985 $3,800,368,600 $3,818,944,918
1986 $3,771,663,200 $5,392,093,446
1987 $3,958,045,800 $6,487,353,103
1988 $4,189,880,000 $6,418,419,389
1989 $4,372,215,300 $6,366,039,373
1990 $4,817,542,204 $7,390,967,360
1991 $5,252,342,400 $7,255,210,470
1992 $5,813,399,300 $7,769,817,840
1993 $6,680,269,200 $7,367,986,241
1994 $7,679,384,000 $5,034,588,196
1995 $8,921,947,100 $6,326,342,633
1996 $9,586,327,800 $6,559,712,166
1997 $10,221,705,900 $6,041,478,726
1998 $10,936,669,900 $6,505,607,909
1999 $11,284,197,000 $6,592,834,933
2000 $11,784,927,700 $6,013,185,004
2001 $12,282,533,600 $6,507,824,829
2002 $12,664,190,300 $7,006,402,320
2003 $13,243,892,200 $8,768,721,563
2004 $13,724,810,900 $10,076,816,667
2005 $14,698,000,000 $11,009,033,438
2006 $15,999,890,000 $11,697,918,243
2007 $17,011,750,000 $13,994,218,413
2008 $17,986,890,000 $16,853,989,628
2009 $17,601,620,000 $16,145,867,495
2010 $18,447,920,000 $16,121,315,909
2011 $20,283,780,000 $17,814,283,639
2012 $21,386,150,000 $17,660,870,412
2013 $21,990,960,000 $18,918,667,725
2014 $22,593,470,000 $19,797,253,440
2015 $23,438,240,000 $17,774,766,696
2016 $24,191,430,000 $19,040,312,333
2017 $24,979,190,000 $20,996,562,944
2018 $26,020,850,000 $23,116,701,556
2019 $26,881,140,000 $23,403,995,992
2020 $24,921,190,000 $24,530,513,038
2021 $29,043,140,000 $27,520,784,130
2022 $31,870,120,000 $27,783,332,223
2023 $33,853,940,000 $30,696,331,296
2024 $35,364,960,000 $32,267,254,425

El Salvador and Senegal economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Senegal
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Senegal
1960 - $300
1961 - $308
1962 - $307
1963 - $309
1964 - $318
1965 $274.3 $314
1966 $282.4 $315
1967 $288.4 $305
1968 $290.1 $311
1969 $293.4 $287.3
1970 $309 $290.5
1971 $316 $291.1
1972 $329 $342
1973 $366 $381
1974 $413 $417
1975 $457 $547
1976 $553 $541
1977 $684 $540
1978 $712 $589
1979 $773 $716
1980 $787 $772
1981 $752 $683
1982 $735 $652
1983 $745 $564
1984 $763 $536
1985 $776 $571
1986 $755 $784
1987 $777 $916
1988 $806 $880
1989 $825 $849
1990 $892 $957
1991 $956 $913
1992 $1,041 $951
1993 $1,180 $878
1994 $1,344 $584
1995 $1,548 $715
1996 $1,651 $723
1997 $1,749 $651
1998 $1,860 $685
1999 $1,908 $678
2000 $1,983 $603
2001 $2,058 $637
2002 $2,115 $669
2003 $2,208 $818
2004 $2,286 $918
2005 $2,447 $980
2006 $2,666 $1,017
2007 $2,831 $1,189
2008 $2,983 $1,399
2009 $2,910 $1,309
2010 $3,040 $1,276
2011 $3,331 $1,375
2012 $3,498 $1,327
2013 $3,582 $1,380
2014 $3,666 $1,399
2015 $3,790 $1,218
2016 $3,901 $1,266
2017 $4,020 $1,357
2018 $4,184 $1,453
2019 $4,320 $1,431
2020 $3,997 $1,461
2021 $4,643 $1,598
2022 $5,075 $1,574
2023 $5,365 $1,698
2024 $5,580 $1,744

