Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
10.00 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 92/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
El Salvador
Latin America & Caribbean · Latin America & Caribbean · Capital: San Salvador
Rank #106 of scored countries.
Survival
73.9
Living
50.6
Governance
35.5
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
1.62 per 1,000(2023)
Normalized: 28/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
27.20 %(2023)
Normalized: 61/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
6.70 %(2023)
Normalized: 88/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
3.30 %(2025)
Normalized: 88/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
7.81 %(2025)
Normalized: 86/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
3.32 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 29/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
13,264 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 10/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
9.29 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 61/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
0.85 %(2024)
Normalized: 98/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
72.30 years(2024)
Normalized: 55/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
39.80 0–100 index(2023)
Normalized: 45/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.58 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 28/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.18 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 43/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.71 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 32/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.79 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 31/100 · higher is better
History
El Salvador — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1989: +14.0 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 31.3 | 64.6 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 31.8 | 69.3 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 32.2 | 64.8 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 32.4 | 64.1 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 32.7 | 66.2 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 34.5 | 58.7 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 34.6 | 63.9 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 33.9 | 63.4 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 33.5 | 55.7 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 33.4 | 46.1 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 33.5 | 31.6 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 33.9 | 44.3 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 34.4 | 41.8 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 36.0 | 40.8 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 36.5 | 39.8 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 33.2 | 32.5 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 38.7 | 36.1 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 39.3 | 39.8 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 40.1 | 41.6 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 40.5 | 44.2 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 41.1 | 43.3 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 41.5 | 41.3 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 42.1 | 44.0 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 46.2 | 45.4 | — |
| 1989 | 42.1 | 58 | 46.6 | 46.4 | 29.0 |
| 1990 | 39.9 | 56 | 49.3 | 36.0 | 30.4 |
| 1991 | 41.7 | 65 | 60.0 | 38.9 | 16.3 |
| 1992 | 42.1 | 72 | 60.0 | 40.4 | 16.0 |
| 1993 | 40.7 | 83 | 55.0 | 41.3 | 17.1 |
| 1994 | 43.0 | 79 | 59.8 | 41.8 | 17.8 |
| 1995 | 46.3 | 81 | 61.4 | 42.0 | 27.9 |
| 1996 | 46.0 | 139 | 61.9 | 42.1 | 26.2 |
| 1997 | 46.4 | 138 | 62.4 | 42.5 | 26.3 |
| 1998 | 49.5 | 123 | 64.3 | 47.9 | 28.1 |
| 1999 | 50.0 | 119 | 65.1 | 47.7 | 29.2 |
| 2000 | 51.6 | 103 | 66.4 | 51.6 | 28.0 |
| 2001 | 53.0 | 104 | 71.2 | 50.2 | 27.9 |
| 2002 | 54.8 | 96 | 73.0 | 51.1 | 30.8 |
| 2003 | 54.4 | 96 | 71.7 | 49.9 | 32.9 |
| 2004 | 55.4 | 87 | 71.8 | 49.3 | 37.7 |
| 2005 | 56.0 | 83 | 72.7 | 50.9 | 36.3 |
| 2006 | 56.1 | 84 | 73.1 | 49.6 | 38.0 |
| 2007 | 55.2 | 89 | 72.6 | 48.7 | 36.7 |
| 2008 | 56.0 | 79 | 73.5 | 51.0 | 35.2 |
| 2009 | 57.0 | 81 | 70.6 | 55.7 | 36.8 |
| 2010 | 57.9 | 77 | 74.4 | 53.1 | 37.9 |
| 2011 | 57.7 | 76 | 76.1 | 50.2 | 38.7 |
| 2012 | 57.7 | 76 | 76.6 | 51.7 | 36.0 |
| 2013 | 58.4 | 73 | 76.6 | 53.4 | 36.1 |
| 2014 | 58.3 | 78 | 75.4 | 52.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015 | 58.4 | 76 | 75.8 | 54.2 | 36.6 |
| 2016 | 57.0 | 81 | 74.0 | 51.8 | 37.1 |
| 2017 | 56.7 | 83 | 74.2 | 50.3 | 37.7 |
| 2018 | 58.5 | 76 | 79.7 | 50.1 | 36.5 |
| 2019 | 58.9 | 78 | 79.0 | 51.1 | 37.8 |
| 2020 | 57.0 | 88 | 73.9 | 50.6 | 38.8 |
| 2021 | 56.3 | 87 | 75.0 | 49.7 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 54.4 | 106 | 73.3 | 48.2 | 33.0 |
| 2023 | 55.5 | 104 | 73.7 | 48.8 | 35.8 |
| 2024 | 56.0 | 107 | 73.8 | 50.6 | 35.2 |
| 2025 | 56.2 | 106 | 73.9 | 50.6 | 35.5 |
| 2026 | 56.1 | 107 | 73.4 | 50.9 | 35.8 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for El Salvador.