El Salvador vs Guatemala
El Salvador vs Guatemala: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.03% in El Salvador and 3.22% in Guatemala, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 0.19 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in El Salvador.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, El Salvador ranked 140 and Guatemala ranked 119 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | El Salvador | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.03 | 3.22 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.03 | 3.23 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.02 | 3.25 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.03 | 3.27 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.03 | 3.29 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.03 | 3.31 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.03 | 3.33 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.03 | 3.35 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.03 | 3.37 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.04 | 3.41 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.04 | 3.44 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.05 | 3.47 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.06 | 3.48 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.07 | 3.49 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.08 | 3.49 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.09 | 3.49 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.1 | 3.49 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.11 | 3.48 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.12 | 3.47 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.14 | 3.43 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.15 | 3.39 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.16 | 3.35 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.17 | 3.32 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.16 | 3.3 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.16 | 3.28 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.15 | 3.26 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.14 | 3.23 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.13 | 3.21 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
El Salvador vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyEl Salvador: 72.1 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEl Salvador: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEl Salvador: 9.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateEl Salvador: 9.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEl Salvador: 6.31 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEl Salvador: 0.46% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEl Salvador: 1.78 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEl Salvador: 75.5% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageEl Salvador: 27 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEl Salvador: 8% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateEl Salvador: -3.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEl Salvador: 1.34% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEl Salvador: $489M in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personEl Salvador: $77 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEl Salvador: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEl Salvador: 42,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerEl Salvador: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEl Salvador: 1.62% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEl Salvador: 3 million TIV in 2025Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023