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El Salvador vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 150th vs. 141st).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Solomon Islands
Population
6386184
854419
Population rank 112/197 161/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

El Salvador and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
El Salvador Solomon Islands
1965 $877,720,000 -
1966 $929,520,000 -
1967 $976,200,000 $25,203,524
1968 $1,009,760,100 $28,084,253
1969 $1,049,400,000 $28,606,411
1970 $1,132,920,000 -
1971 $1,186,120,000 $50,056,883
1972 $1,263,720,000 $40,606,712
1973 $1,442,320,000 $55,272,109
1974 $1,665,880,000 $84,539,332
1975 $1,884,120,100 $74,620,320
1976 $2,328,280,100 $83,100,834
1977 $2,941,640,100 $93,145,283
1978 $3,127,960,000 $111,027,427
1979 $3,463,639,900 $151,276,496
1980 $3,573,959,900 $182,852,107
1981 $3,437,200,200 $193,750,541
1982 $3,399,189,100 $192,902,019
1983 $3,506,347,800 $181,220,399
1984 $3,661,683,400 $181,570,474
1985 $3,800,368,600 $165,524,943
1986 $3,771,663,200 $147,620,048
1987 $3,958,045,800 $155,128,542
1988 $4,189,880,000 $176,494,394
1989 $4,372,215,300 $172,882,411
1990 $4,817,542,204 $214,877,667
1991 $5,252,342,400 $227,540,473
1992 $5,813,399,300 $269,034,596
1993 $6,680,269,200 $300,746,361
1994 $7,679,384,000 $402,837,005
1995 $8,921,947,100 $469,443,202
1996 $9,586,327,800 $510,586,430
1997 $10,221,705,900 $526,554,006
1998 $10,936,669,900 $457,579,840
1999 $11,284,197,000 $488,024,514
2000 $11,784,927,700 $419,842,674
2001 $12,282,533,600 $409,508,553
2002 $12,664,190,300 $346,406,739
2003 $13,243,892,200 $417,668,983
2004 $13,724,810,900 $468,005,319
2005 $14,698,000,000 $552,864,570
2006 $15,999,890,000 $617,258,154
2007 $17,011,750,000 $695,295,348
2008 $17,986,890,000 $776,337,692
2009 $17,601,620,000 $805,557,563
2010 $18,447,920,000 $898,133,685
2011 $20,283,780,000 $1,063,895,361
2012 $21,386,150,000 $1,185,215,418
2013 $21,990,960,000 $1,285,911,586
2014 $22,593,470,000 $1,335,571,421
2015 $23,438,240,000 $1,307,909,888
2016 $24,191,430,000 $1,379,490,304
2017 $24,979,190,000 $1,469,789,119
2018 $26,020,850,000 $1,615,478,393
2019 $26,881,140,000 $1,619,155,017
2020 $24,921,190,000 $1,536,145,814
2021 $29,043,140,000 $1,522,794,913
2022 $31,870,120,000 $1,566,360,686
2023 $33,853,940,000 $1,660,896,531
2024 $35,364,960,000 $1,760,767,447

El Salvador and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Solomon Islands
1965 $274.3 -
1966 $282.4 -
1967 $288.4 $153.5
1968 $290.1 $166.9
1969 $293.4 $165.9
1970 $309 $162
1971 $316 $277.1
1972 $329 $219.5
1973 $366 $291.3
1974 $413 $433
1975 $457 $372
1976 $553 $401
1977 $684 $434
1978 $712 $500
1979 $773 $658
1980 $787 $768
1981 $752 $786
1982 $735 $756
1983 $745 $686
1984 $763 $665
1985 $776 $586
1986 $755 $506
1987 $777 $515
1988 $806 $567
1989 $825 $538
1990 $892 $648
1991 $956 $666
1992 $1,041 $764
1993 $1,180 $829
1994 $1,344 $1,078
1995 $1,548 $1,220
1996 $1,651 $1,289
1997 $1,749 $1,292
1998 $1,860 $1,092
1999 $1,908 $1,134
2000 $1,983 $953
2001 $2,058 $912
2002 $2,115 $757
2003 $2,208 $896
2004 $2,286 $986
2005 $2,447 $1,144
2006 $2,666 $1,256
2007 $2,831 $1,390
2008 $2,983 $1,526
2009 $2,910 $1,555
2010 $3,040 $1,685
2011 $3,331 $1,924
2012 $3,498 $2,066
2013 $3,582 $2,161
2014 $3,666 $2,165
2015 $3,790 $2,045
2016 $3,901 $2,083
2017 $4,020 $2,144
2018 $4,184 $2,278
2019 $4,320 $2,224
2020 $3,997 $2,063
2021 $4,643 $1,997
2022 $5,075 $2,005
2023 $5,365 $2,076
2024 $5,580 $2,149

