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El Salvador vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 150th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Turkmenistan
Population
6386184
7713465
Population rank 112/197 104/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

El Salvador and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
El Salvador Turkmenistan
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 $2,331,358,820
1988 $4,189,880,000 $3,010,982,414
1989 $4,372,215,300 $3,006,988,217
1990 $4,817,542,204 $3,189,539,641
1991 $5,252,342,400 $3,208,098,919
1992 $5,813,399,300 $3,200,539,816
1993 $6,680,269,200 $3,179,225,949
1994 $7,679,384,000 $2,561,118,608
1995 $8,921,947,100 $2,482,228,440
1996 $9,586,327,800 $2,378,759,975
1997 $10,221,705,900 $2,450,350,625
1998 $10,936,669,900 $2,605,689,134
1999 $11,284,197,000 $2,450,564,100
2000 $11,784,927,700 $2,904,663,311
2001 $12,282,533,600 $3,534,772,732
2002 $12,664,190,300 $4,462,029,109
2003 $13,243,892,200 $5,977,440,583
2004 $13,724,810,900 $6,838,351,088
2005 $14,698,000,000 $8,103,901,996
2006 $15,999,890,000 $10,276,674,365
2007 $17,011,750,000 $12,664,165,103
2008 $17,986,890,000 $19,271,523,179
2009 $17,601,620,000 $20,214,385,965
2010 $18,447,920,000 $22,583,157,895
2011 $20,283,780,000 $29,233,333,333
2012 $21,386,150,000 $35,164,210,526
2013 $21,990,960,000 $39,197,543,860
2014 $22,593,470,000 $43,524,210,526
2015 $23,438,240,000 $35,799,714,286
2016 $24,191,430,000 $36,169,428,571
2017 $24,979,190,000 $37,926,285,714
2018 $26,020,850,000 $40,765,428,571
2019 $26,881,140,000 $45,232,857,143
2020 $24,921,190,000 $45,818,000,000
2021 $29,043,140,000 $50,007,428,571
2022 $31,870,120,000 $58,972,000,000
2023 $33,853,940,000 $60,628,857,143
2024 $35,364,960,000 $64,239,891,739

El Salvador and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Turkmenistan
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 $675
1988 $806 $846
1989 $825 $821
1990 $892 $848
1991 $956 $832
1992 $1,041 $811
1993 $1,180 $788
1994 $1,344 $622
1995 $1,548 $592
1996 $1,651 $558
1997 $1,749 $565
1998 $1,860 $591
1999 $1,908 $546
2000 $1,983 $634
2001 $2,058 $756
2002 $2,115 $936
2003 $2,208 $1,229
2004 $2,286 $1,379
2005 $2,447 $1,604
2006 $2,666 $1,997
2007 $2,831 $2,415
2008 $2,983 $3,606
2009 $2,910 $3,708
2010 $3,040 $4,059
2011 $3,331 $5,144
2012 $3,498 $6,054
2013 $3,582 $6,600
2014 $3,666 $7,164
2015 $3,790 $5,759
2016 $3,901 $5,687
2017 $4,020 $5,828
2018 $4,184 $6,125
2019 $4,320 $6,648
2020 $3,997 $6,593
2021 $4,643 $7,051
2022 $5,075 $8,156
2023 $5,365 $8,233
2024 $5,580 $8,572

El Salvador vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Turkmenistan
1950 44.2 48.1
1951 43.8 48.6
1952 44.8 49
1953 45 49.4
1954 45.5 49.8
1955 46 50.2
1956 46.6 50.6
1957 47.1 51
1958 47.7 51.4
1959 48 51.8
1960 48.3 52.1
1961 48.6 52.5
1962 49 52.9
1963 49.4 53.2
1964 49.7 53.6
1965 50.2 54
1966 50.7 54.4
1967 50.8 54.8
1968 50.8 55.3
1969 51.3 55.7
1970 51.4 56
1971 51.7 56.3
1972 52 56.6
1973 52.8 56.8
1974 52.9 57
1975 53.4 57.2
1976 54.4 57.4
1977 54 57.7
1978 54.7 58.3
1979 53.8 59.1
1980 48.6 60.2
1981 50.9 61
1982 53.3 61.6
1983 54.4 62
1984 56.6 62.4
1985 58 62.8
1986 59.3 63.2
1987 59.4 63.5
1988 60 63.7
1989 61.3 63.8
1990 62 63.9
1991 62.5 63.8
1992 62.9 63.8
1993 64 63.6
1994 64.5 63.5
1995 64.9 63.5
1996 65.5 63.5
1997 66.2 63.7
1998 66.7 64
1999 67.3 64.5
2000 67.7 64.9
2001 68 65.3
2002 68.5 65.6
2003 68.8 65.9
2004 69.3 66.1
2005 69.3 66.3
2006 69.6 66.6
2007 69.8 67
2008 70.1 67.6
2009 70.4 68.2
2010 70.9 68.6
2011 71.2 68.9
2012 71.4 69
2013 71.2 69
2014 71.1 69
2015 71 69.1
2016 70.9 69.1
2017 71 69.2
2018 71.4 69.3
2019 71.7 69.4
2020 70.2 68.8
2021 69.9 69.4
2022 72 69.9
2023 72.1 70.1
2024 72.3 70.2
2025 72.5 70.3

