Population
6.0M
Unitary presidential republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,951
in 2031
Passport power
#77
79 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Santa Tecla
of 14 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of El Salvador
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Continent
- North America / Central America
- Area
- 21,041 km²
- Population
- 6.0M
- Density
- 286.6/km²
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .sv
- Calling code
- +503
- Timezone
- UTC-06:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #77 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 79
- Total accessible
- 116
- Digital nomad visa
- El Salvador Digital Nomad Visa $1,460/month · 12 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad 1 Citizenship
Culture and society
- Languages
- Spanish (Español)
- Religions
- Christianity 81.5%, No religion 17.0%, Other 1.5%
- Currencies
- $ USD — United States dollar
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.678
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $18,951
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.3 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 66.5%
- Gini index (2019)
- 38.8
- Inflation (2031)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 4.8%
- Urban population (2025)
- 75.5%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 6.6/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 30.7 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 7.9/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.55