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El Salvador vs Slovakia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 150th vs. 128th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Slovakia
Population
6386184
5390674
Population rank 112/197 125/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$47,181
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

El Salvador and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Slovakia
Year GDP
El Salvador Slovakia
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 $12,915,046,978
1991 $5,252,342,400 $14,459,924,589
1992 $5,813,399,300 $15,699,327,209
1993 $6,680,269,200 $16,737,973,764
1994 $7,679,384,000 $20,428,139,756
1995 $8,921,947,100 $26,180,022,222
1996 $9,586,327,800 $28,197,790,875
1997 $10,221,705,900 $27,844,628,979
1998 $10,936,669,900 $29,976,207,629
1999 $11,284,197,000 $30,496,272,225
2000 $11,784,927,700 $29,215,726,005
2001 $12,282,533,600 $30,726,659,551
2002 $12,664,190,300 $35,243,658,399
2003 $13,243,892,200 $46,616,149,117
2004 $13,724,810,900 $57,215,475,076
2005 $14,698,000,000 $62,547,753,148
2006 $15,999,890,000 $70,751,813,443
2007 $17,011,750,000 $86,587,749,518
2008 $17,986,890,000 $100,830,060,553
2009 $17,601,620,000 $89,342,984,698
2010 $18,447,920,000 $91,112,160,801
2011 $20,283,780,000 $99,705,104,723
2012 $21,386,150,000 $94,724,394,278
2013 $21,990,960,000 $99,134,277,850
2014 $22,593,470,000 $101,713,075,599
2015 $23,438,240,000 $89,178,548,717
2016 $24,191,430,000 $90,347,173,229
2017 $24,979,190,000 $95,978,130,735
2018 $26,020,850,000 $106,611,673,365
2019 $26,881,140,000 $105,843,498,304
2020 $24,921,190,000 $107,732,602,896
2021 $29,043,140,000 $120,560,912,621
2022 $31,870,120,000 $115,884,262,198
2023 $33,853,940,000 $133,896,931,490
2024 $35,364,960,000 $141,775,733,420

El Salvador and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Slovakia
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 $2,437
1991 $956 $2,727
1992 $1,041 $2,959
1993 $1,180 $3,143
1994 $1,344 $3,821
1995 $1,548 $4,883
1996 $1,651 $5,248
1997 $1,749 $5,172
1998 $1,860 $5,561
1999 $1,908 $5,652
2000 $1,983 $5,422
2001 $2,058 $5,712
2002 $2,115 $6,555
2003 $2,208 $8,675
2004 $2,286 $10,650
2005 $2,447 $11,642
2006 $2,666 $13,168
2007 $2,831 $16,110
2008 $2,983 $18,744
2009 $2,910 $16,587
2010 $3,040 $16,899
2011 $3,331 $18,469
2012 $3,498 $17,517
2013 $3,582 $18,313
2014 $3,666 $18,771
2015 $3,790 $16,442
2016 $3,901 $16,636
2017 $4,020 $17,646
2018 $4,184 $19,573
2019 $4,320 $19,406
2020 $3,997 $19,735
2021 $4,643 $22,132
2022 $5,075 $21,335
2023 $5,365 $24,674
2024 $5,580 $26,148

El Salvador vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Slovakia
1950 44.2 60.8
1951 43.8 61.1
1952 44.8 64.3
1953 45 65.7
1954 45.5 66.7
1955 46 67.8
1956 46.6 68.4
1957 47.1 67.5
1958 47.7 69.4
1959 48 69
1960 48.3 70.3
1961 48.6 70.8
1962 49 70.3
1963 49.4 70.7
1964 49.7 71.1
1965 50.2 70.3
1966 50.7 70.4
1967 50.8 71
1968 50.8 70.5
1969 51.3 69.8
1970 51.4 69.7
1971 51.7 69.9
1972 52 70.3
1973 52.8 70
1974 52.9 70.2
1975 53.4 70.3
1976 54.4 70.5
1977 54 70.4
1978 54.7 70.4
1979 53.8 70.7
1980 48.6 70.4
1981 50.9 70.6
1982 53.3 70.8
1983 54.4 70.5
1984 56.6 70.7
1985 58 70.7
1986 59.3 70.9
1987 59.4 71.1
1988 60 71.1
1989 61.3 70.9
1990 62 70.8
1991 62.5 70.9
1992 62.9 71.4
1993 64 71.9
1994 64.5 72.3
1995 64.9 72.3
1996 65.5 72.7
1997 66.2 72.7
1998 66.7 72.6
1999 67.3 73
2000 67.7 73.1
2001 68 73.6
2002 68.5 73.8
2003 68.8 73.8
2004 69.3 74.2
2005 69.3 74.2
2006 69.6 74.4
2007 69.8 74.5
2008 70.1 74.9
2009 70.4 75.2
2010 70.9 75.5
2011 71.2 76
2012 71.4 76.2
2013 71.2 76.5
2014 71.1 76.8
2015 71 76.7
2016 70.9 77.2
2017 71 77.2
2018 71.4 77.3
2019 71.7 77.7
2020 70.2 76.9
2021 69.9 74.6
2022 72 77
2023 72.1 78.3
2024 72.3 78.5
2025 72.5 78.7

