Compare El Salvador & its neighbours
(Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
| El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras | Nicaragua |
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| Country Code | | SV | GT | HN | NI |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 21,041 | 108,889 | 112,090 | 130,370 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 307 | 400 | 823 | 910 |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 2,730
(Cerro El Pital) | 4,220
(Volcan Tajumulco (highest point in Central America)) | 2,870
(Cerro Las Minas) | 2,085
(Mogoton) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 442 | 759 | 684 | 298 |
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| Population | | 6,187,271 | 16,581,273 | 9,182,766 | 6,085,213 |
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| Median Age | | 27.60 | 22.50 | 23.30 | 26.20 |
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| Growth Rate | | 0.25 % | 1.72 % | 1.56 % | 0.97 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 16.10 | 24.60 | 22.00 | 17.50 |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 5.80 | 5.00 | 5.30 | 5.20 |
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| Urban Population | | 72.00 % | 51.10 % | 57.10 % | 58.50 % |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | 20.80 | 21.20 | 20.40 | 19.20 |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | 54.00 | 88.00 | 129.00 | 150.00 |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 16.30 | 23.30 | 16.70 | 17.70 |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 6.80 % | 6.20 % | 8.70 % | 9.00 % |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | 1.57 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 1.01 |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | 1.30 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.90 |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | 24.60 % | 21.20 % | 21.40 % | 23.70 % |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 3.80 % | 2.80 % | 6.00 % | 4.30 % |
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| School life
(years) | | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | 10.10 % | 5.00 % | 7.90 % | 8.50 % |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 51.170 billion | 138.100 billion | 46.300 billion | 36.400 billion |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | 2.30 % | 2.80 % | 4.80 % | 4.90 % |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 8,000 | 8,200 | 5,600 | 5,900 |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | 14.90 % | 13.60 % | 22.10 % | 24.00 % |
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