El Salvador and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Turkmenistan
Year Population
El Salvador Turkmenistan
1960 2,791,459 1,643,457
1961 2,870,016 1,695,400
1962 2,949,204 1,749,214
1963 3,028,679 1,804,272
1964 3,111,883 1,859,997
1965 3,199,466 1,915,916
1966 3,290,961 1,971,737
1967 3,385,184 2,027,403
1968 3,480,773 2,083,069
1969 3,576,485 2,139,024
1970 3,668,796 2,195,616
1971 3,757,523 2,253,119
1972 3,846,830 2,311,430
1973 3,938,068 2,370,919
1974 4,029,671 2,432,028
1975 4,120,449 2,494,570
1976 4,210,310 2,558,521
1977 4,301,256 2,623,948
1978 4,394,114 2,691,088
1979 4,480,388 2,760,358
1980 4,540,382 2,832,203
1981 4,570,599 2,907,187
1982 4,622,477 2,985,557
1983 4,707,367 3,067,534
1984 4,798,003 3,154,079
1985 4,894,706 3,247,534
1986 4,992,769 3,347,809
1987 5,092,441 3,452,731
1988 5,195,833 3,559,363
1989 5,298,979 3,662,459
1990 5,399,726 3,760,562
1991 5,495,077 3,855,894
1992 5,585,609 3,944,689
1993 5,659,957 4,032,407
1994 5,714,129 4,116,662
1995 5,762,131 4,191,203
1996 5,805,286 4,263,819
1997 5,844,578 4,336,730
1998 5,880,781 4,410,507
1999 5,913,900 4,492,170
2000 5,943,366 4,582,677
2001 5,968,060 4,675,409
2002 5,986,631 4,769,465
2003 5,998,599 4,863,865
2004 6,004,671 4,958,093
2005 6,005,578 5,052,257
2006 6,002,319 5,147,105
2007 6,009,824 5,244,046
2008 6,029,297 5,345,029
2009 6,048,279 5,451,592
2010 6,068,249 5,564,356
2011 6,090,127 5,683,417
2012 6,113,975 5,808,546
2013 6,138,839 5,939,341
2014 6,162,955 6,075,283
2015 6,183,676 6,215,770
2016 6,200,800 6,360,041
2017 6,213,533 6,507,061
2018 6,219,807 6,655,524
2019 6,222,318 6,803,944
2020 6,234,673 6,949,912
2021 6,255,782 7,092,043
2022 6,280,319 7,230,193
2023 6,309,624 7,364,438
2024 6,338,193 7,494,498

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Turkmenistan
1960 6.62 6.59
1961 6.64 6.69
1962 6.68 6.76
1963 6.69 6.79
1964 6.68 6.79
1965 6.64 6.76
1966 6.57 6.7
1967 6.49 6.64
1968 6.39 6.56
1969 6.28 6.48
1970 6.18 6.4
1971 6.13 6.32
1972 6.03 6.2
1973 5.93 6.15
1974 5.82 6.09
1975 5.71 6
1976 5.59 5.9
1977 5.47 5.77
1978 5.36 5.61
1979 5.23 5.46
1980 5.11 5.3
1981 4.99 5.16
1982 4.83 5.04
1983 4.65 4.97
1984 4.48 4.96
1985 4.32 4.97
1986 4.19 4.94
1987 4.18 4.84
1988 4.1 4.68
1989 4.03 4.46
1990 3.96 4.29
1991 3.89 4.14
1992 3.8 3.96
1993 3.69 3.78
1994 3.61 3.62
1995 3.57 3.49
1996 3.48 3.29
1997 3.38 3.18
1998 3.34 3.08
1999 3.22 2.98
2000 3.08 2.9
2001 2.93 2.81
2002 2.78 2.71
2003 2.64 2.67
2004 2.52 2.67
2005 2.44 2.71
2006 2.4 2.72
2007 2.35 2.73
2008 2.29 2.75
2009 2.26 2.79
2010 2.24 2.85
2011 2.22 2.9
2012 2.19 2.96
2013 2.15 3.01
2014 2.13 3.02
2015 2.07 3.03
2016 1.97 2.99
2017 1.9 2.93
2018 1.85 2.88
2019 1.84 2.83
2020 1.82 2.79
2021 1.8 2.75
2022 1.79 2.73
2023 1.78 2.69

El Salvador and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Turkmenistan
1960 17.2 21.3
1961 17.1 20.9
1962 17 20.4
1963 17 19.7
1964 16.9 19
1965 16.9 18.4
1966 16.8 18
1967 16.7 17.7
1968 16.6 17.5
1969 16.6 17.4
1970 16.6 17.4
1971 16.6 17.4
1972 16.6 17.5
1973 16.7 17.6
1974 16.8 17.7
1975 16.9 17.9
1976 17 18
1977 17.1 18.2
1978 17.2 18.3
1979 17.4 18.5
1980 17.5 18.7
1981 17.6 18.8
1982 17.7 19
1983 17.8 19.1
1984 18 19.2
1985 18.2 19.3
1986 18.4 19.3
1987 18.5 19.3
1988 18.6 19.3
1989 18.7 19.3
1990 18.8 19.3
1991 18.8 19.4
1992 18.8 19.4
1993 19 19.5
1994 19.3 19.6
1995 19.6 19.7
1996 19.9 19.9
1997 20.3 20.1
1998 20.6 20.3
1999 21 20.6
2000 21.3 20.9
2001 21.6 21.2
2002 21.9 21.5
2003 22.2 21.8
2004 22.5 22.1
2005 22.7 22.4
2006 23 22.8
2007 23.2 23.1
2008 23.3 23.4
2009 23.5 23.7
2010 23.7 24
2011 23.9 24.3
2012 24.1 24.5
2013 24.3 24.8
2014 24.6 25
2015 24.9 25.3
2016 25.2 25.5
2017 25.6 25.7
2018 26 25.9
2019 26.4 26.2
2020 26.8 26.4
2021 27.2 26.7
2022 27.6 26.9
2023 28 27.2
2024 28.5 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

El Salvador Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
99.9%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

El Salvador Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
n/a

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