Honduras vs El Salvador

Honduras
El Salvador
Honduras
El Salvador

Equal-area projection, same scale · Natural Earth 1:50m

Population ✓Area ✓Population density ✓GDP (nominal) ✓GDP per capita (PPP) ✓Exports ✓Unemployment ✓Life expectancy ✓Median age ✓Birth rate ✓Urban population ✓

Population

Natural Earth · 2019

Honduras9,746,117El Salvador6,453,553Honduras is 1.5× more populous

Area

computed · ≈

Honduras≈ 113,108 km²El Salvador≈ 20,315 km²Honduras is 5.6× larger

Population density

derived

Honduras≈ 86 / km²El Salvador≈ 318 / km²El Salvador is 3.7× denser

GDP (nominal)

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

Honduras$37.09 billionEl Salvador$35.37 billionNearly equal — Honduras +4.9%

GDP per capita (PPP)

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

Honduras$6,600El Salvador$11,700El Salvador is 1.8× higher

Exports

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

Honduras$9.35 billionEl Salvador$11.59 billionEl Salvador is 1.2× higher

Unemployment

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

Honduras6.1%El Salvador2.9%Honduras is higher by 3.2 points

Life expectancy

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

Honduras73.1 yearsEl Salvador75.9 yearsEl Salvador is higher by 2.8 years

Median age

CIA World Factbook · 2025 est.

Honduras26.1 yearsEl Salvador31.2 yearsEl Salvador is higher by 5.1 years

Birth rate

CIA World Factbook · 2025 est.

Honduras19.7 per 1,000El Salvador12.46 per 1,000Honduras is higher by 7.24 per 1,000

Urban population

CIA World Factbook · 2023

Honduras60.2%El Salvador75.4%El Salvador is higher by 15.2 points