El Salvador vs Guatemala
El Salvador vs Guatemala: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.8 per 100,000 people in El Salvador and 5.9 per 100,000 people in Guatemala, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in El Salvador, by 3.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.66 times that in Guatemala.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- El Salvador has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2017, El Salvador ranked 86 and Guatemala ranked 149 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | El Salvador | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9.2 | 7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 9.9 | 12 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 13 |
| 2001 | 10.1 | 14.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 10.4 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 11.9 | 12 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- 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
- DepressionEl Salvador: 3.03% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% 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