El Salvador vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Solomon Islands
1950 44.2 41.4
1951 43.8 42
1952 44.8 42.6
1953 45 43.2
1954 45.5 43.7
1955 46 44.3
1956 46.6 42.8
1957 47.1 45.7
1958 47.7 46.3
1959 48 47
1960 48.3 47.7
1961 48.6 48.3
1962 49 49
1963 49.4 49.8
1964 49.7 50.6
1965 50.2 51.4
1966 50.7 52.3
1967 50.8 53.1
1968 50.8 54.1
1969 51.3 55.1
1970 51.4 56.1
1971 51.7 57
1972 52 57.9
1973 52.8 58.8
1974 52.9 59.6
1975 53.4 58.4
1976 54.4 61.2
1977 54 61.5
1978 54.7 62.5
1979 53.8 63.1
1980 48.6 63.7
1981 50.9 64.1
1982 53.3 64.5
1983 54.4 64.8
1984 56.6 65
1985 58 65.3
1986 59.3 64.7
1987 59.4 65.7
1988 60 65.9
1989 61.3 66.1
1990 62 66.2
1991 62.5 66.4
1992 62.9 66.5
1993 64 66.6
1994 64.5 66.7
1995 64.9 66.7
1996 65.5 66.7
1997 66.2 66.8
1998 66.7 66.9
1999 67.3 67
2000 67.7 67.1
2001 68 67.2
2002 68.5 67.4
2003 68.8 67.5
2004 69.3 67.6
2005 69.3 67.8
2006 69.6 68
2007 69.8 67.8
2008 70.1 68.3
2009 70.4 68.4
2010 70.9 68.7
2011 71.2 68.8
2012 71.4 69
2013 71.2 69
2014 71.1 69
2015 71 69.3
2016 70.9 69.5
2017 71 69.7
2018 71.4 69.8
2019 71.7 70
2020 70.2 69.3
2021 69.9 68.9
2022 72 70.4
2023 72.1 70.5
2024 72.3 70.7
2025 72.5 70.8

El Salvador and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Solomon Islands
Year Population
El Salvador Solomon Islands
1960 2,791,459 139,688
1961 2,870,016 142,912
1962 2,949,204 146,201
1963 3,028,679 149,589
1964 3,111,883 153,085
1965 3,199,466 156,686
1966 3,290,961 160,393
1967 3,385,184 164,245
1968 3,480,773 168,282
1969 3,576,485 172,476
1970 3,668,796 176,579
1971 3,757,523 180,637
1972 3,846,830 184,994
1973 3,938,068 189,774
1974 4,029,671 195,041
1975 4,120,449 200,744
1976 4,210,310 207,194
1977 4,301,256 214,418
1978 4,394,114 222,029
1979 4,480,388 229,953
1980 4,540,382 238,135
1981 4,570,599 246,555
1982 4,622,477 255,200
1983 4,707,367 264,068
1984 4,798,003 273,163
1985 4,894,706 282,455
1986 4,992,769 291,842
1987 5,092,441 301,414
1988 5,195,833 311,265
1989 5,298,979 321,282
1990 5,399,726 331,435
1991 5,495,077 341,738
1992 5,585,609 352,205
1993 5,659,957 362,839
1994 5,714,129 373,675
1995 5,762,131 384,733
1996 5,805,286 396,009
1997 5,844,578 407,474
1998 5,880,781 419,071
1999 5,913,900 430,500
2000 5,943,366 440,469
2001 5,968,060 449,125
2002 5,986,631 457,671
2003 5,998,599 466,154
2004 6,004,671 474,611
2005 6,005,578 483,080
2006 6,002,319 491,594
2007 6,009,824 500,156
2008 6,029,297 508,790
2009 6,048,279 518,141
2010 6,068,249 532,968
2011 6,090,127 552,945
2012 6,113,975 573,606
2013 6,138,839 594,945
2014 6,162,955 616,908
2015 6,183,676 639,415
2016 6,200,800 662,379
2017 6,213,533 685,672
2018 6,219,807 709,101
2019 6,222,318 728,147
2020 6,234,673 744,498
2021 6,255,782 762,591
2022 6,280,319 781,066
2023 6,309,624 800,005
2024 6,338,193 819,198

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Solomon Islands
1960 6.62 7.07
1961 6.64 7.05
1962 6.68 7.04
1963 6.69 7.03
1964 6.68 7.05
1965 6.64 7.02
1966 6.57 7
1967 6.49 6.97
1968 6.39 6.95
1969 6.28 6.97
1970 6.18 6.98
1971 6.13 6.99
1972 6.03 6.99
1973 5.93 7
1974 5.82 7.01
1975 5.71 6.99
1976 5.59 6.95
1977 5.47 6.92
1978 5.36 6.87
1979 5.23 6.82
1980 5.11 6.77
1981 4.99 6.71
1982 4.83 6.64
1983 4.65 6.57
1984 4.48 6.49
1985 4.32 6.38
1986 4.19 6.26
1987 4.18 6.12
1988 4.1 5.99
1989 4.03 5.87
1990 3.96 5.74
1991 3.89 5.62
1992 3.8 5.51
1993 3.69 5.45
1994 3.61 5.4
1995 3.57 5.34
1996 3.48 5.22
1997 3.38 5.09
1998 3.34 4.98
1999 3.22 4.86
2000 3.08 4.76
2001 2.93 4.67
2002 2.78 4.6
2003 2.64 4.54
2004 2.52 4.47
2005 2.44 4.41
2006 2.4 4.39
2007 2.35 4.37
2008 2.29 4.36
2009 2.26 4.35
2010 2.24 4.34
2011 2.22 4.34
2012 2.19 4.33
2013 2.15 4.33
2014 2.13 4.36
2015 2.07 4.29
2016 1.97 4.2
2017 1.9 4.06
2018 1.85 3.93
2019 1.84 3.8
2020 1.82 3.75
2021 1.8 3.69
2022 1.79 3.62
2023 1.78 3.56

El Salvador and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Solomon Islands
1960 17.2 16.8
1961 17.1 16.9
1962 17 16.9
1963 17 17
1964 16.9 17
1965 16.9 17
1966 16.8 17
1967 16.7 16.9
1968 16.6 16.8
1969 16.6 16.8
1970 16.6 16.7
1971 16.6 16.6
1972 16.6 16.6
1973 16.7 16.4
1974 16.8 16.3
1975 16.9 16.1
1976 17 15.9
1977 17.1 15.9
1978 17.2 15.8
1979 17.4 15.8
1980 17.5 15.8
1981 17.6 15.9
1982 17.7 15.9
1983 17.8 16
1984 18 16.1
1985 18.2 16.2
1986 18.4 16.3
1987 18.5 16.4
1988 18.6 16.5
1989 18.7 16.7
1990 18.8 16.8
1991 18.8 17
1992 18.8 17.1
1993 19 17.2
1994 19.3 17.4
1995 19.6 17.5
1996 19.9 17.7
1997 20.3 17.8
1998 20.6 17.9
1999 21 18.1
2000 21.3 18.3
2001 21.6 18.4
2002 21.9 18.6
2003 22.2 18.8
2004 22.5 19
2005 22.7 19.1
2006 23 19.2
2007 23.2 19.4
2008 23.3 19.4
2009 23.5 19.5
2010 23.7 19.6
2011 23.9 19.6
2012 24.1 19.7
2013 24.3 19.7
2014 24.6 19.8
2015 24.9 19.9
2016 25.2 20
2017 25.6 20.2
2018 26 20.4
2019 26.4 20.5
2020 26.8 20.7
2021 27.2 20.9
2022 27.6 21.1
2023 28 21.3
2024 28.5 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

El Salvador Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
50.1%
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
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

El Salvador Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
84.1%
2013
English speaking
1%
2025
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

El Salvador Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
864 mi
2011

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