El Salvador vs Paraguay

El Salvador and Paraguay 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.

• Paraguay has about 1.1 times as many people as El Salvador: 7 million against 6.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Paraguay ($7,027) is 22% higher than in El Salvador ($5,767) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Paraguay (6.6%) than in El Salvador (3.9%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Paraguay (4%) than in El Salvador (0.3%), a difference of 3.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Paraguay (4.8%) than in El Salvador (3.3%), a difference of 1.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Paraguay can expect to live 1.7 years longer than one born in El Salvador: 74 years against 72.3 years in 2024.
• The population of El Salvador is older: half of its people are over 27 years, against 26.3 years in Paraguay in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Paraguay (81.6%) than in El Salvador (66.5%), a difference of 15.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in El Salvador (1.5 tonnes) are 25% higher than in Paraguay (1.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Paraguay (36.5%) than in El Salvador (33%), a difference of 3.5 percentage points in 2024.