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El Salvador vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 150th vs. 116th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Sierra Leone
Population
6386184
8961932
Population rank 112/197 102/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

El Salvador and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
El Salvador Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 - $342,872,549
1963 - $348,700,980
1964 - $372,011,438
1965 $877,720,000 $359,523,810
1966 $929,520,000 $375,630,252
1967 $976,200,000 $348,895,028
1968 $1,009,760,100 $329,991,597
1969 $1,049,400,000 $408,853,541
1970 $1,132,920,000 $434,584,634
1971 $1,186,120,000 $419,495,788
1972 $1,263,720,000 $465,254,682
1973 $1,442,320,000 $575,471,814
1974 $1,665,880,000 $648,940,351
1975 $1,884,120,100 $679,352,876
1976 $2,328,280,100 $594,810,422
1977 $2,941,640,100 $692,079,407
1978 $3,127,960,000 $960,765,043
1979 $3,463,639,900 $1,109,343,425
1980 $3,573,959,900 $1,100,476,190
1981 $3,437,200,200 $1,114,926,661
1982 $3,399,189,100 $1,294,995,964
1983 $3,506,347,800 $995,278,515
1984 $3,661,683,400 $1,087,450,199
1985 $3,800,368,600 $856,890,459
1986 $3,771,663,200 $490,181,457
1987 $3,958,045,800 $660,106,336
1988 $4,189,880,000 $1,055,083,933
1989 $4,372,215,300 $932,974,420
1990 $4,817,542,204 $649,644,098
1991 $5,252,342,400 $779,981,987
1992 $5,813,399,300 $679,940,814
1993 $6,680,269,200 $768,867,883
1994 $7,679,384,000 $911,853,802
1995 $8,921,947,100 $870,740,292
1996 $9,586,327,800 $941,709,423
1997 $10,221,705,900 $850,232,760
1998 $10,936,669,900 $672,368,187
1999 $11,284,197,000 $669,386,624
2000 $11,784,927,700 $635,866,404
2001 $12,282,533,600 $1,681,473,894
2002 $12,664,190,300 $1,933,863,911
2003 $13,243,892,200 $2,142,618,046
2004 $13,724,810,900 $2,237,350,687
2005 $14,698,000,000 $2,545,275,313
2006 $15,999,890,000 $3,263,697,467
2007 $17,011,750,000 $3,632,957,611
2008 $17,986,890,000 $4,157,895,298
2009 $17,601,620,000 $3,953,403,098
2010 $18,447,920,000 $4,262,805,967
2011 $20,283,780,000 $4,861,632,885
2012 $21,386,150,000 $6,141,666,509
2013 $21,990,960,000 $7,502,762,863
2014 $22,593,470,000 $7,686,138,791
2015 $23,438,240,000 $6,788,352,975
2016 $24,191,430,000 $6,084,297,211
2017 $24,979,190,000 $5,749,846,528
2018 $26,020,850,000 $6,390,514,689
2019 $26,881,140,000 $6,526,183,564
2020 $24,921,190,000 $6,693,888,876
2021 $29,043,140,000 $7,173,379,137
2022 $31,870,120,000 $7,124,465,160
2023 $33,853,940,000 $6,411,787,856
2024 $35,364,960,000 $7,547,843,281

El Salvador and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.4
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $153.4
1965 $274.3 $145.6
1966 $282.4 $149.4
1967 $288.4 $136.2
1968 $290.1 $126.4
1969 $293.4 $153.6
1970 $309 $160.2
1971 $316 $151.8
1972 $329 $165.3
1973 $366 $200.7
1974 $413 $222.2
1975 $457 $228.4
1976 $553 $196.4
1977 $684 $224.3
1978 $712 $305
1979 $773 $346
1980 $787 $336
1981 $752 $334
1982 $735 $380
1983 $745 $285.9
1984 $763 $306
1985 $776 $235.5
1986 $755 $131.5
1987 $777 $172.4
1988 $806 $268.2
1989 $825 $231.3
1990 $892 $154.8
1991 $956 $183.7
1992 $1,041 $163.2
1993 $1,180 $185
1994 $1,344 $218.5
1995 $1,548 $208.4
1996 $1,651 $224.3
1997 $1,749 $199.9
1998 $1,860 $156.5
1999 $1,908 $155
2000 $1,983 $143.7
2001 $2,058 $358
2002 $2,115 $389
2003 $2,208 $414
2004 $2,286 $418
2005 $2,447 $463
2006 $2,666 $580
2007 $2,831 $632
2008 $2,983 $705
2009 $2,910 $653
2010 $3,040 $685
2011 $3,331 $761
2012 $3,498 $938
2013 $3,582 $1,117
2014 $3,666 $1,118
2015 $3,790 $965
2016 $3,901 $844
2017 $4,020 $779
2018 $4,184 $846
2019 $4,320 $844
2020 $3,997 $846
2021 $4,643 $886
2022 $5,075 $861
2023 $5,365 $758
2024 $5,580 $873

El Salvador vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Sierra Leone
1950 44.2 28.9
1951 43.8 29.3
1952 44.8 29.7
1953 45 30.1
1954 45.5 30.5
1955 46 30.9
1956 46.6 31.3
1957 47.1 31.8
1958 47.7 32.1
1959 48 32.6
1960 48.3 33.1
1961 48.6 33.6
1962 49 34.2
1963 49.4 34.7
1964 49.7 35.3
1965 50.2 35.9
1966 50.7 36.6
1967 50.8 37.3
1968 50.8 37.8
1969 51.3 38.2
1970 51.4 38.6
1971 51.7 39.1
1972 52 39.5
1973 52.8 40
1974 52.9 40.4
1975 53.4 41
1976 54.4 41.4
1977 54 41.8
1978 54.7 42.2
1979 53.8 42.5
1980 48.6 42.8
1981 50.9 43.1
1982 53.3 43.3
1983 54.4 43.5
1984 56.6 43.6
1985 58 43.6
1986 59.3 43.5
1987 59.4 43.7
1988 60 43.8
1989 61.3 43.7
1990 62 43.7
1991 62.5 43.3
1992 62.9 43.5
1993 64 43.4
1994 64.5 42.8
1995 64.9 42.6
1996 65.5 43.5
1997 66.2 43.6
1998 66.7 42.7
1999 67.3 42
2000 67.7 44.8
2001 68 45.4
2002 68.5 46.2
2003 68.8 46.8
2004 69.3 47.5
2005 69.3 48.3
2006 69.6 49.5
2007 69.8 50
2008 70.1 50.7
2009 70.4 51.3
2010 70.9 51.9
2011 71.2 52.6
2012 71.4 53.2
2013 71.2 54.1
2014 71.1 54.3
2015 71 55.5
2016 70.9 56.9
2017 71 57.8
2018 71.4 59.1
2019 71.7 59.6
2020 70.2 59.7
2021 69.9 60.3
2022 72 61.3
2023 72.1 61.8
2024 72.3 62
2025 72.5 62.2

El Salvador and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Sierra Leone
Year Population
El Salvador Sierra Leone
1960 2,791,459 2,268,356
1961 2,870,016 2,304,227
1962 2,949,204 2,342,242
1963 3,028,679 2,382,258
1964 3,111,883 2,424,390
1965 3,199,466 2,468,666
1966 3,290,961 2,514,638
1967 3,385,184 2,562,384
1968 3,480,773 2,611,532
1969 3,576,485 2,661,365
1970 3,668,796 2,712,286
1971 3,757,523 2,763,222
1972 3,846,830 2,814,388
1973 3,938,068 2,866,955
1974 4,029,671 2,920,459
1975 4,120,449 2,974,657
1976 4,210,310 3,028,820
1977 4,301,256 3,085,354
1978 4,394,114 3,145,517
1979 4,480,388 3,207,499
1980 4,540,382 3,272,089
1981 4,570,599 3,338,940
1982 4,622,477 3,408,183
1983 4,707,367 3,481,646
1984 4,798,003 3,558,758
1985 4,894,706 3,638,438
1986 4,992,769 3,728,380
1987 5,092,441 3,829,718
1988 5,195,833 3,934,517
1989 5,298,979 4,034,037
1990 5,399,726 4,196,828
1991 5,495,077 4,246,267
1992 5,585,609 4,166,366
1993 5,659,957 4,157,130
1994 5,714,129 4,173,105
1995 5,762,131 4,179,179
1996 5,805,286 4,199,210
1997 5,844,578 4,253,716
1998 5,880,781 4,295,785
1999 5,913,900 4,318,043
2000 5,943,366 4,423,611
2001 5,968,060 4,692,716
2002 5,986,631 4,971,435
2003 5,998,599 5,177,687
2004 6,004,671 5,355,717
2005 6,005,578 5,501,712
2006 6,002,319 5,624,466
2007 6,009,824 5,749,352
2008 6,029,297 5,894,722
2009 6,048,279 6,055,646
2010 6,068,249 6,222,714
2011 6,090,127 6,387,251
2012 6,113,975 6,551,080
2013 6,138,839 6,714,051
2014 6,162,955 6,876,385
2015 6,183,676 7,037,655
2016 6,200,800 7,205,328
2017 6,213,533 7,379,299
2018 6,219,807 7,554,563
2019 6,222,318 7,731,991
2020 6,234,673 7,912,558
2021 6,255,782 8,094,602
2022 6,280,319 8,276,807
2023 6,309,624 8,460,512
2024 6,338,193 8,642,022

