El Salvador: 41 winsNicaragua: 34 wins
Across 75 shared metrics
Analysis
El Salvador leads in 41 of 75 shared metrics, while Nicaragua leads in 34.
El Salvador's Water Stress (%) is 14.2x that of Nicaragua (12.4% vs 0.8%).
El Salvador's High-Tech Exports (%) is 8.2x that of Nicaragua (5.5% vs 0.6%).
El Salvador's Population Density is 4.4x that of Nicaragua (304.519 vs 56.703).
El Salvador's Government Debt (% GDP) is 2.2x that of Nicaragua (105.8% vs 33.3%).
El Salvador's Military Spend (% GDP) is 1.4x that of Nicaragua (1.2% vs 0.5%).
Key Comparisons
Water Stress (%)El Salvador leads
12.4%
0.8%
High-Tech Exports (%)El Salvador leads
5.5%
0.6%
Population DensityEl Salvador leads
304.519
56.703
Government Debt (% GDP)El Salvador leads
105.8%
33.3%
Military Spend (% GDP)El Salvador leads
1.2%
0.5%
Health Spending Per CapitaEl Salvador leads
501.244
208.475
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Stress (%) | 12.4% | 0.8% | 1422% higher | El Salvador |
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 5.5% | 0.6% | 818% higher | El Salvador |
| Population Density | 304.519 | 56.703 | 437% higher | El Salvador |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 105.8% | 33.3% | 218% higher | El Salvador |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 1.2% | 0.5% | 140% higher | El Salvador |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 501.244 | 208.475 | 140% higher | El Salvador |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 1.62 | 0.68 | 138% higher | El Salvador |
| Broadband Access (%) | 11.627 | 5.00 | 133% higher | El Salvador |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 8.69M | 3.81M | 128% higher | El Salvador |
| Active Military Personnel | 25.0K | 12.0K | 108% higher | El Salvador |
| GNI Per Capita | 5.1K | 2.5K | 104% higher | El Salvador |
| Irrigated Land | 240 | 2.0K | 88% lower | Nicaragua |
| Land Area | 20.7K | 120.3K | 83% lower | Nicaragua |
| Forest Area | 5.7K | 31.1K | 82% lower | Nicaragua |
| Inflation Rate | 0.9% | 4.6% | 80% lower | Nicaragua |
| GDP (Nominal) | 35.36B | 19.69B | 80% higher | El Salvador |
| Suicide Rate | 7.63 | 4.24 | 80% higher | El Salvador |
| CO2 Per Capita | 1.42 | 0.81 | 74% higher | El Salvador |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 177 | 106 | 67% higher | El Salvador |
| Coastline Length | 307 | 910 | 66% lower | Nicaragua |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 1.1K | 682.4 | 63% higher | El Salvador |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 2.6% | 6.9% | 62% lower | Nicaragua |
| Protected Land (%) | 8.3% | 21.2% | 61% lower | Nicaragua |
| Shipping Traffic | 242.3K | 153.4K | 58% higher | El Salvador |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 21.9% | 50.4% | 57% lower | Nicaragua |
| Land Boundaries Length | 590 | 1.3K | 53% lower | Nicaragua |
| Water Withdrawal | 1.94 | 1.27 | 52% higher | El Salvador |
| GDP Per Capita | $11.7K | $7.7K | 52% higher | El Salvador |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 13.3K | 8.7K | 52% higher | El Salvador |
| Electricity Capacity | 2.80M | 1.85M | 52% higher | El Salvador |
| Tourist Arrivals | 707.0K | 474.0K | 49% higher | El Salvador |
| Elderly Population (%) | 8.1% | 5.5% | 47% higher | El Salvador |
| Electricity Generation | 6.40 | 4.37 | 46% higher | El Salvador |
| Teen Birth Rate | 54.23 | 93.452 | 42% lower | Nicaragua |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 31.7% | 53.8% | 41% lower | Nicaragua |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.8% | 4.6% | 38% lower | Nicaragua |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 57.7% | 42.3% | 36% higher | El Salvador |
| Hospital Beds (per 1,000) | 1.20 | 0.90 | 33% higher | El Salvador |
| Scientific Publications | 54.79 | 41.45 | 32% higher | El Salvador |
| Airports | 27 | 39 | 31% lower | Nicaragua |
| Spirits Consumption | 1.38 | 2.01 | 31% lower | Nicaragua |
| Highest Elevation | 2.7K | 2.1K | 31% higher | El Salvador |
| Homicide Rate | 7.90 | 11.347 | 30% lower | Nicaragua |
| GDP Growth Rate | 2.6% | 3.6% | 27% lower | Nicaragua |
| Urban Population (%) | 75.1% | 59.3% | 27% higher | El Salvador |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 768.683 | 608.246 | 26% higher | El Salvador |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 6.7% | 9.0% | 26% lower | Nicaragua |
| Fertility Rate | 1.40 | 1.82 | 23% lower | Nicaragua |
| Child Mortality | 10.4 | 13.4 | 22% lower | Nicaragua |
| Birth Rate | 12.46 | 16.07 | 22% lower | Nicaragua |
| Exports (% GDP) | 32.8% | 40.5% | 19% lower | Nicaragua |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 20.029 | 16.81 | 19% higher | El Salvador |
| Internet Users (%) | 68.0% | 58.0% | 17% higher | El Salvador |
| Death Rate | 5.93 | 5.14 | 15% higher | El Salvador |
| Alcohol Consumption | 3.15 | 3.67 | 14% lower | Nicaragua |
| Youth Population (%) | 24.8% | 28.8% | 14% lower | Nicaragua |
| Beer Consumption | 1.35 | 1.21 | 12% higher | El Salvador |
| Electricity Access (%) | 98.3% | 88.3% | 11% higher | El Salvador |
| Imports (% GDP) | 51.9% | 58.1% | 11% lower | Nicaragua |
| Infant Mortality | 9.20 | 10.3 | 11% lower | Nicaragua |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 3.2% | 2.9% | 11% higher | El Salvador |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 9.8% | 9.0% | 10% higher | El Salvador |
| Obesity Rate | 29.9% | 32.4% | 8% lower | Nicaragua |
| University Enrollment Rate | 32.8% | 30.4% | 8% higher | El Salvador |
| Tax Revenue (% GDP) | 21.5% | 19.9% | 8% higher | El Salvador |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 27.5% | 25.8% | 7% higher | El Salvador |
| Median Age | 31.2 years | 29.5 years | 6% higher | El Salvador |
| Dependency Ratio | 49.153 | 52.19 | 6% lower | Nicaragua |
| Population | 6.33M | 6.74M | 6% lower | Nicaragua |
| Human Development Index | 0.68 | 0.71 | 4% lower | Nicaragua |
| Life Expectancy | 72.1 years | 74.9 years | 4% lower | Nicaragua |
| Life Expectancy | 72.1 years | 74.9 years | 4% lower | Nicaragua |
| Merchant Ships | 5.00 | 5.00 | equal | Nicaragua |
| Lowest Elevation | 0 | 0 | ranked lower | Nicaragua |
| Border Countries Count | 2.00 | 2.00 | equal | Nicaragua |