El Salvador (Republic of El Salvador)

El Salvador Republic of El Salvador
Status	Independent State
Capital	San Salvador
Land Area	20 720km21
Location	North America, The Americas, Central America
Population	6.3m (2011)2
Life Expectancy	73.27yrs (2017)3
GNI	$7 732 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	SV, SLV, 2225
Internet Domain	.sv6
Currency	Dollar (USD)7
Telephone	+5038

1. Overview
2. El Salvador National and Social Development
3. Population and Demographics
4. Politics and Freedom
5. Gender Equality
6. Religion and Beliefs
7. The Internet
8. Public Health Issues
9. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries
10. Links

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1. Overview

#spain

“El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Surf´s up in El Salvador, a tiny Central American nation finally emerging as a hot travel destination after a not-so-distant civil war and internal hardships kept it off the tourist radar. El Salvador is Central America´s smallest, most densely populated country, with the region´s largest economy and its fewest foreign tourists. Once only a trickle of headstrong surfers and foreign correspondents passed through its rigorous border posts, but now a new breed of traveler is pushing through in search of an authentic experience in an undervisited land.

El Salvador is a perennial tease. Glimpses of tropical paradise, lush tracts of pre-industrial national park lands, colonial splendor astride pristine volcanic lakes, searing colors and a fierce creative vision sit quietly in the shadows of an indomitable local pride. Here you´ll find a glorious coastline, a buzzing culture-clad capital, hard-core war tourism and small-town charm by the plaza-load.

Salvadorans themselves are increasingly content to return home from prolonged stints abroad, the once enviable rite of passage now cut short by global economics and a growing sentiment that home might just be where the fresh start is.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. El Salvador National and Social Development

#human_development

UN HDI (2016)11
Pos.		Lower is better Rank11
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
114	Palestine	114
115	Vietnam	115
116	Philippines	116
117	El Salvador	117
118	Bolivia	118
119	S. Africa	119
120	Kyrgyzstan	120
121	Iraq	121
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Higher is better Points12
1	Denmark	84.0
2	Sweden	83.9
3	Finland	83.5
	...
93	Dominican Rep.	52.7
94	Turkmenistan	52.5
95	Sri Lanka	52.2
96	El Salvador	51.9
97	Nepal	51.9
98	Suriname	51.7
99	Vietnam	51.3
100	Azerbaijan	51.2
	World Avg	53.8
q=198.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: What is the Best Country in the World? An Index of Morality, Conscience and Good Life.

3. Population and Demographics

#demographics #El_Salvador #health #immigration #life_expectancy #overpopulation #population

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)13
Pos.		Lower is better Per 10013
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
105	Suriname	16.2
106	Grenada	16.2
107	Brunei	16.2
108	El Salvador	17.3
109	Panama	17.7
110	N. Korea	17.8
111	Turkey	18.0
112	Vietnam	18.3
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Emigrants (2010)14
Pos.		%14
1	Dominica	104.8
2	Palestine	68.4
3	Samoa	67.3
	...
27	Fiji	21.3
28	Portugal	20.8
29	Lesotho	20.5
30	El Salvador	20.5
31	Micronesia	19.7
32	Belarus	18.4
33	Eritrea	18.0
34	Croatia	17.1
	World Avg	11.5
q=192.

Fertility Rate (2013)15
Pos.		2.0 is best15
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
26	Algeria	2.17
27	Oman	2.17
28	Argentina	2.18
29	El Salvador	2.18
30	Grenada	2.18
31	Costa Rica	1.81
32	Qatar	2.20
33	Morocco	2.20
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Immigrants (2010)14
Pos.		%14
1	Qatar	86.5
2	Monaco	71.6
3	UAE	70.0
	...
159	Bangladesh	0.7
160	Mexico	0.7
161	Congo, DR	0.7
162	El Salvador	0.7
163	Ethiopia	0.6
164	Romania	0.6
165	Philippines	0.5
166	India	0.4
	World Avg	9.2
q=192.

Life Expectancy (2015)16
Pos.		Higher is better Years16
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
94	Lithuania	73.50
95	Honduras	73.33
96	Seychelles	73.30
97	El Salvador	73.27
98	Palestine	73.07
99	St Vincent & Grenadines	73.04
100	Paraguay	73.00
101	Tonga	72.99
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Population (2012)17
Pos.		The Overpopulation of the Earth17
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.3b
3	USA	315.8m
	...
104	Jordan	6.5m
105	Laos	6.4m
106	Togo	6.3m
107	El Salvador	6.3m
108	Sierra Leone	6.1m
109	Nicaragua	6.0m
110	Denmark	5.6m
111	Eritrea	5.6m
	World Avg	36.0m
q=195.

