Bolivia vs El Salvador

Bolivia and El Salvador compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Bolivia has about 2 times as many people as El Salvador: 12.6 million against 6.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in El Salvador ($5,767) is 12% higher than in Bolivia ($5,148) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in El Salvador (3.9%) than in Bolivia (-1.6%), a difference of 5.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bolivia (19.5%) than in El Salvador (0.3%), a difference of 19.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in El Salvador (3.3%) than in Bolivia (3%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in El Salvador can expect to live 3.6 years longer than one born in Bolivia: 72.3 years against 68.7 years in 2024.
• The population of El Salvador is older: half of its people are over 27 years, against 24.7 years in Bolivia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Bolivia (79.7%) than in El Salvador (66.5%), a difference of 13.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Bolivia (2.3 tonnes) are 53% higher than in El Salvador (1.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bolivia (50.2%) than in El Salvador (33%), a difference of 17.2 percentage points in 2024.