El Salvador and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Slovakia
Year Population
El Salvador Slovakia
1960 2,791,459 4,068,095
1961 2,870,016 4,191,667
1962 2,949,204 4,238,188
1963 3,028,679 4,282,017
1964 3,111,883 4,327,341
1965 3,199,466 4,370,983
1966 3,290,961 4,411,666
1967 3,385,184 4,449,367
1968 3,480,773 4,483,915
1969 3,576,485 4,518,607
1970 3,668,796 4,538,223
1971 3,757,523 4,557,449
1972 3,846,830 4,596,622
1973 3,938,068 4,641,445
1974 4,029,671 4,689,623
1975 4,120,449 4,739,105
1976 4,210,310 4,789,507
1977 4,301,256 4,840,501
1978 4,394,114 4,890,125
1979 4,480,388 4,938,973
1980 4,540,382 4,979,815
1981 4,570,599 5,016,105
1982 4,622,477 5,055,099
1983 4,707,367 5,091,971
1984 4,798,003 5,127,097
1985 4,894,706 5,161,768
1986 4,992,769 5,193,838
1987 5,092,441 5,222,840
1988 5,195,833 5,250,596
1989 5,298,979 5,275,942
1990 5,399,726 5,299,187
1991 5,495,077 5,303,294
1992 5,585,609 5,305,016
1993 5,659,957 5,325,305
1994 5,714,129 5,346,331
1995 5,762,131 5,361,999
1996 5,805,286 5,373,361
1997 5,844,578 5,383,291
1998 5,880,781 5,390,516
1999 5,913,900 5,396,020
2000 5,943,366 5,388,720
2001 5,968,060 5,378,867
2002 5,986,631 5,376,912
2003 5,998,599 5,373,374
2004 6,004,671 5,372,280
2005 6,005,578 5,372,807
2006 6,002,319 5,373,054
2007 6,009,824 5,374,622
2008 6,029,297 5,379,233
2009 6,048,279 5,386,406
2010 6,068,249 5,391,428
2011 6,090,127 5,398,384
2012 6,113,975 5,407,579
2013 6,138,839 5,413,393
2014 6,162,955 5,418,649
2015 6,183,676 5,423,801
2016 6,200,800 5,430,798
2017 6,213,533 5,439,232
2018 6,219,807 5,446,771
2019 6,222,318 5,454,147
2020 6,234,673 5,458,827
2021 6,255,782 5,447,247
2022 6,280,319 5,431,752
2023 6,309,624 5,426,740
2024 6,338,193 5,422,069

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Slovakia

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Slovakia
1960 6.62 3.04
1961 6.64 2.96
1962 6.68 2.83
1963 6.69 2.92
1964 6.68 2.89
1965 6.64 2.78
1966 6.57 2.66
1967 6.49 2.48
1968 6.39 2.39
1969 6.28 2.43
1970 6.18 2.41
1971 6.13 2.43
1972 6.03 2.49
1973 5.93 2.56
1974 5.82 2.61
1975 5.71 2.55
1976 5.59 2.55
1977 5.47 2.49
1978 5.36 2.47
1979 5.23 2.45
1980 5.11 2.32
1981 4.99 2.29
1982 4.83 2.28
1983 4.65 2.28
1984 4.48 2.26
1985 4.32 2.26
1986 4.19 2.2
1987 4.18 2.14
1988 4.1 2.13
1989 4.03 2.07
1990 3.96 2.09
1991 3.89 2.05
1992 3.8 1.93
1993 3.69 1.87
1994 3.61 1.67
1995 3.57 1.52
1996 3.48 1.47
1997 3.38 1.43
1998 3.34 1.37
1999 3.22 1.33
2000 3.08 1.3
2001 2.93 1.2
2002 2.78 1.19
2003 2.64 1.2
2004 2.52 1.25
2005 2.44 1.27
2006 2.4 1.25
2007 2.35 1.27
2008 2.29 1.34
2009 2.26 1.44
2010 2.24 1.43
2011 2.22 1.45
2012 2.19 1.34
2013 2.15 1.34
2014 2.13 1.37
2015 2.07 1.4
2016 1.97 1.48
2017 1.9 1.52
2018 1.85 1.54
2019 1.84 1.57
2020 1.82 1.59
2021 1.8 1.63
2022 1.79 1.57
2023 1.78 1.49

El Salvador and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Slovakia
1960 17.2 27.6
1961 17.1 27.7
1962 17 27.8
1963 17 27.9
1964 16.9 27.9
1965 16.9 28
1966 16.8 28
1967 16.7 28.1
1968 16.6 28.2
1969 16.6 28.3
1970 16.6 28.3
1971 16.6 28.3
1972 16.6 28.3
1973 16.7 28.4
1974 16.8 28.4
1975 16.9 28.4
1976 17 28.4
1977 17.1 28.5
1978 17.2 28.6
1979 17.4 28.8
1980 17.5 28.9
1981 17.6 29.1
1982 17.7 29.4
1983 17.8 29.6
1984 18 29.8
1985 18.2 30.1
1986 18.4 30.3
1987 18.5 30.6
1988 18.6 30.8
1989 18.7 31.1
1990 18.8 31.3
1991 18.8 31.5
1992 18.8 31.7
1993 19 31.9
1994 19.3 32.2
1995 19.6 32.5
1996 19.9 32.7
1997 20.3 33
1998 20.6 33.3
1999 21 33.6
2000 21.3 33.9
2001 21.6 34.3
2002 21.9 34.6
2003 22.2 34.9
2004 22.5 35.2
2005 22.7 35.5
2006 23 35.8
2007 23.2 36.2
2008 23.3 36.6
2009 23.5 36.9
2010 23.7 37.3
2011 23.9 37.6
2012 24.1 38
2013 24.3 38.4
2014 24.6 38.8
2015 24.9 39.2
2016 25.2 39.6
2017 25.6 40
2018 26 40.4
2019 26.4 40.8
2020 26.8 41.2
2021 27.2 41.5
2022 27.6 41.9
2023 28 42.3
2024 28.5 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
92.2%
2024

Energy

El Salvador Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Slovakia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
54.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
99.6%
2004
English speaking
1%
2025
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
89.8%
2024

Health

El Salvador Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$316
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
27.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Slovakia
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
24,224 mi
2018

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