El Salvador: 42 winsGuatemala: 45 wins
Across 87 shared metrics
Analysis
Guatemala leads in 45 of 87 shared metrics, while El Salvador leads in 42.
El Salvador's Air Passengers is 13.7x that of Guatemala (3.26M vs 221.5K).
El Salvador's Water Stress (%) is 3.1x that of Guatemala (12.4% vs 3.0%).
El Salvador's Researchers is 3.0x that of Guatemala (57.618 vs 14.526).
El Salvador's Government Debt (% GDP) is 2.4x that of Guatemala (105.8% vs 31.6%).
El Salvador's Hospital Beds (per 1,000) is 2.0x that of Guatemala (1.20 vs 0.40).
Key Comparisons
Air PassengersEl Salvador leads
3.26M
221.5K
Water Stress (%)El Salvador leads
12.4%
3.0%
ResearchersEl Salvador leads
57.618
14.526
Government Debt (% GDP)El Salvador leads
105.8%
31.6%
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)El Salvador leads
1.20
0.40
Military Spend (% GDP)El Salvador leads
1.2%
0.4%
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Passengers | 3.26M | 221.5K | 1374% higher | El Salvador |
| Water Stress (%) | 12.4% | 3.0% | 307% higher | El Salvador |
| Researchers | 57.618 | 14.526 | 297% higher | El Salvador |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 105.8% | 31.6% | 235% higher | El Salvador |
| Hospital Beds (per 1,000) | 1.20 | 0.40 | 200% higher | El Salvador |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 1.2% | 0.4% | 200% higher | El Salvador |
| Tourism Revenue | 755.00M | 298.50M | 153% higher | El Salvador |
| R&D Spending (% GDP) | 0.1% | 0.1% | 144% higher | El Salvador |
| Broadband Access (%) | 11.627 | 5.00 | 133% higher | El Salvador |
| Exports (% GDP) | 32.8% | 15.9% | 106% higher | El Salvador |
| Spirits Consumption | 1.38 | 0.67 | 105% higher | El Salvador |
| Alcohol Consumption | 3.15 | 1.54 | 105% higher | El Salvador |
| Railway Length | 12.5 | 800 | 98% lower | Guatemala |
| Irrigated Land | 240 | 3.4K | 93% lower | Guatemala |
| Tax Revenue (% GDP) | 21.5% | 11.6% | 86% higher | El Salvador |
| Shipping Traffic | 242.3K | 1.66M | 85% lower | Guatemala |
| Forest Area | 5.7K | 34.9K | 84% lower | Guatemala |
| Land Area | 20.7K | 107.2K | 81% lower | Guatemala |
| Population Density | 304.519 | 169.138 | 80% higher | El Salvador |
| Domestic Patents | 2.00 | 9.00 | 78% lower | Guatemala |
| Inflation Rate | 0.9% | 2.9% | 69% lower | Guatemala |
| GDP (Nominal) | 35.36B | 113.20B | 69% lower | Guatemala |
| Beer Consumption | 1.35 | 0.81 | 68% higher | El Salvador |
| Elderly Population (%) | 8.1% | 4.8% | 68% higher | El Salvador |
| Homicide Rate | 7.90 | 23.366 | 66% lower | Guatemala |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 1.1K | 669.884 | 66% higher | El Salvador |
| Population | 6.33M | 18.26M | 65% lower | Guatemala |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 21.9% | 62.1% | 65% lower | Guatemala |
| Imports (% GDP) | 51.9% | 31.5% | 65% higher | El Salvador |
| Land Boundaries Length | 590 | 1.7K | 65% lower | Guatemala |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 2.6% | 1.6% | 60% higher | El Salvador |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 6.7% | 4.2% | 60% higher | El Salvador |
| Protected Land (%) | 8.3% | 20.1% | 59% lower | Guatemala |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 31.7% | 20.0% | 58% higher | El Salvador |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 177 | 113.709 | 56% higher | El Salvador |
| Scientific Publications | 54.79 | 121.38 | 55% lower | Guatemala |
| Suicide Rate | 7.63 | 4.94 | 54% higher | El Salvador |
