2nd lowest railway network13 km · #2 of 133 · 2014
22nd lowest smoking8.2% · #22 of 166 · 2024
28th highest renewable electricity86.5% · #28 of 201 · 2025
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Surprising facts about El Salvador
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among El Salvador’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
El Salvador among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where El Salvador sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like El Salvador across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
El Salvador
vs Guatemala 
vs Honduras