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El Salvador vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 150th vs. 176th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Tonga
Population
6386184
103744
Population rank 112/197 183/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 105/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 116/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$31B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 80/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

El Salvador and Tonga: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Tonga economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Tonga
Year GDP
El Salvador Tonga
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 $32,506,742
1976 $2,328,280,100 $30,036,417
1977 $2,941,640,100 $34,139,388
1978 $3,127,960,000 $41,567,472
1979 $3,463,639,900 $44,667,002
1980 $3,573,959,900 $53,260,077
1981 $3,437,200,200 $62,242,013
1982 $3,399,189,100 $62,068,161
1983 $3,506,347,800 $60,863,964
1984 $3,661,683,400 $64,248,355
1985 $3,800,368,600 $60,058,663
1986 $3,771,663,200 $68,195,856
1987 $3,958,045,800 $81,667,133
1988 $4,189,880,000 $106,657,267
1989 $4,372,215,300 $106,344,855
1990 $4,817,542,204 $113,563,822
1991 $5,252,342,400 $132,201,141
1992 $5,813,399,300 $137,066,291
1993 $6,680,269,200 $138,489,884
1994 $7,679,384,000 $195,990,986
1995 $8,921,947,100 $208,871,666
1996 $9,586,327,800 $222,100,576
1997 $10,221,705,900 $214,991,452
1998 $10,936,669,900 $191,504,893
1999 $11,284,197,000 $199,208,718
2000 $11,784,927,700 $204,848,488
2001 $12,282,533,600 $181,117,230
2002 $12,664,190,300 $182,764,281
2003 $13,243,892,200 $202,246,591
2004 $13,724,810,900 $230,678,011
2005 $14,698,000,000 $261,823,805
2006 $15,999,890,000 $292,232,703
2007 $17,011,750,000 $298,519,623
2008 $17,986,890,000 $344,438,844
2009 $17,601,620,000 $312,415,028
2010 $18,447,920,000 $366,887,375
2011 $20,283,780,000 $414,143,828
2012 $21,386,150,000 $471,122,971
2013 $21,990,960,000 $451,788,498
2014 $22,593,470,000 $440,997,735
2015 $23,438,240,000 $437,525,539
2016 $24,191,430,000 $420,828,255
2017 $24,979,190,000 $459,976,847
2018 $26,020,850,000 $489,714,530
2019 $26,881,140,000 $494,197,854
2020 $24,921,190,000 $496,856,304
2021 $29,043,140,000 $518,228,029
2022 $31,870,120,000 $518,180,029
2023 $33,853,940,000 $508,735,107
2024 $35,364,960,000 -

El Salvador and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Tonga
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 $349
1976 $553 $315
1977 $684 $353
1978 $712 $428
1979 $773 $458
1980 $787 $545
1981 $752 $636
1982 $735 $633
1983 $745 $621
1984 $763 $656
1985 $776 $613
1986 $755 $696
1987 $777 $830
1988 $806 $1,078
1989 $825 $1,070
1990 $892 $1,139
1991 $956 $1,323
1992 $1,041 $1,370
1993 $1,180 $1,383
1994 $1,344 $1,957
1995 $1,548 $2,084
1996 $1,651 $2,215
1997 $1,749 $2,136
1998 $1,860 $1,889
1999 $1,908 $1,952
2000 $1,983 $1,995
2001 $2,058 $1,754
2002 $2,115 $1,759
2003 $2,208 $1,936
2004 $2,286 $2,195
2005 $2,447 $2,478
2006 $2,666 $2,750
2007 $2,831 $2,797
2008 $2,983 $3,218
2009 $2,910 $2,914
2010 $3,040 $3,416
2011 $3,331 $3,850
2012 $3,498 $4,384
2013 $3,582 $4,219
2014 $3,666 $4,137
2015 $3,790 $4,124
2016 $3,901 $3,988
2017 $4,020 $4,366
2018 $4,184 $4,639
2019 $4,320 $4,677
2020 $3,997 $4,700
2021 $4,643 $4,913
2022 $5,075 $4,933
2023 $5,365 $4,864
2024 $5,580 -

