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El Salvador vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

El Salvador has a population of 6.34M (ranked 111/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). El Salvador's land area is 8,000 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 150th vs. 84th).

By GDP, El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

El Salvador Uganda
Population
6386184
52490669
Population rank 112/197 30/197
GDP
$35.4B
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 105/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$5,580
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 116/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$13,264
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$31B
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
87.9%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,887
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 80/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,836
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
8,000 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
792 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
28.5 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

El Salvador and Uganda: Comparison Charts

El Salvador and Uganda economies compared

GDP
El Salvador

Uganda
Year GDP
El Salvador Uganda
1960 - $423,145,605
1961 - $441,667,335
1962 - $449,158,233
1963 - $516,315,231
1964 - $589,247,687
1965 $877,720,000 $884,502,310
1966 $929,520,000 $925,381,492
1967 $976,200,000 $967,240,655
1968 $1,009,760,100 $1,037,379,252
1969 $1,049,400,000 $1,168,556,629
1970 $1,132,920,000 $1,259,554,809
1971 $1,186,120,000 $1,417,191,656
1972 $1,263,720,000 $1,490,970,181
1973 $1,442,320,000 $1,701,829,789
1974 $1,665,880,000 $2,098,944,967
1975 $1,884,120,100 $2,359,555,556
1976 $2,328,280,100 $2,447,300,000
1977 $2,941,640,100 $2,936,470,588
1978 $3,127,960,000 $2,420,260,870
1979 $3,463,639,900 $2,139,025,000
1980 $3,573,959,900 $1,244,610,000
1981 $3,437,200,200 $1,337,300,000
1982 $3,399,189,100 $2,177,500,000
1983 $3,506,347,800 $2,240,333,333
1984 $3,661,683,400 $3,615,647,477
1985 $3,800,368,600 $3,519,695,444
1986 $3,771,663,200 $3,923,244,050
1987 $3,958,045,800 $6,269,522,042
1988 $4,189,880,000 $6,508,931,652
1989 $4,372,215,300 $5,276,480,799
1990 $4,817,542,204 $4,304,399,310
1991 $5,252,342,400 $3,321,729,160
1992 $5,813,399,300 $2,857,457,762
1993 $6,680,269,200 $3,220,439,044
1994 $7,679,384,000 $3,990,430,447
1995 $8,921,947,100 $5,755,818,842
1996 $9,586,327,800 $6,044,585,327
1997 $10,221,705,900 $6,269,333,313
1998 $10,936,669,900 $6,584,815,847
1999 $11,284,197,000 $5,998,563,258
2000 $11,784,927,700 $6,193,246,837
2001 $12,282,533,600 $5,840,503,869
2002 $12,664,190,300 $6,178,563,591
2003 $13,243,892,200 $6,606,884,275
2004 $13,724,810,900 $7,939,487,548
2005 $14,698,000,000 $9,239,221,763
2006 $15,999,890,000 $9,977,647,683
2007 $17,011,750,000 $11,902,564,495
2008 $17,986,890,000 $14,440,404,132
2009 $17,601,620,000 $25,127,805,567
2010 $18,447,920,000 $26,673,441,431
2011 $20,283,780,000 $27,871,725,241
2012 $21,386,150,000 $27,305,915,911
2013 $21,990,960,000 $28,915,786,517
2014 $22,593,470,000 $32,612,397,257
2015 $23,438,240,000 $32,387,183,730
2016 $24,191,430,000 $29,203,988,696
2017 $24,979,190,000 $30,744,473,841
2018 $26,020,850,000 $32,927,025,620
2019 $26,881,140,000 $35,353,061,008
2020 $24,921,190,000 $37,600,368,240
2021 $29,043,140,000 $40,529,788,744
2022 $31,870,120,000 $45,565,333,216
2023 $33,853,940,000 $48,768,955,859
2024 $35,364,960,000 $53,651,874,314

El Salvador and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
El Salvador

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
El Salvador Uganda
1960 - $55.4
1961 - $56.2
1962 - $55.5
1963 - $62
1964 - $68.6
1965 $274.3 $100
1966 $282.4 $101.4
1967 $288.4 $102.8
1968 $290.1 $106.9
1969 $293.4 $116.7
1970 $309 $122
1971 $316 $133.5
1972 $329 $137
1973 $366 $152.7
1974 $413 $183.7
1975 $457 $201.2
1976 $553 $203.3
1977 $684 $237.6
1978 $712 $190.7
1979 $773 $164.5
1980 $787 $93.8
1981 $752 $98.6
1982 $735 $157
1983 $745 $157.5
1984 $763 $247.5
1985 $776 $234.3
1986 $755 $253.6
1987 $777 $393
1988 $806 $395
1989 $825 $310
1990 $892 $245
1991 $956 $183
1992 $1,041 $152.1
1993 $1,180 $165.6
1994 $1,344 $198.4
1995 $1,548 $278.5
1996 $1,651 $284.7
1997 $1,749 $286.8
1998 $1,860 $292.5
1999 $1,908 $257.9
2000 $1,983 $258.1
2001 $2,058 $236
2002 $2,115 $242
2003 $2,208 $250.7
2004 $2,286 $292.4
2005 $2,447 $330
2006 $2,666 $347
2007 $2,831 $401
2008 $2,983 $473
2009 $2,910 $799
2010 $3,040 $823
2011 $3,331 $836
2012 $3,498 $795
2013 $3,582 $818
2014 $3,666 $896
2015 $3,790 $863
2016 $3,901 $753
2017 $4,020 $765
2018 $4,184 $792
2019 $4,320 $822
2020 $3,997 $846
2021 $4,643 $883
2022 $5,075 $963
2023 $5,365 $1,002
2024 $5,580 $1,073

El Salvador vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
El Salvador

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Uganda
1950 44.2 39.7
1951 43.8 40.2
1952 44.8 40.8
1953 45 41.3
1954 45.5 41.8
1955 46 42.4
1956 46.6 43
1957 47.1 43.7
1958 47.7 44.3
1959 48 45
1960 48.3 45.6
1961 48.6 46.3
1962 49 46.8
1963 49.4 47.4
1964 49.7 47.8
1965 50.2 48.3
1966 50.7 48.5
1967 50.8 49
1968 50.8 49.3
1969 51.3 49.5
1970 51.4 49.6
1971 51.7 47.1
1972 52 47.2
1973 52.8 47
1974 52.9 46.9
1975 53.4 46.5
1976 54.4 46.2
1977 54 45.8
1978 54.7 45.6
1979 53.8 45.4
1980 48.6 43.5
1981 50.9 43.5
1982 53.3 43.3
1983 54.4 43.5
1984 56.6 43.7
1985 58 45.5
1986 59.3 45.7
1987 59.4 47.4
1988 60 47.5
1989 61.3 47.5
1990 62 47.6
1991 62.5 47.5
1992 62.9 47.7
1993 64 47.7
1994 64.5 47.7
1995 64.9 47.7
1996 65.5 47.8
1997 66.2 48
1998 66.7 48.3
1999 67.3 49
2000 67.7 49.6
2001 68 50.6
2002 68.5 51.4
2003 68.8 52.4
2004 69.3 53.7
2005 69.3 54.9
2006 69.6 56.1
2007 69.8 57.2
2008 70.1 58.3
2009 70.4 59.2
2010 70.9 60
2011 71.2 60.8
2012 71.4 61.6
2013 71.2 62.4
2014 71.1 63.1
2015 71 63.8
2016 70.9 64.5
2017 71 65.2
2018 71.4 65.8
2019 71.7 66.4
2020 70.2 66.4
2021 69.9 66.4
2022 72 67.7
2023 72.1 68.3
2024 72.3 68.5
2025 72.5 68.7

El Salvador and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
El Salvador

Uganda
Year Population
El Salvador Uganda
1960 2,791,459 7,640,973
1961 2,870,016 7,862,217
1962 2,949,204 8,092,231
1963 3,028,679 8,333,663
1964 3,111,883 8,586,363
1965 3,199,466 8,849,203
1966 3,290,961 9,122,864
1967 3,385,184 9,408,924
1968 3,480,773 9,708,632
1969 3,576,485 10,014,858
1970 3,668,796 10,321,603
1971 3,757,523 10,618,206
1972 3,846,830 10,885,796
1973 3,938,068 11,144,236
1974 4,029,671 11,424,846
1975 4,120,449 11,725,240
1976 4,210,310 12,037,294
1977 4,301,256 12,359,669
1978 4,394,114 12,692,113
1979 4,480,388 13,002,163
1980 4,540,382 13,275,741
1981 4,570,599 13,556,452
1982 4,622,477 13,873,631
1983 4,707,367 14,221,881
1984 4,798,003 14,607,677
1985 4,894,706 15,023,681
1986 4,992,769 15,467,579
1987 5,092,441 15,954,170
1988 5,195,833 16,470,483
1989 5,298,979 17,010,698
1990 5,399,726 17,569,897
1991 5,495,077 18,155,901
1992 5,585,609 18,785,032
1993 5,659,957 19,445,161
1994 5,714,129 20,108,801
1995 5,762,131 20,665,667
1996 5,805,286 21,231,550
1997 5,844,578 21,856,046
1998 5,880,781 22,515,806
1999 5,913,900 23,257,281
2000 5,943,366 24,000,150
2001 5,968,060 24,745,676
2002 5,986,631 25,532,870
2003 5,998,599 26,352,124
2004 6,004,671 27,154,515
2005 6,005,578 27,963,289
2006 6,002,319 28,794,003
2007 6,009,824 29,653,430
2008 6,029,297 30,539,553
2009 6,048,279 31,451,151
2010 6,068,249 32,390,802
2011 6,090,127 33,354,543
2012 6,113,975 34,337,438
2013 6,138,839 35,337,042
2014 6,162,955 36,395,539
2015 6,183,676 37,531,446
2016 6,200,800 38,799,152
2017 6,213,533 40,177,388
2018 6,219,807 41,565,831
2019 6,222,318 42,999,637
2020 6,234,673 44,457,152
2021 6,255,782 45,910,930
2022 6,280,319 47,312,719
2023 6,309,624 48,656,601
2024 6,338,193 50,015,092

Fertility rates in El Salvador and Uganda

Fertility rate
El Salvador

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
El Salvador Uganda
1960 6.62 6.91
1961 6.64 6.93
1962 6.68 6.96
1963 6.69 6.98
1964 6.68 7.01
1965 6.64 7.04
1966 6.57 7.07
1967 6.49 7.1
1968 6.39 7.13
1969 6.28 7.12
1970 6.18 7.15
1971 6.13 7.18
1972 6.03 7.19
1973 5.93 7.19
1974 5.82 7.19
1975 5.71 7.2
1976 5.59 7.19
1977 5.47 7.18
1978 5.36 7.16
1979 5.23 7.14
1980 5.11 7.11
1981 4.99 7.12
1982 4.83 7.11
1983 4.65 7.07
1984 4.48 7.02
1985 4.32 7.04
1986 4.19 7.08
1987 4.18 7.12
1988 4.1 7.1
1989 4.03 7.05
1990 3.96 7.01
1991 3.89 6.94
1992 3.8 6.91
1993 3.69 6.89
1994 3.61 6.9
1995 3.57 6.87
1996 3.48 6.84
1997 3.38 6.86
1998 3.34 6.84
1999 3.22 6.83
2000 3.08 6.79
2001 2.93 6.76
2002 2.78 6.74
2003 2.64 6.67
2004 2.52 6.61
2005 2.44 6.53
2006 2.4 6.43
2007 2.35 6.33
2008 2.29 6.2
2009 2.26 6.12
2010 2.24 6.02
2011 2.22 5.89
2012 2.19 5.73
2013 2.15 5.56
2014 2.13 5.41
2015 2.07 5.25
2016 1.97 5.11
2017 1.9 4.99
2018 1.85 4.87
2019 1.84 4.74
2020 1.82 4.62
2021 1.8 4.51
2022 1.79 4.39
2023 1.78 4.28

El Salvador and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
El Salvador

Uganda
Year Median age, years
El Salvador Uganda
1960 17.2 17.1
1961 17.1 16.9
1962 17 16.8
1963 17 16.7
1964 16.9 16.6
1965 16.9 16.6
1966 16.8 16.6
1967 16.7 16.6
1968 16.6 16.6
1969 16.6 16.6
1970 16.6 16.6
1971 16.6 16.6
1972 16.6 16.5
1973 16.7 16.3
1974 16.8 16.3
1975 16.9 16.2
1976 17 16.2
1977 17.1 16.2
1978 17.2 16.1
1979 17.4 16.1
1980 17.5 16
1981 17.6 15.9
1982 17.7 15.9
1983 17.8 15.9
1984 18 15.9
1985 18.2 15.9
1986 18.4 15.9
1987 18.5 15.9
1988 18.6 15.9
1989 18.7 15.8
1990 18.8 15.8
1991 18.8 15.8
1992 18.8 15.7
1993 19 15.7
1994 19.3 15.6
1995 19.6 15.4
1996 19.9 15.3
1997 20.3 15.1
1998 20.6 15
1999 21 15
2000 21.3 15
2001 21.6 15
2002 21.9 15
2003 22.2 15
2004 22.5 15
2005 22.7 15
2006 23 15
2007 23.2 15
2008 23.3 15.1
2009 23.5 15.1
2010 23.7 15.2
2011 23.9 15.3
2012 24.1 15.4
2013 24.3 15.5
2014 24.6 15.6
2015 24.9 15.8
2016 25.2 16
2017 25.6 16.3
2018 26 16.5
2019 26.4 16.8
2020 26.8 17
2021 27.2 17.2
2022 27.6 17.4
2023 28 17.6
2024 28.5 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

El Salvador Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$32.5B
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.17%
2023
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.99%
2023
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
61%
2024
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.6
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.7%
2023
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2023
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$3.7B
2024
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$8.49B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
707,000
2020
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.3%
2020
9.21%
2020
Banked people share
43.4%
2024
72.8%
2024

Energy

El Salvador Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
769 kg
2022
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.38 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.33 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.5%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.9%
2021
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
34.2%
2022
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
59.5%
2022
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,110 kWh
2022
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
95.6%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2022
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.3%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

El Salvador Uganda
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,102
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
76%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
41
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.83
2022
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
89.8%
2024
80.6%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
67.7%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

El Salvador Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$501
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$158.4
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.14%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.55
2022
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
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
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
31.3%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.7%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
57
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.15 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

El Salvador Uganda
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
1,262 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,617 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,202 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,600 mi
2017
90,720 mi
2019

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