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El Salvador vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 150th vs. 194th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Tuvalu
Population
6386184
9493
Population rank 112/197 196/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 105/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 116/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$31B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 80/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

El Salvador and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Tuvalu
Year GDP
El Salvador Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $1,186,120,000 $2,716,990
1972 $1,263,720,000 $2,968,458
1973 $1,442,320,000 $3,411,915
1974 $1,665,880,000 $4,122,329
1975 $1,884,120,100 $4,014,748
1976 $2,328,280,100 $3,919,072
1977 $2,941,640,100 $3,669,420
1978 $3,127,960,000 $3,798,782
1979 $3,463,639,900 $4,065,659
1980 $3,573,959,900 $4,206,128
1981 $3,437,200,200 $4,773,018
1982 $3,399,189,100 $4,118,945
1983 $3,506,347,800 $4,152,550
1984 $3,661,683,400 $4,481,978
1985 $3,800,368,600 $3,862,852
1986 $3,771,663,200 $4,574,706
1987 $3,958,045,800 $5,020,513
1988 $4,189,880,000 $7,011,059
1989 $4,372,215,300 $8,454,523
1990 $4,817,542,204 $9,542,901
1991 $5,252,342,400 $10,127,314
1992 $5,813,399,300 $10,535,028
1993 $6,680,269,200 $10,414,400
1994 $7,679,384,000 $11,772,611
1995 $8,921,947,100 $11,922,614
1996 $9,586,327,800 $13,338,597
1997 $10,221,705,900 $13,734,210
1998 $10,936,669,900 $13,795,146
1999 $11,284,197,000 $14,800,503
2000 $11,784,927,700 $15,073,976
2001 $12,282,533,600 $13,964,732
2002 $12,664,190,300 $16,842,673
2003 $13,243,892,200 $19,456,338
2004 $13,724,810,900 $22,798,275
2005 $14,698,000,000 $22,909,980
2006 $15,999,890,000 $24,096,875
2007 $17,011,750,000 $28,450,169
2008 $17,986,890,000 $31,874,435
2009 $17,601,620,000 $28,076,984
2010 $18,447,920,000 $32,105,408
2011 $20,283,780,000 $39,196,957
2012 $21,386,150,000 $39,345,579
2013 $21,990,960,000 $38,615,891
2014 $22,593,470,000 $38,760,983
2015 $23,438,240,000 $36,811,936
2016 $24,191,430,000 $41,629,064
2017 $24,979,190,000 $45,276,595
2018 $26,020,850,000 $48,015,260
2019 $26,881,140,000 $54,123,199
2020 $24,921,190,000 $51,746,594
2021 $29,043,140,000 $60,196,406
2022 $31,870,120,000 $59,065,982
2023 $33,853,940,000 $62,280,312
2024 $35,364,960,000 -

El Salvador and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Tuvalu
1965 $274.3 -
1966 $282.4 -
1967 $288.4 -
1968 $290.1 -
1969 $293.4 -
1970 $309 $457
1971 $316 $478
1972 $329 $522
1973 $366 $601
1974 $413 $708
1975 $457 $656
1976 $553 $612
1977 $684 $549
1978 $712 $546
1979 $773 $566
1980 $787 $571
1981 $752 $634
1982 $735 $537
1983 $745 $533
1984 $763 $567
1985 $776 $480
1986 $755 $557
1987 $777 $600
1988 $806 $823
1989 $825 $976
1990 $892 $1,085
1991 $956 $1,134
1992 $1,041 $1,166
1993 $1,180 $1,141
1994 $1,344 $1,279
1995 $1,548 $1,285
1996 $1,651 $1,428
1997 $1,749 $1,461
1998 $1,860 $1,460
1999 $1,908 $1,559
2000 $1,983 $1,579
2001 $2,058 $1,457
2002 $2,115 $1,750
2003 $2,208 $2,007
2004 $2,286 $2,323
2005 $2,447 $2,305
2006 $2,666 $2,396
2007 $2,831 $2,794
2008 $2,983 $3,088
2009 $2,910 $2,684
2010 $3,040 $3,025
2011 $3,331 $3,636
2012 $3,498 $3,598
2013 $3,582 $3,510
2014 $3,666 $3,529
2015 $3,790 $3,358
2016 $3,901 $3,809
2017 $4,020 $4,166
2018 $4,184 $4,466
2019 $4,320 $5,115
2020 $3,997 $4,976
2021 $4,643 $5,905
2022 $5,075 $5,911
2023 $5,365 $6,345
2024 $5,580 -

El Salvador vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Tuvalu
1950 44.2 40
1951 43.8 40.8
1952 44.8 41.7
1953 45 42.5
1954 45.5 43.4
1955 46 44.2
1956 46.6 45
1957 47.1 45.8
1958 47.7 46.7
1959 48 47.5
1960 48.3 48.3
1961 48.6 49
1962 49 49.8
1963 49.4 50.6
1964 49.7 51.3
1965 50.2 52.1
1966 50.7 52.8
1967 50.8 53.5
1968 50.8 54.1
1969 51.3 54.7
1970 51.4 55.3
1971 51.7 56
1972 52 54.7
1973 52.8 57.2
1974 52.9 57.7
1975 53.4 58.3
1976 54.4 58.8
1977 54 59.2
1978 54.7 59.6
1979 53.8 59.9
1980 48.6 60.2
1981 50.9 60.5
1982 53.3 60.7
1983 54.4 60.9
1984 56.6 61.1
1985 58 61.1
1986 59.3 61.2
1987 59.4 61.3
1988 60 61.4
1989 61.3 61.5
1990 62 61.6
1991 62.5 61.8
1992 62.9 60.3
1993 64 62.1
1994 64.5 62.3
1995 64.9 62.5
1996 65.5 62.7
1997 66.2 62.9
1998 66.7 63.2
1999 67.3 63.3
2000 67.7 63.5
2001 68 63.7
2002 68.5 63.8
2003 68.8 63.9
2004 69.3 64
2005 69.3 64.1
2006 69.6 64.2
2007 69.8 64.4
2008 70.1 64.5
2009 70.4 64.7
2010 70.9 64.8
2011 71.2 65
2012 71.4 65.1
2013 71.2 65.2
2014 71.1 65.3
2015 71 65.4
2016 70.9 65.5
2017 71 65.7
2018 71.4 65.9
2019 71.7 66.1
2020 70.2 66.4
2021 69.9 65.8
2022 72 66.9
2023 72.1 67.1
2024 72.3 67.3
2025 72.5 67.4

El Salvador and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Tuvalu
Year Population
El Salvador Tuvalu
1960 2,791,459 5,598
1961 2,870,016 5,648
1962 2,949,204 5,699
1963 3,028,679 5,751
1964 3,111,883 5,752
1965 3,199,466 5,715
1966 3,290,961 5,686
1967 3,385,184 5,652
1968 3,480,773 5,624
1969 3,576,485 5,631
1970 3,668,796 5,663
1971 3,757,523 5,685
1972 3,846,830 5,692
1973 3,938,068 5,681
1974 4,029,671 5,822
1975 4,120,449 6,117
1976 4,210,310 6,404
1977 4,301,256 6,686
1978 4,394,114 6,957
1979 4,480,388 7,184
1980 4,540,382 7,366
1981 4,570,599 7,526
1982 4,622,477 7,664
1983 4,707,367 7,789
1984 4,798,003 7,902
1985 4,894,706 8,046
1986 4,992,769 8,217
1987 5,092,441 8,371
1988 5,195,833 8,518
1989 5,298,979 8,662
1990 5,399,726 8,798
1991 5,495,077 8,928
1992 5,585,609 9,038
1993 5,659,957 9,126
1994 5,714,129 9,207
1995 5,762,131 9,280
1996 5,805,286 9,342
1997 5,844,578 9,400
1998 5,880,781 9,451
1999 5,913,900 9,496
2000 5,943,366 9,544
2001 5,968,060 9,586
2002 5,986,631 9,623
2003 5,998,599 9,695
2004 6,004,671 9,816
2005 6,005,578 9,940
2006 6,002,319 10,056
2007 6,009,824 10,182
2008 6,029,297 10,321
2009 6,048,279 10,461
2010 6,068,249 10,614
2011 6,090,127 10,780
2012 6,113,975 10,934
2013 6,138,839 11,001
2014 6,162,955 10,984
2015 6,183,676 10,963
2016 6,200,800 10,930
2017 6,213,533 10,869
2018 6,219,807 10,751
2019 6,222,318 10,581
2020 6,234,673 10,399
2021 6,255,782 10,194
2022 6,280,319 9,992
2023 6,309,624 9,816
2024 6,338,193 9,646

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Tuvalu
1960 6.62 5.15
1961 6.64 5.09
1962 6.68 5
1963 6.69 4.91
1964 6.68 4.83
1965 6.64 4.73
1966 6.57 4.64
1967 6.49 4.49
1968 6.39 4.36
1969 6.28 4.23
1970 6.18 4.08
1971 6.13 3.94
1972 6.03 3.81
1973 5.93 3.71
1974 5.82 3.63
1975 5.71 3.58
1976 5.59 3.55
1977 5.47 3.56
1978 5.36 3.59
1979 5.23 3.65
1980 5.11 3.73
1981 4.99 3.8
1982 4.83 3.88
1983 4.65 3.91
1984 4.48 3.95
1985 4.32 3.97
1986 4.19 3.97
1987 4.18 3.94
1988 4.1 3.88
1989 4.03 3.8
1990 3.96 3.75
1991 3.89 3.79
1992 3.8 3.86
1993 3.69 3.92
1994 3.61 3.92
1995 3.57 3.96
1996 3.48 3.95
1997 3.38 3.95
1998 3.34 3.95
1999 3.22 3.92
2000 3.08 3.84
2001 2.93 3.75
2002 2.78 3.64
2003 2.64 3.58
2004 2.52 3.55
2005 2.44 3.55
2006 2.4 3.53
2007 2.35 3.45
2008 2.29 3.42
2009 2.26 3.43
2010 2.24 3.44
2011 2.22 3.46
2012 2.19 3.47
2013 2.15 3.39
2014 2.13 3.33
2015 2.07 3.31
2016 1.97 3.3
2017 1.9 3.3
2018 1.85 3.33
2019 1.84 3.33
2020 1.82 3.31
2021 1.8 3.28
2022 1.79 3.24
2023 1.78 3.21

El Salvador and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Tuvalu
1960 17.2 23.1
1961 17.1 23.1
1962 17 23
1963 17 22.6
1964 16.9 21
1965 16.9 19.3
1966 16.8 18.5
1967 16.7 18.1
1968 16.6 17.9
1969 16.6 18
1970 16.6 18.2
1971 16.6 18.6
1972 16.6 19
1973 16.7 19.4
1974 16.8 19.7
1975 16.9 19.8
1976 17 19.9
1977 17.1 20.2
1978 17.2 20.5
1979 17.4 20.9
1980 17.5 21
1981 17.6 21.4
1982 17.7 21.9
1983 17.8 22.5
1984 18 23.2
1985 18.2 23.6
1986 18.4 23.8
1987 18.5 24
1988 18.6 24.2
1989 18.7 24.5
1990 18.8 24.7
1991 18.8 24.9
1992 18.8 25
1993 19 25
1994 19.3 25.1
1995 19.6 25
1996 19.9 24.9
1997 20.3 24.6
1998 20.6 24.4
1999 21 24.1
2000 21.3 23.9
2001 21.6 23.7
2002 21.9 23.5
2003 22.2 23.5
2004 22.5 23.5
2005 22.7 23.6
2006 23 23.6
2007 23.2 23.7
2008 23.3 23.8
2009 23.5 23.9
2010 23.7 24
2011 23.9 24.1
2012 24.1 24.2
2013 24.3 24.3
2014 24.6 24.5
2015 24.9 24.7
2016 25.2 24.9
2017 25.6 25.2
2018 26 25.3
2019 26.4 25.3
2020 26.8 25.3
2021 27.2 25.3
2022 27.6 25.3
2023 28 25.3
2024 28.5 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
12.8%
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
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
2.7%
2010
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

El Salvador Tuvalu
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
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
5.2%
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
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

El Salvador Tuvalu
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
33
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
132
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
100%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

El Salvador Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
39
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Tuvalu
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
4.97 mi
2011

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