El Salvador's population is predicted to rise to 7.093 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.18. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

• The Overpopulation of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

4. Politics and Freedom

#burundi #corruption #El_Salvador #eritrea #france #freedom #human_development #human_rights #indonesia #mass_media #peace #politics #slavery

Corruption (2012-2016)18
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score18
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
81	Jamaica	38.8
82	Burkina Faso	38.8
83	China	38.4
84	El Salvador	38.0
85	Suriname	38.0
86	Mongolia	38.0
87	Liberia	38.0
88	Trinidad & Tobago	37.8
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Global Peace Index (2012)19
Pos.		Lower is better19
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
107	Cambodia	2.21
108	Belarus	2.21
109	Uzbekistan	2.22
110	El Salvador	2.22
111	Egypt	2.22
112	Jamaica	2.22
113	Benin	2.23
114	Armenia	2.24
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)20
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties20
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
71	Malta	18
72	Tunisia	18
73	Niger	18
74	El Salvador	18
75	Mongolia	17
76	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	17
77	Estonia	17
78	Turkmenistan	17
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)21
Pos.		Lower is better Rank21
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
55	Armenia	55
56	Macedonia	55
57	Suriname	55
58	El Salvador	58
59	Ghana	59
60	Jamaica	60
61	Haiti	61
62	Fiji	61
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)22
Pos.		Lower is better22
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
34	Slovenia	2049
35	Spain	2050
36	France	2160
37	El Salvador	2286
38	Latvia	2289
39	Botswana	2291
40	Papua New Guinea	2297
41	Romania	2305
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)23
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims23
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
	...
45	Ecuador	0.24
46	Italy	0.24
47	Morocco	0.24
48	El Salvador	0.25
49	Portugal	0.25
50	Peru	0.26
51	Guyana	0.26
52	Jamaica	0.26
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

The taking of slaves has been an unwholesome feature of Human cultures since prehistory₂₄. Private households and national endeavours have frequently been augmented with the use of slaves. The Egyptian and Roman empires both thrived on them for both purposes. Aside from labourers they are often abused sexually by their owners and their owners' friends₂₅. The era of colonialism and the beginnings of globalisation changed nothing: the imprisonment and forced movements of labour continued to destroy many lives except that new justifications were invented based on Christian doctrine and the effort to convert non-Christians. By 1786 over 12 million slaves had been extracted from Africa and sent to colonial labour camps, with a truly atrocious condition of life₂₆. But they were not the only ones to blame; in Africa internal nations such as the Asantes sold and bought tens of thousands of slaves₂₇.

The abolition of the slave trade was a long and slow process. Until a relatively modern time, even philosophers, religious leaders and those concerned with ethics justified, or ignored, the problem of slavery₂₈. The first abolitionists were always the slaves themselves. Their protests and rebellions caused the industry to become too expensive to continue. After that, it was the economic costs of maintain slave colonies that led the British to reject and then oppose the slave trade globally. Finally, the enlightenment-era thinkers of France encouraged moral and ethical thinking including the declaration of the inherent value of human life and human dignity₂₉. A long-overdue wave of compassionate and conscientious movements swept across the West, eliminating public support for slavery, until the industries and churches that supported it had no choice but to back down.

'Modern slavery' includes forced labour (often of the under-age), debt bondage (especially generational), sexual slavery, chattel slavery and other forms of abuse, some of which can be surprisingly difficult to detect, but often target those fleeing from warzones and the vulnerable.₃₀. Some industries (diamond, clothing, coal) from some countries (Burundi₂₃, Eritrea₂₃, Indonesia₃₁) are a particular concern. The Walk Free Foundation, say that in 2016, 40.3 million people were living in modern slavery₃₂.

5. Gender Equality

#El_Salvador #gender #misogyny #politics #women

Gender Inequality (2015)33
Pos.		Lower is better33
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
	...
82	Mauritius	0.38
83	Lebanon	0.38
84	Rwanda	0.38
85	El Salvador	0.38
86	Peru	0.39
87	Sri Lanka	0.39
88	Ecuador	0.39
89	Colombia	0.39
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Gender inequality is not a necessary part of early human development. Although a separation of roles is almost universal due to different strengths between the genders, this does not have to mean that women are subdued, and, such patriarchialism is not universal in ancient history. Those cultures and peoples who shed, or never developed, the idea that mankind ought to dominate womankind, are better cultures and peoples than those who, even today, cling violently to those mores.

Year Women Can Vote34
Pos.		Lower is better Year34
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
125	Tonga	1960
126	Cyprus	1960
127	Gambia	1960
128	El Salvador	1961
129	Rwanda	1961
130	Mauritania	1961
131	Burundi	1961
132	Malawi	1961
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

El Salvador has made some steps towards ending gender inequality but much more needs to be done.

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

6. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion

Religiosity (2009)35
Pos.		Lower is better %35
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
50	Turkey	82
51	Ecuador	82
52	Colombia	83
53	El Salvador	83
54	Romania	84
55	Honduras	84
56	Peru	84
57	Iraq	84
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)36
Pos.		Higher is better36
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
82	Venezuela	1
83	Peru	1
84	Guatemala	1
85	El Salvador	1
86	Panama	1
87	Somalia	0
88	Sri Lanka	0
89	Burundi	0
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₃₇:

Christian	88.2%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.5%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	11%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)₃₈.

The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)₃₉, in which they document bias and prejudice at the national level that is based on religion, belief and/or lack of belief. Their entry for El Salvador states:

“The constitution and other laws and policies protect freedom of religion or belief; however, Article 296 of the penal code imposes criminal sentences of six months to two years on those who publicly offend or insult the religious beliefs of others, or damage or destroy religious objects. If such acts are carried out with and for the purpose of publicity, sentences increase to one to three years in prison. Repeat offenders face prison sentences of three to eight years.”

"Freedom of Thought" by IHEU (2012)₄₀

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?

7. The Internet

#El_Salvador #internet #the_internet

Internet Users (2016)41
Pos.		Higher is better41
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
121	Peru	41%
122	Guyana	40%
123	Grenada	39%
124	El Salvador	38%
125	Bhutan	37%
126	Mongolia	36%
127	India	35%
128	Kyrgyzstan	34%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)42
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio42
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
87	US Virgin Islands	0.0
88	Mauritius	0.0
89	Botswana	0.0
90	El Salvador	0.0
91	Kenya	0.0
92	Cameroon	0.0
93	Kyrgyzstan	0.0
94	Cambodia	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

Internet access has become an essential research tool. It facilitates an endless list of life improvements, from the ability to network and socialize without constraint, to access to a seemingly infinite repository of technical and procedural information on pretty much any task. The universal availability of data has sped up industrial development and personal learning at the national and personal level. Individuals can read any topic they wish regardless of the locality of expert teachers, and, entire nations can develop their technology and understanding of the world simply because they are now exposed to advanced societies and moral discourses online. Like every communications medium, the Internet has issues and causes a small range of problems, but these are insignificant compared to the advantages of having an online populace.

8. Public Health Issues

#alcohol #El_Salvador #health #mental_health #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)33
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100033
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
128	Argentina	63.8
129	Laos	64.1
130	Honduras	65.0
131	El Salvador	65.2
132	S. Sudan	65.9
133	Belize	65.9
134	Ghana	66.8
135	Brazil	67.0
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Alcohol Consumption (2010)43
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita43
1	Libya	0.1
2	Pakistan	0.1
3	Kuwait	0.1
	...
52	Kiribati	3.0
53	Papua New Guinea	3.0
54	Fiji	3.0
55	El Salvador	3.2
56	Micronesia	3.3
57	Gambia	3.4
58	Nauru	3.5
59	Mauritius	3.6
	World Avg	6.2
q=191.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)44
Pos.		Lower is better Rank44
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
39	Portugal	39
40	Brazil	40
41	Iceland	41
42	El Salvador	42
43	Russia	43
44	Turkey	44
45	Mexico	45
46	Malaysia	46
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)45
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %45
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
99	Latvia	92.8
100	Romania	92.7
101	France	92.6
102	El Salvador	92.4
103	Swaziland	92.4
104	Palau	92.4
105	Vietnam	92.3
106	Denmark	92.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Smoking Rates (2014)46
Pos.		Lower is better46
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
53	Togo	250
54	Kenya	257
55	Mauritius	261
56	El Salvador	280
57	Comoros	289
58	Congo, (Brazzaville)	294
59	Bolivia	299
60	Bahamas	301
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)47
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100k47
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
42	Argentina	15.6
43	Thailand	15.8
44	Australia	16.4
45	El Salvador	16.5
46	Kyrgyzstan	17.7
47	Netherlands	18.6
48	Luxembourg	19.3
49	Portugal	19.6
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

9. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries