Country comparison El Salvador vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023401.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023434.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.66%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€64
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$69
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RD
Corruption Index [+]202331chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414º
Innovation Ranking [+]202498º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$365.0
NMW [+]2024€330.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795º
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20251.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20250.2%
Business
Doing Business [+]202091º
IPI Year on Year [+]September 20255.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%
Population [+]20246,338,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496º
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/20254,230chart011/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/2025202,066chart011/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/2025667.40chart011/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448
El Salvador
  • Capital: San Salvador
  • Population: 6,338,000
  • Surface Area: 21,040 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: IMF, OAS, UN, SICA
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN