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El Salvador vs Kyrgyzstan

Economics, safety, healthcare, politics, quality of life, visa freedom and top nomad cities side by side.

Overview

Overview
SV El Salvador KG Kyrgyzstan
Official name Republic of El Salvador Kyrgyz Republic
Capital San Salvador Bishkek
Region North America Central America Asia Central Asia
Currency United States dollar Kyrgyzstani som

At a glance

At a glance
SV El Salvador KG Kyrgyzstan
Average nomad score 5.6 / 10 5.5 / 10
Population 6,029,976 7,300,000
Area 21,041 km² 199,951 km²
Density 286.6 per km² 36.4 per km²
Human development index 0.678 0.720
GDP per capita (PPP) $18,951 (2031) $12,279 (2031)
Life expectancy 72.3 yrs (2024) 72.4 yrs (2024)
Visa-free access 116 countries #77 61 countries #139

Economics

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Economics
SV El Salvador KG Kyrgyzstan
GDP nominal $52.2B (2031) $32.5B (2031)
GDP per capita (PPP) $18,951 (2031) $12,279 (2031)
GDP growth 3.0% (2031) 5.2% (2031)
Inflation (CPI) 1.8% (2031) 6.5% (2031)
Unemployment 4.8% (2031) 4.0% (2031)
Gini index 39.8 (2023) 27.5 (2024)
Internet users 66.5% (2024) 92.0% (2024)
Urban population 75.5% (2025) 34.8% (2025)
Government debt (% of GDP) 74.4% (2031) 38.8% (2031)
Trade openness 88.2% (2025) 92.4% (2025)
Labor force participation 66.2% (2025) 61.1% (2025)

Healthcare

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Healthcare
SV El Salvador KG Kyrgyzstan
Life expectancy 72.3 yrs (2024) 72.4 yrs (2024)

Quality of life

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Quality of life
SV El Salvador KG Kyrgyzstan
Life satisfaction 6.6 (2025) 6.1 (2025)
Healthy life expectancy 62.2 yrs (2021) 63.4 yrs (2021)
Universal health coverage 79 (2023) 74 (2023)
Broadband per 100 people 12.5 (2024) 7.8 (2024)

Environment

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Environment
SV El Salvador KG Kyrgyzstan
PM2.5 (µg/m³) 30.7 (2024) 17.0 (2024)
Renewable energy 86.5% (2025) 84.7% (2025)

Demographics and society

Demographics and society
SV El Salvador KG Kyrgyzstan
Government Unitary presidential republic Unitary presidential republic
Languages Spanish Kyrgyz, Russian
Time zones UTC-06:00 UTC+06:00
Driving side Right Right
Literacy rate 89.8% (2024) 99.2% (2009)
Education spending 3.3% of GDP (2024) 6.8% of GDP (2023)
Health spending 9.3% of GDP (2023) 4.5% of GDP (2023)
Fertility rate 1.8 (2024) 2.6 (2024)
Birth rate 15.6 per 1,000 (2024) 19.4 per 1,000 (2024)
Death rate 7.5 per 1,000 (2024) 4.4 per 1,000 (2024)
Infant mortality 8.8 per 1,000 (2024) 14.8 per 1,000 (2024)

Politics and governance

Politics and governance
SV El Salvador KG Kyrgyzstan
Corruption perceptions (CPI) 32.00 (2026) 26.00 (2026)
Press freedom 41.2 #135 Amériques (2025) 37.5 #144 EEAC (2025)
Electoral democracy 0.32 0.31
Liberal democracy 0.09 0.18
Participatory democracy 0.16 0.16

Top nomad cities

Nomad score and monthly cost of living

Top nomad cities
SV El Salvador KG Kyrgyzstan
#1 El Zonte 6.0 · $2,101 / mo Bishkek 6.3 · $1,104 / mo
#2 Santa Tecla 6.0 · $1,680 / mo Issyk-Kul 5.9 · $990 / mo
#3 El Tunco 5.9 · $1,716 / mo Karakol 5.8 · $902 / mo
#4 La Libertad 5.9 · $1,988 / mo Cholpon-Ata 5.6 · $858 / mo
#5 Playa El Tunco 5.9 · $1,720 / mo Osh 5.5 · $1,646 / mo
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