| Airports | 27 | 58 | 53% lower | Guatemala |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 8.69M | 18.55M | 53% lower | Guatemala |
| Electricity Generation | 6.40 | 13.46 | 52% lower | Guatemala |
| Child Mortality | 10.4 | 21.4 | 51% lower | Guatemala |
| Border Countries Count | 2.00 | 4.00 | 50% lower | Guatemala |
| Infant Mortality | 9.20 | 17.9 | 49% lower | Guatemala |
| Merchant Ships | 5.00 | 9.00 | 44% lower | Guatemala |
| Electricity Capacity | 2.80M | 5.00M | 44% lower | Guatemala |
| Foreign Patents | 144 | 249 | 42% lower | Guatemala |
| Water Withdrawal | 1.94 | 3.32 | 42% lower | Guatemala |
| Highest Elevation | 2.7K | 4.2K | 35% lower | Guatemala |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 57.7% | 43.0% | 34% higher | El Salvador |
| Urban Population (%) | 75.1% | 56.0% | 34% higher | El Salvador |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 9.8% | 7.4% | 32% higher | El Salvador |
| CO2 Per Capita | 1.42 | 1.08 | 31% higher | El Salvador |
| Fertility Rate | 1.40 | 1.97 | 29% lower | Guatemala |
| GDP Growth Rate | 2.6% | 3.7% | 29% lower | Guatemala |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.8% | 2.2% | 28% higher | El Salvador |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 1.62 | 1.28 | 27% higher | El Salvador |
| Birth Rate | 12.46 | 17.12 | 27% lower | Guatemala |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 501.244 | 396.08 | 27% higher | El Salvador |
| Smoking Rate | 8.9% | 11.9% | 25% lower | Guatemala |
| Active Military Personnel | 25.0K | 20.0K | 25% higher | El Salvador |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 88.0% | 71.2% | 24% higher | El Salvador |
| Coastline Length | 307 | 400 | 23% lower | Guatemala |
| Teen Birth Rate | 54.23 | 68.269 | 21% lower | Guatemala |
| Internet Users (%) | 68.0% | 56.0% | 21% higher | El Salvador |
| Youth Population (%) | 24.8% | 31.6% | 21% lower | Guatemala |
| University Enrollment Rate | 32.8% | 27.3% | 20% higher | El Salvador |
| Obesity Rate | 29.9% | 25.2% | 19% higher | El Salvador |
| Tourist Arrivals | 707.0K | 594.0K | 19% higher | El Salvador |
| Death Rate | 5.93 | 4.99 | 19% higher | El Salvador |
| Median Age | 31.2 years | 26.7 years | 17% higher | El Salvador |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 27.5% | 32.6% | 16% lower | Guatemala |
| Dependency Ratio | 49.153 | 57.298 | 14% lower | Guatemala |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 768.683 | 887.839 | 13% lower | Guatemala |
| Inequality (Gini) | 39.8 | 45.2 | 12% lower | Guatemala |
| GNI Per Capita | 5.1K | 5.8K | 11% lower | Guatemala |
| Adult Literacy Rate | 89.8% | 82.1% | 9% higher | El Salvador |
| GDP Per Capita | $11.7K | $12.6K | 8% lower | Guatemala |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 13.3K | 14.4K | 8% lower | Guatemala |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 20.029 | 21.636 | 7% lower | Guatemala |
| Nurses & Midwives | 2.16 | 2.31 | 6% lower | Guatemala |
| Human Development Index | 0.68 | 0.66 | 2% higher | El Salvador |
| Electricity Access (%) | 98.3% | 100.0% | 2% lower | Guatemala |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 3.2% | 3.1% | 2% higher | El Salvador |
| Life Expectancy | 72.1 years | 72.6 years | 1% lower | Guatemala |
| Life Expectancy | 72.1 years | 72.6 years | 1% lower | Guatemala |
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 5.5% | 5.4% | 1% higher | El Salvador |
| Lowest Elevation | 0 | 0 | ranked lower | Guatemala |

