El Salvador AI Report
Date: June 5, 2025
El Salvador is a mid-size country with 0.1% of the world's population. El Salvador is a democratic republic country. It has 1 world heritage site.
El Salvador is the 111th ranked country in population and 149th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.


El Salvador is the 16th highest ranked in Spanish out of all the 195 countries.This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Spanish when compared to other countries.
The Average Literacy Rate (%) of 195 countries in the world is 86. El Salvador is the 124th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates that there is a better educational infrastructure in this country as compared to other countries.



The Average Potatoes prod. of 195 countries in the world is 2,538,925. El Salvador is the 66th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This is indicative of less focus on the production of potatoes, or scarcity of fertile land, or higher industrialisation as compared to other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, El Salvador is the 72nd worst ranked in Onion prod. . This is indicative of less focus on the production of onion, or scarcity of fertile land, or higher industrialisation as compared to other countries.
The Average Teachers in secondary edu. of 195 countries in the world is 659,923. El Salvador is the 73rd worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate that the investment by the country in secondary education is lesser when compared to other countries.
The Average Military Budget (in Billion $) of 195 countries in the world is 15. El Salvador is the 76th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate lesser external security threats for the country.
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 1 | 1129 | ||
2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 59 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 137 | 1235 | ||
2 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 114 | 1230 | ||
3 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 97 | 1234 | ||
4 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 64 | 1235 | ||
5 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 62 | 1231 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 9 | 1 | 1125 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 8 | 1 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 132 | 1232 | |||
2 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 133 | 1231 | ||
3 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 131 | 1230 | ||
4 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 130 | 1233 | ||
5 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 129 | 1230 | ||
6 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 119 | 1231 | ||
7 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 124 | 1231 | ||
8 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 120 | 1230 | ||
9 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 110 | 1230 | ||
10 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 110 | 1230 | ||
11 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 93 | 1231 | ||
12 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 96 | 1233 | ||
13 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 94 | 1230 | ||
14 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 92 | 1235 | ||
15 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 69 | 1234 | ||
16 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 68 | 1234 | ||
17 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 68 | 1230 | ||
18 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 61 | 1233 | ||
19 | Apple Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 1,044,287 | 61 | 1234 | ||
20 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 59 | 1232 | ||
21 | Apple Production (% of Total Apple Production) | Percent | 1 | 58 | 1234 | ||
22 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 53 | 1230 | ||
23 | Orange Production (% of Total Orange Production) | Percent | 0 | 52 | 1232 | ||
24 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 25 | 1230 | ||
25 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 24 | 1231 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 12 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 164 | 1232 | ||
2 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 134 | 1230 | ||
3 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 114 | 1232 | ||
4 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 111 | 1232 | ||
5 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 110 | 1230 | ||
6 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 105 | 1235 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 12 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 82 | 1233 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 14 | 1130 | ||
2 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 51 | 1126 | ||
3 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 59 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 132 | 1233 | ||
2 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 112 | 1232 | ||
3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 97 | 1232 | ||
4 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,388,891 | 84 | 1234 | ||
5 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 84 | 1235 | ||
6 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 35 | 84 | 1235 | ||
7 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 69 | 1235 | ||
8 | Facebook users | # People | 6,757,917 | 67 | 1235 | ||
9 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 69 | 1233 | ||
10 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 67 | 1230 | ||
11 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 67 | 1231 | ||
12 | Twitter users | # People | 3,173,740 | 68 | 1232 |
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Spanish | # People | 2,344,008 | 16 | 1128 | ||
2 | Spanish as a % of total Spanish speakers | % People | 0 | 16 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Standard Chinese | # People | 6,821,357 | 50 | 1235 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 18 | 1129 | ||
2 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 47 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 111 | 1233 | ||
2 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 99 | 1233 | ||
3 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 104 | 1235 | |||
4 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 105 | 1231 | ||
5 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 102 | 1234 | ||
6 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 92 | 1234 | |||
7 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 101 | 1230 | |||
8 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 613 | 100 | 1234 | ||
9 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 91 | 1233 | |||
10 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 94 | 1233 | ||
11 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 72 | 1231 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 54 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 135 | 1235 | ||
2 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 154 | 1234 | ||
3 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 123 | 1230 | ||
4 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 134 | 1231 | ||
5 | Jewish Population | # People | 78,295 | 77 | 1231 | ||
6 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 69 | 1230 | ||
7 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 70 | 1235 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 77 | 1125 | ||
2 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 82 | 1129 | ||
3 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 82 | 1126 | ||
4 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 85 | 1126 | ||
5 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 88 | 1126 | ||
6 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 89 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 109 | 1235 | ||
2 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 110 | 1232 | ||
3 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 103 | 1234 | ||
4 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 101 | 1235 | ||
5 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 99 | 1233 | ||
6 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 97 | 1231 | ||
7 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 96 | 1231 | ||
8 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 93 | 1230 | ||
9 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 93 | 1231 | ||
10 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 91 | 1233 | ||
11 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 88 | 1230 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 124 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 31 | 1 | 1232 | ||
2 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 127 | 1232 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 124 | 1234 | ||
4 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 123 | 1234 | ||
5 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 109 | 1230 | ||
6 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 32 | 1 | 1230 | ||
7 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 99 | 1233 | ||
8 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 97 | 1234 | ||
9 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 97 | 1235 | ||
10 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 92 | 1235 | ||
11 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,858,694 | 91 | 1234 | ||
12 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 89 | 1230 | ||
13 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 88 | 1233 | ||
14 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 81 | 1232 | ||
15 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 72 | 1232 | ||
16 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 64 | 1234 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 111 | 1234 | ||
2 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 112 | 1233 | ||
3 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 96 | 1232 | ||
4 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 90 | 1231 | ||
5 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 87 | 1230 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 99 | 1230 | ||
2 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 119 | 1233 | ||
3 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 85 | 1233 | ||
4 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 85 | 1233 | ||
5 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 63 | 1231 | ||
6 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 61 | 1234 | ||
7 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 58 | 1233 |
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Spanish
: 6,110,000
- 2. Standard Chinese
: 1,407
Mother Tongue : Spanish
Literacy Rate (%) : 89.10
Country Capital | : | San Salvador |
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GDP Per capita | : | 13,753 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 111th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 72 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 3 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 3,977,154 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 112th/195 |
Area | : | 20,720 |
Area Rank | : | 149th/195 |
Total Population | : | 6,366 |
Total Population Rank | : | 111th/195 |
List of cities having more than 100K population in El Salvador
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Ahuachapán | 130,981 |
2 | Apopa | 184,848 |
3 | Ciudad Delgado | 131,391 |
4 | Ilopango | 136,409 |
5 | Mejicanos | 149,312 |
6 | San Martin | 102,819 |
7 | San Miguel | 268,004 |
8 | San Salvador | 253,974 |
9 | Santa Ana | 277,528 |
10 | Santa Tecla | 141,427 |
11 | Soyapango | 288,793 |
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