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El Salvador vs Serbia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 6.59M in Serbia (ranked 109/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 32,467 sq mi for Serbia (ranked 150th vs. 111th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Serbia
Population
6386184
6541064
Population rank 112/197 110/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$89.1B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 75/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$13,524
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 74/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$31,867
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$39.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
44.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$6,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 74/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$11,469
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
32,467 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
1.61
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
77.1 years
2025

El Salvador and Serbia: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Serbia economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Serbia
Year GDP
El Salvador Serbia
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 -
1995 $8,921,947,100 $17,921,892,655
1996 $9,586,327,800 $23,277,430,168
1997 $10,221,705,900 $27,153,408,995
1998 $10,936,669,900 $21,004,077,441
1999 $11,284,197,000 $20,878,694,851
2000 $11,784,927,700 $7,326,373,882
2001 $12,282,533,600 $13,599,378,662
2002 $12,664,190,300 $17,930,583,571
2003 $13,243,892,200 $23,593,044,418
2004 $13,724,810,900 $26,845,632,342
2005 $14,698,000,000 $28,334,256,181
2006 $15,999,890,000 $33,298,057,362
2007 $17,011,750,000 $44,888,028,946
2008 $17,986,890,000 $54,220,641,202
2009 $17,601,620,000 $46,955,984,410
2010 $18,447,920,000 $43,536,629,233
2011 $20,283,780,000 $51,251,098,408
2012 $21,386,150,000 $45,103,269,969
2013 $21,990,960,000 $50,455,529,604
2014 $22,593,470,000 $49,114,321,280
2015 $23,438,240,000 $41,297,410,635
2016 $24,191,430,000 $42,225,495,910
2017 $24,979,190,000 $45,972,834,714
2018 $26,020,850,000 $52,787,520,249
2019 $26,881,140,000 $53,864,693,665
2020 $24,921,190,000 $55,874,017,669
2021 $29,043,140,000 $66,159,884,073
2022 $31,870,120,000 $66,797,564,758
2023 $33,853,940,000 $81,342,660,752
2024 $35,364,960,000 $89,083,506,277

El Salvador and Serbia economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Serbia
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Serbia
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 -
1995 $1,548 $2,349
1996 $1,651 $3,054
1997 $1,749 $3,574
1998 $1,860 $2,775
1999 $1,908 $2,769
2000 $1,983 $975
2001 $2,058 $1,812
2002 $2,115 $2,391
2003 $2,208 $3,154
2004 $2,286 $3,597
2005 $2,447 $3,808
2006 $2,666 $4,493
2007 $2,831 $6,081
2008 $2,983 $7,377
2009 $2,910 $6,414
2010 $3,040 $5,971
2011 $3,331 $7,082
2012 $3,498 $6,263
2013 $3,582 $7,040
2014 $3,666 $6,887
2015 $3,790 $5,820
2016 $3,901 $5,982
2017 $4,020 $6,548
2018 $4,184 $7,560
2019 $4,320 $7,756
2020 $3,997 $8,099
2021 $4,643 $9,681
2022 $5,075 $10,023
2023 $5,365 $12,282
2024 $5,580 $13,524