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Sierra Leone
1960 6.62 6.18
1961 6.64 6.21
1962 6.68 6.22
1963 6.69 6.26
1964 6.68 6.29
1965 6.64 6.31
1966 6.57 6.35
1967 6.49 6.38
1968 6.39 6.39
1969 6.28 6.39
1970 6.18 6.41
1971 6.13 6.43
1972 6.03 6.45
1973 5.93 6.47
1974 5.82 6.53
1975 5.71 6.55
1976 5.59 6.55
1977 5.47 6.57
1978 5.36 6.59
1979 5.23 6.58
1980 5.11 6.56
1981 4.99 6.55
1982 4.83 6.56
1983 4.65 6.57
1984 4.48 6.59
1985 4.32 6.59
1986 4.19 6.6
1987 4.18 6.61
1988 4.1 6.59
1989 4.03 6.57
1990 3.96 6.57
1991 3.89 6.55
1992 3.8 6.56
1993 3.69 6.57
1994 3.61 6.56
1995 3.57 6.56
1996 3.48 6.55
1997 3.38 6.53
1998 3.34 6.5
1999 3.22 6.42
2000 3.08 6.36
2001 2.93 6.31
2002 2.78 6.23
2003 2.64 6.09
2004 2.52 5.92
2005 2.44 5.81
2006 2.4 5.74
2007 2.35 5.64
2008 2.29 5.56
2009 2.26 5.45
2010 2.24 5.33
2011 2.22 5.21
2012 2.19 5.06
2013 2.15 4.87
2014 2.13 4.7
2015 2.07 4.55
2016 1.97 4.47
2017 1.9 4.39
2018 1.85 4.29
2019 1.84 4.19
2020 1.82 4.08
2021 1.8 3.98
2022 1.79 3.88
2023 1.78 3.79

El Salvador and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Sierra Leone
1960 17.2 21.1
1961 17.1 21.1
1962 17 21.1
1963 17 21
1964 16.9 21
1965 16.9 20.9
1966 16.8 20.9
1967 16.7 20.8
1968 16.6 20.7
1969 16.6 20.6
1970 16.6 20.4
1971 16.6 20.2
1972 16.6 20.1
1973 16.7 19.9
1974 16.8 19.8
1975 16.9 19.6
1976 17 19.5
1977 17.1 19.4
1978 17.2 19.3
1979 17.4 19.2
1980 17.5 19.1
1981 17.6 19.1
1982 17.7 19
1983 17.8 18.9
1984 18 18.9
1985 18.2 18.8
1986 18.4 18.7
1987 18.5 18.7
1988 18.6 18.6
1989 18.7 18.6
1990 18.8 18.5
1991 18.8 18.5
1992 18.8 18.4
1993 19 18.4
1994 19.3 18.3
1995 19.6 18.2
1996 19.9 18.2
1997 20.3 18.1
1998 20.6 18.1
1999 21 18
2000 21.3 18
2001 21.6 18
2002 21.9 17.9
2003 22.2 17.9
2004 22.5 17.9
2005 22.7 18
2006 23 18
2007 23.2 18
2008 23.3 18.1
2009 23.5 18.1
2010 23.7 18.2
2011 23.9 18.3
2012 24.1 18.4
2013 24.3 18.5
2014 24.6 18.6
2015 24.9 18.7
2016 25.2 18.9
2017 25.6 19.1
2018 26 19.2
2019 26.4 19.4
2020 26.8 19.6
2021 27.2 19.8
2022 27.6 20
2023 28 20.3
2024 28.5 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
38.6%
2024

Energy

El Salvador Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
71.6%
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
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

El Salvador Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
48.6%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

El Salvador Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
7,270 mi
2015

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