El Salvador vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Senegal
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Senegal
1950 44.2 36.5
1951 43.8 36.9
1952 44.8 37.4
1953 45 37.8
1954 45.5 38.2
1955 46 38.5
1956 46.6 38.9
1957 47.1 39.1
1958 47.7 39.4
1959 48 39.5
1960 48.3 39.7
1961 48.6 39.7
1962 49 39.7
1963 49.4 39.7
1964 49.7 39.8
1965 50.2 39.8
1966 50.7 39.8
1967 50.8 40
1968 50.8 40.1
1969 51.3 40.4
1970 51.4 40.8
1971 51.7 41.2
1972 52 41.8
1973 52.8 42.4
1974 52.9 43.1
1975 53.4 43.9
1976 54.4 44.8
1977 54 45.7
1978 54.7 46.6
1979 53.8 47.5
1980 48.6 48.3
1981 50.9 49.1
1982 53.3 49.9
1983 54.4 50.8
1984 56.6 51.7
1985 58 52.6
1986 59.3 53.7
1987 59.4 54.6
1988 60 55.5
1989 61.3 56.2
1990 62 56.7
1991 62.5 57
1992 62.9 57.3
1993 64 57.3
1994 64.5 57.5
1995 64.9 57.3
1996 65.5 57.1
1997 66.2 57.1
1998 66.7 57.1
1999 67.3 57.3
2000 67.7 57.6
2001 68 58.2
2002 68.5 58.9
2003 68.8 59.5
2004 69.3 60.3
2005 69.3 61
2006 69.6 61.8
2007 69.8 62.7
2008 70.1 63.2
2009 70.4 63.8
2010 70.9 64.2
2011 71.2 64.8
2012 71.4 65.2
2013 71.2 65.6
2014 71.1 66
2015 71 66.5
2016 70.9 66.7
2017 71 67.1
2018 71.4 67.4
2019 71.7 67.7
2020 70.2 67.5
2021 69.9 66.9
2022 72 67.8
2023 72.1 68.7
2024 72.3 68.9
2025 72.5 69.2

El Salvador and Senegal population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Senegal
Year Population
El Salvador Senegal
1960 2,791,459 3,340,907
1961 2,870,016 3,436,375
1962 2,949,204 3,534,686
1963 3,028,679 3,635,876
1964 3,111,883 3,740,535
1965 3,199,466 3,849,788
1966 3,290,961 3,964,299
1967 3,385,184 4,083,870
1968 3,480,773 4,207,587
1969 3,576,485 4,334,974
1970 3,668,796 4,466,328
1971 3,757,523 4,601,864
1972 3,846,830 4,741,631
1973 3,938,068 4,885,181
1974 4,029,671 5,029,437
1975 4,120,449 5,170,810
1976 4,210,310 5,308,564
1977 4,301,256 5,439,549
1978 4,394,114 5,568,096
1979 4,480,388 5,702,895
1980 4,540,382 5,845,638
1981 4,570,599 5,997,160
1982 4,622,477 6,156,961
1983 4,707,367 6,324,504
1984 4,798,003 6,499,364
1985 4,894,706 6,683,287
1986 4,992,769 6,878,192
1987 5,092,441 7,081,530
1988 5,195,833 7,289,618
1989 5,298,979 7,502,207
1990 5,399,726 7,720,523
1991 5,495,077 7,943,085
1992 5,585,609 8,168,395
1993 5,659,957 8,396,288
1994 5,714,129 8,624,078
1995 5,762,131 8,848,101
1996 5,805,286 9,067,014
1997 5,844,578 9,283,495
1998 5,880,781 9,502,952
1999 5,913,900 9,730,887
2000 5,943,366 9,968,260
2001 5,968,060 10,212,942
2002 5,986,631 10,466,214
2003 5,998,599 10,721,176
2004 6,004,671 10,975,704
2005 6,005,578 11,235,472
2006 6,002,319 11,500,094
2007 6,009,824 11,770,344
2008 6,029,297 12,048,959
2009 6,048,279 12,337,389
2010 6,068,249 12,635,413
2011 6,090,127 12,958,897
2012 6,113,975 13,310,495
2013 6,138,839 13,710,849
2014 6,162,955 14,152,102
2015 6,183,676 14,593,331
2016 6,200,800 15,034,521
2017 6,213,533 15,475,002
2018 6,219,807 15,914,498
2019 6,222,318 16,352,922
2020 6,234,673 16,789,219
2021 6,255,782 17,220,867
2022 6,280,319 17,651,103
2023 6,309,624 18,077,573
2024 6,338,193 18,501,984