El Salvador vs. Serbia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Serbia
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Serbia
1950 44.2 55.1
1951 43.8 55.6
1952 44.8 57.4
1953 45 59.8
1954 45.5 60.7
1955 46 61.3
1956 46.6 61.9
1957 47.1 63.2
1958 47.7 64.3
1959 48 65.2
1960 48.3 65.7
1961 48.6 66.3
1962 49 67
1963 49.4 67.4
1964 49.7 68
1965 50.2 68.7
1966 50.7 69.4
1967 50.8 70.1
1968 50.8 70.1
1969 51.3 70
1970 51.4 69.7
1971 51.7 69.7
1972 52 70
1973 52.8 70.5
1974 52.9 71.1
1975 53.4 71.6
1976 54.4 71.9
1977 54 71.8
1978 54.7 71.4
1979 53.8 71.2
1980 48.6 71.1
1981 50.9 71.1
1982 53.3 71
1983 54.4 71.1
1984 56.6 71.2
1985 58 71.4
1986 59.3 71.6
1987 59.4 71.9
1988 60 72
1989 61.3 72.3
1990 62 72.2
1991 62.5 71.9
1992 62.9 71.6
1993 64 71.9
1994 64.5 72.3
1995 64.9 72.7
1996 65.5 72.9
1997 66.2 72.9
1998 66.7 72.3
1999 67.3 70
2000 67.7 72.3
2001 68 72.3
2002 68.5 72.6
2003 68.8 72.7
2004 69.3 72.9
2005 69.3 73.1
2006 69.6 73.4
2007 69.8 73.7
2008 70.1 73.9
2009 70.4 74.1
2010 70.9 74.4
2011 71.2 74.7
2012 71.4 75.1
2013 71.2 75.3
2014 71.1 75.5
2015 71 75.7
2016 70.9 75.7
2017 71 75.8
2018 71.4 76
2019 71.7 76.1
2020 70.2 74.5
2021 69.9 72.9
2022 72 75.5
2023 72.1 76.8
2024 72.3 76.9
2025 72.5 77.1

El Salvador and Serbia population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Serbia
Year Population
El Salvador Serbia
1960 2,791,459 6,638,992
1961 2,870,016 6,689,077
1962 2,949,204 6,740,264
1963 3,028,679 6,787,950
1964 3,111,883 6,832,855
1965 3,199,466 6,876,624
1966 3,290,961 6,927,969
1967 3,385,184 6,966,522
1968 3,480,773 7,007,586
1969 3,576,485 7,123,249
1970 3,668,796 7,164,993
1971 3,757,523 7,211,716
1972 3,846,830 7,252,012
1973 3,938,068 7,283,902
1974 4,029,671 7,326,043
1975 4,120,449 7,368,717
1976 4,210,310 7,418,973
1977 4,301,256 7,462,783
1978 4,394,114 7,504,017
1979 4,480,388 7,541,997
1980 4,540,382 7,709,544
1981 4,570,599 7,736,787
1982 4,622,477 7,763,335
1983 4,707,367 7,788,100
1984 4,798,003 7,813,549
1985 4,894,706 7,835,902
1986 4,992,769 7,853,824
1987 5,092,441 7,868,027
1988 5,195,833 7,884,218
1989 5,298,979 7,893,787
1990 5,399,726 7,897,937
1991 5,495,077 7,595,636
1992 5,585,609 7,604,063
1993 5,659,957 7,614,328
1994 5,714,129 7,622,711
1995 5,762,131 7,628,264
1996 5,805,286 7,622,185
1997 5,844,578 7,598,538
1998 5,880,781 7,567,745
1999 5,913,900 7,540,401
2000 5,943,366 7,516,346
2001 5,968,060 7,503,433
2002 5,986,631 7,500,031
2003 5,998,599 7,480,591
2004 6,004,671 7,463,157
2005 6,005,578 7,440,769
2006 6,002,319 7,411,569
2007 6,009,824 7,381,579
2008 6,029,297 7,350,222
2009 6,048,279 7,320,807
2010 6,068,249 7,291,436
2011 6,090,127 7,236,519
2012 6,113,975 7,201,497
2013 6,138,839 7,166,553
2014 6,162,955 7,131,787
2015 6,183,676 7,095,383
2016 6,200,800 7,058,322
2017 6,213,533 7,020,858
2018 6,219,807 6,982,604
2019 6,222,318 6,945,235
2020 6,234,673 6,899,126
2021 6,255,782 6,834,326
2022 6,280,319 6,664,449
2023 6,309,624 6,623,183
2024 6,338,193 6,587,202