El Salvador vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Tonga
1950 44.2 48.4
1951 43.8 49.8
1952 44.8 51.2
1953 45 52.4
1954 45.5 53.6
1955 46 54.7
1956 46.6 55.7
1957 47.1 56.5
1958 47.7 57.2
1959 48 57.8
1960 48.3 58.3
1961 48.6 58.8
1962 49 59.3
1963 49.4 59.8
1964 49.7 60.3
1965 50.2 60.7
1966 50.7 61.2
1967 50.8 61.7
1968 50.8 62.2
1969 51.3 62.7
1970 51.4 63.2
1971 51.7 63.6
1972 52 64.1
1973 52.8 64.4
1974 52.9 64.8
1975 53.4 65.1
1976 54.4 65.4
1977 54 65.6
1978 54.7 65.9
1979 53.8 66
1980 48.6 66.2
1981 50.9 66.4
1982 53.3 66.3
1983 54.4 66.7
1984 56.6 66.8
1985 58 66.9
1986 59.3 67.1
1987 59.4 67.2
1988 60 67.3
1989 61.3 67.4
1990 62 67.5
1991 62.5 67.7
1992 62.9 67.9
1993 64 68.2
1994 64.5 68.4
1995 64.9 68.6
1996 65.5 68.8
1997 66.2 69
1998 66.7 69.2
1999 67.3 69.4
2000 67.7 69.6
2001 68 69.8
2002 68.5 70
2003 68.8 70.2
2004 69.3 70.4
2005 69.3 70.6
2006 69.6 70.7
2007 69.8 70.9
2008 70.1 71
2009 70.4 70.9
2010 70.9 71.3
2011 71.2 71.4
2012 71.4 71.5
2013 71.2 71.6
2014 71.1 71.7
2015 71 71.9
2016 70.9 72
2017 71 72.1
2018 71.4 72.2
2019 71.7 72.3
2020 70.2 72.4
2021 69.9 72.1
2022 72 72.6
2023 72.1 72.9
2024 72.3 73.1
2025 72.5 73.2

El Salvador and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Tonga
Year Population
El Salvador Tonga
1960 2,791,459 66,170
1961 2,870,016 68,037
1962 2,949,204 69,940
1963 3,028,679 71,885
1964 3,111,883 73,879
1965 3,199,466 75,924
1966 3,290,961 78,002
1967 3,385,184 79,814
1968 3,480,773 81,353
1969 3,576,485 82,885
1970 3,668,796 84,401
1971 3,757,523 85,896
1972 3,846,830 87,356
1973 3,938,068 88,805
1974 4,029,671 90,683
1975 4,120,449 93,017
1976 4,210,310 95,325
1977 4,301,256 96,725
1978 4,394,114 97,204
1979 4,480,388 97,544
1980 4,540,382 97,769
1981 4,570,599 97,909
1982 4,622,477 97,980
1983 4,707,367 97,998
1984 4,798,003 97,990
1985 4,894,706 97,984
1986 4,992,769 98,010
1987 5,092,441 98,376
1988 5,195,833 98,969
1989 5,298,979 99,403
1990 5,399,726 99,700
1991 5,495,077 99,895
1992 5,585,609 100,022
1993 5,659,957 100,103
1994 5,714,129 100,166
1995 5,762,131 100,225
1996 5,805,286 100,275
1997 5,844,578 100,674
1998 5,880,781 101,388
1999 5,913,900 102,046
2000 5,943,366 102,677
2001 5,968,060 103,288
2002 5,986,631 103,874
2003 5,998,599 104,464
2004 6,004,671 105,071
2005 6,005,578 105,671
2006 6,002,319 106,253
2007 6,009,824 106,726
2008 6,029,297 107,020
2009 6,048,279 107,203
2010 6,068,249 107,400
2011 6,090,127 107,570
2012 6,113,975 107,460
2013 6,138,839 107,078
2014 6,162,955 106,609
2015 6,183,676 106,095
2016 6,200,800 105,524
2017 6,213,533 105,356
2018 6,219,807 105,567
2019 6,222,318 105,669
2020 6,234,673 105,704
2021 6,255,782 105,490
2022 6,280,319 105,042
2023 6,309,624 104,597
2024 6,338,193 104,175

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Tonga

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Tonga
1960 6.62 6.65
1961 6.64 6.61
1962 6.68 6.57
1963 6.69 6.52
1964 6.68 6.46
1965 6.64 6.41
1966 6.57 6.35
1967 6.49 6.29
1968 6.39 6.23
1969 6.28 6.17
1970 6.18 6.07
1971 6.13 5.96
1972 6.03 5.86
1973 5.93 5.8
1974 5.82 5.77
1975 5.71 5.75
1976 5.59 5.73
1977 5.47 5.7
1978 5.36 5.68
1979 5.23 5.65
1980 5.11 5.6
1981 4.99 5.55
1982 4.83 5.5
1983 4.65 5.45
1984 4.48 5.41
1985 4.32 5.34
1986 4.19 5.27
1987 4.18 5.19
1988 4.1 5.1
1989 4.03 5.01
1990 3.96 4.93
1991 3.89 4.85
1992 3.8 4.79
1993 3.69 4.73
1994 3.61 4.66
1995 3.57 4.56
1996 3.48 4.46
1997 3.38 4.38
1998 3.34 4.31
1999 3.22 4.23
2000 3.08 4.16
2001 2.93 4.13
2002 2.78 4.14
2003 2.64 4.18
2004 2.52 4.19
2005 2.44 4.2
2006 2.4 4.14
2007 2.35 4.09
2008 2.29 4.01
2009 2.26 3.95
2010 2.24 3.88
2011 2.22 3.83
2012 2.19 3.77
2013 2.15 3.7
2014 2.13 3.62
2015 2.07 3.54
2016 1.97 3.46
2017 1.9 3.39
2018 1.85 3.33
2019 1.84 3.27
2020 1.82 3.23
2021 1.8 3.2
2022 1.79 3.17
2023 1.78 3.13

El Salvador and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Tonga
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Tonga
1960 17.2 17.1
1961 17.1 17.1
1962 17 17.1
1963 17 17
1964 16.9 17
1965 16.9 17
1966 16.8 17
1967 16.7 17
1968 16.6 16.9
1969 16.6 16.8
1970 16.6 16.8
1971 16.6 16.7
1972 16.6 16.7
1973 16.7 16.8
1974 16.8 16.8
1975 16.9 16.7
1976 17 16.7
1977 17.1 16.8
1978 17.2 17.1
1979 17.4 17.3
1980 17.5 17.4
1981 17.6 17.6
1982 17.7 17.8
1983 17.8 17.9
1984 18 18
1985 18.2 18.1
1986 18.4 18.2
1987 18.5 18.3
1988 18.6 18.6
1989 18.7 18.9
1990 18.8 19.1
1991 18.8 19.3
1992 18.8 19.5
1993 19 19.6
1994 19.3 19.6
1995 19.6 19.6
1996 19.9 19.6
1997 20.3 19.7
1998 20.6 19.9
1999 21 20.1
2000 21.3 20.3
2001 21.6 20.5
2002 21.9 20.7
2003 22.2 20.8
2004 22.5 20.8
2005 22.7 20.8
2006 23 20.8
2007 23.2 20.9
2008 23.3 21
2009 23.5 21.1
2010 23.7 21.2
2011 23.9 21.2
2012 24.1 21.4
2013 24.3 21.6
2014 24.6 21.7
2015 24.9 21.8
2016 25.2 21.9
2017 25.6 21.9
2018 26 22
2019 26.4 22
2020 26.8 22.1
2021 27.2 22.1
2022 27.6 22
2023 28 21.9
2024 28.5 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
5.15%
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
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

El Salvador Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
2.3%
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
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Tonga
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
33
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
99.4%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
30%
2023
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

El Salvador Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Tonga
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
423 mi
2011

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