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Senegal

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Senegal
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Senegal
1960 6.62 7
1961 6.64 7.04
1962 6.68 7.08
1963 6.69 7.12
1964 6.68 7.16
1965 6.64 7.19
1966 6.57 7.22
1967 6.49 7.24
1968 6.39 7.25
1969 6.28 7.26
1970 6.18 7.26
1971 6.13 7.26
1972 6.03 7.26
1973 5.93 7.26
1974 5.82 7.25
1975 5.71 7.25
1976 5.59 7.26
1977 5.47 7.27
1978 5.36 7.28
1979 5.23 7.29
1980 5.11 7.29
1981 4.99 7.28
1982 4.83 7.25
1983 4.65 7.19
1984 4.48 7.11
1985 4.32 7.01
1986 4.19 6.9
1987 4.18 6.79
1988 4.1 6.58
1989 4.03 6.48
1990 3.96 6.4
1991 3.89 6.27
1992 3.8 6.15
1993 3.69 6.05
1994 3.61 5.92
1995 3.57 5.82
1996 3.48 5.72
1997 3.38 5.64
1998 3.34 5.58
1999 3.22 5.57
2000 3.08 5.5
2001 2.93 5.4
2002 2.78 5.3
2003 2.64 5.25
2004 2.52 5.19
2005 2.44 5.13
2006 2.4 5.06
2007 2.35 5.02
2008 2.29 5.02
2009 2.26 5.03
2010 2.24 5.06
2011 2.22 5.1
2012 2.19 5.13
2013 2.15 5.05
2014 2.13 4.88
2015 2.07 4.75
2016 1.97 4.65
2017 1.9 4.49
2018 1.85 4.29
2019 1.84 4.1
2020 1.82 4
2021 1.8 3.94
2022 1.79 3.86
2023 1.78 3.82

El Salvador and Senegal demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Senegal
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Senegal
1960 17.2 18.1
1961 17.1 18
1962 17 18
1963 17 17.9
1964 16.9 17.9
1965 16.9 17.9
1966 16.8 17.8
1967 16.7 17.9
1968 16.6 17.9
1969 16.6 17.9
1970 16.6 17.9
1971 16.6 17.9
1972 16.6 17.9
1973 16.7 17.9
1974 16.8 17.8
1975 16.9 17.7
1976 17 17.6
1977 17.1 17.4
1978 17.2 17.2
1979 17.4 17
1980 17.5 16.8
1981 17.6 16.7
1982 17.7 16.5
1983 17.8 16.4
1984 18 16.3
1985 18.2 16.3
1986 18.4 16.3
1987 18.5 16.3
1988 18.6 16.4
1989 18.7 16.5
1990 18.8 16.6
1991 18.8 16.7
1992 18.8 16.8
1993 19 16.9
1994 19.3 17
1995 19.6 17.1
1996 19.9 17.2
1997 20.3 17.3
1998 20.6 17.4
1999 21 17.5
2000 21.3 17.6
2001 21.6 17.7
2002 21.9 17.8
2003 22.2 18
2004 22.5 18.1
2005 22.7 18.2
2006 23 18.2
2007 23.2 18.3
2008 23.3 18.4
2009 23.5 18.4
2010 23.7 18.5
2011 23.9 18.5
2012 24.1 18.5
2013 24.3 18.5
2014 24.6 18.6
2015 24.9 18.6
2016 25.2 18.7
2017 25.6 18.9
2018 26 19
2019 26.4 19.2
2020 26.8 19.4
2021 27.2 19.7
2022 27.6 19.9
2023 28 20.1
2024 28.5 20.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Senegal
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
6.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-7.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
5.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
49.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
28.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
3%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$3.75B
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
1,376,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
10.5%
2018
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
76.5%
2024

Energy

El Salvador Senegal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
291.1 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
0.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
63.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
35.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
1.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
410 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
13.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
74.2%
2023

Society

El Salvador Senegal
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-10,307
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
50.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
32.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
0.3
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
50.4%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
60.6%
2023

Health

El Salvador Senegal
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$63.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$31.1
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
21.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
237
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
38.5
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
10.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
3.8%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Senegal
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
4,018 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
36,722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
30,688 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
10,355 mi
2017

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