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Serbia

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Serbia
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Serbia
1960 6.62 2.15
1961 6.64 2.13
1962 6.68 2.11
1963 6.69 2.08
1964 6.68 2.07
1965 6.64 2.06
1966 6.57 2.04
1967 6.49 2.02
1968 6.39 2.01
1969 6.28 1.99
1970 6.18 1.97
1971 6.13 1.96
1972 6.03 1.95
1973 5.93 1.94
1974 5.82 1.93
1975 5.71 1.92
1976 5.59 1.91
1977 5.47 1.9
1978 5.36 1.89
1979 5.23 1.88
1980 5.11 1.86
1981 4.99 1.85
1982 4.83 1.84
1983 4.65 1.83
1984 4.48 1.81
1985 4.32 1.8
1986 4.19 1.78
1987 4.18 1.75
1988 4.1 1.72
1989 4.03 1.69
1990 3.96 1.65
1991 3.89 1.61
1992 3.8 1.57
1993 3.69 1.54
1994 3.61 1.51
1995 3.57 1.47
1996 3.48 1.44
1997 3.38 1.4
1998 3.34 1.37
1999 3.22 1.35
2000 3.08 1.48
2001 2.93 1.58
2002 2.78 1.57
2003 2.64 1.59
2004 2.52 1.57
2005 2.44 1.45
2006 2.4 1.43
2007 2.35 1.38
2008 2.29 1.4
2009 2.26 1.44
2010 2.24 1.4
2011 2.22 1.4
2012 2.19 1.45
2013 2.15 1.43
2014 2.13 1.46
2015 2.07 1.46
2016 1.97 1.46
2017 1.9 1.49
2018 1.85 1.49
2019 1.84 1.52
2020 1.82 1.48
2021 1.8 1.52
2022 1.79 1.59
2023 1.78 1.61

El Salvador and Serbia demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Serbia
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Serbia
1960 17.2 28.7
1961 17.1 29.1
1962 17 29.4
1963 17 29.8
1964 16.9 30.2
1965 16.9 30.5
1966 16.8 30.8
1967 16.7 31.1
1968 16.6 31.4
1969 16.6 31.7
1970 16.6 32
1971 16.6 32.2
1972 16.6 32.5
1973 16.7 32.7
1974 16.8 32.8
1975 16.9 33
1976 17 33.2
1977 17.1 33.4
1978 17.2 33.5
1979 17.4 33.7
1980 17.5 33.8
1981 17.6 33.9
1982 17.7 34.1
1983 17.8 34.4
1984 18 34.7
1985 18.2 35
1986 18.4 35.4
1987 18.5 35.7
1988 18.6 36.1
1989 18.7 36.5
1990 18.8 36.8
1991 18.8 37.1
1992 18.8 37.5
1993 19 37.8
1994 19.3 38.2
1995 19.6 38.5
1996 19.9 38.9
1997 20.3 39.2
1998 20.6 39.5
1999 21 39.8
2000 21.3 40.1
2001 21.6 40.3
2002 21.9 40.5
2003 22.2 40.7
2004 22.5 40.9
2005 22.7 41.1
2006 23 41.3
2007 23.2 41.5
2008 23.3 41.7
2009 23.5 41.9
2010 23.7 42.1
2011 23.9 42.4
2012 24.1 42.6
2013 24.3 42.8
2014 24.6 43
2015 24.9 43.3
2016 25.2 43.5
2017 25.6 43.7
2018 26 44
2019 26.4 44.2
2020 26.8 44.4
2021 27.2 44.5
2022 27.6 44.7
2023 28 44.9
2024 28.5 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Serbia
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$76.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
43.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
3.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
2.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
32,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
7.24%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
58.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
24.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
2.4%
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.06B
2011
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$30.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$5.68B
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
446,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
5.58%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
83.3%
2024

Energy

El Salvador Serbia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
2,378 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$12.1
2023
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
83%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
27.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
7.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
42.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
5,090 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
35%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
32.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Serbia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-8,132
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
57.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
62.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
1.31
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
134
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
99.3%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
55%
2025
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
87.7%
2024

Health

El Salvador Serbia
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$903
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$330
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
77.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
0.14%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
2.84
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
5.2
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
23.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
7.89 liters
2019

Territory

El Salvador Serbia
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
4,929 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
13,112 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
10,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
28,222 mi
2024

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