https://www.humantruth.info/el_salvador.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
El Salvador Republic of El Salvador | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 93rd best |
Capital | San Salvador |
Land Area | 20 720km21 |
Location | North America, The Americas, Central America |
Population | 6.4m2 |
Life Expectancy | 70.75yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $8 296 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | SV, SLV, 2225 |
Internet Domain | .sv6 |
Currency | Dollar (USD)7 |
Telephone | +5038 |
“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.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
122 | Tajikistan | 0.685 |
123= | Belize | 0.683 |
123= | Morocco | 0.683 |
125 | El Salvador | 0.675 |
126 | Nicaragua | 0.667 |
127 | Bhutan | 0.666 |
128 | Cape Verde | 0.662 |
129 | Bangladesh | 0.661 |
The Americas Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
115 | Jamaica | $8 834 |
116 | Guatemala | $8 723 |
117 | Namibia | $8 634 |
118 | El Salvador | $8 296 |
119 | Bolivia | $8 111 |
120 | Uzbekistan | $7 917 |
121 | Cuba | $7 879 |
122 | Vietnam | $7 867 |
The Americas Avg | $16 628 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
90 | Dominican Rep. | 85.5 |
91 | Kuwait | 86.0 |
92 | Grenada | 86.3 |
93 | El Salvador | 86.5 |
94 | Fiji | 87.4 |
95 | Belarus | 87.7 |
96 | Mongolia | 87.8 |
97 | Bolivia | 88.4 |
The Americas Avg | 81.5 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
q=199. |
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: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
El Salvador's population is predicted to rise to 7.093 million by 2030. This rise is despite a low fertility rate, meaning, that this country is helping to alleviate problems with growing population in neighbouring countries by accepting immigrants, very likely as a requirement of maintaining an active workforce. This country has a fertility rate of 1.79. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - 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 (two new children for each set of parents who die), 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 highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
107 | Lebanon | 6.9m |
108 | Libya | 6.7m |
109 | Nicaragua | 6.5m |
110 | El Salvador | 6.4m |
111 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.3m |
112 | Turkmenistan | 5.9m |
113 | Singapore | 5.8m |
114 | Denmark | 5.8m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
105 | Tonga | 71.0 |
106 | Mongolia | 71.0 |
107 | Uzbekistan | 70.9 |
108 | El Salvador | 70.7 |
109 | Micronesia | 70.7 |
110 | Venezuela | 70.6 |
111 | Jamaica | 70.5 |
112 | Belize | 70.5 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
30 | France | 1.79 |
31 | N. Korea | 1.79 |
32 | Malaysia | 1.79 |
33 | El Salvador | 1.79 |
34 | Qatar | 1.78 |
35 | Bulgaria | 1.78 |
36 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 1.78 |
37 | Brunei | 1.76 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
105 | Suriname | 16.2 |
106= | Grenada | 16.2 |
106= | 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. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
161 | Tanzania | 0.9% |
162 | Mozambique | 0.8% |
163 | Jamaica | 0.8% |
164 | El Salvador | 0.7% |
165 | Laos | 0.7% |
166 | Nicaragua | 0.7% |
167 | Nigeria | 0.6% |
168 | Algeria | 0.6% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
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. |
#el_salvador #equality #freedom #freethought #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women
Compared to The Americas (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Canada | 14.7 |
2 | Costa Rica | 31.8 |
3 | Uruguay | 35.5 |
... | ||
22 | Belize | 73.4 |
23 | Dominican Rep. | 78.0 |
24 | St Kitts & Nevis | 79.1 |
25 | El Salvador | 79.5 |
26 | Paraguay | 80.8 |
27 | Honduras | 81.1 |
28 | Suriname | 81.5 |
29 | Guatemala | 81.5 |
30 | Grenada | 86.1 |
The Americas Avg | 71.80 | |
q=36. |
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
82 | Micronesia | 78.2 |
83 | Armenia | 78.5 |
84 | St Kitts & Nevis | 79.1 |
85 | El Salvador | 79.5 |
86 | Philippines | 79.6 |
87 | Moldova | 80.6 |
88 | Palau | 80.7 |
89 | Paraguay | 80.8 |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway19. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, N. Korea and Afghanistan19.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe19, whereas the worst are Africa, The Middle East and Asia19.
For more, see:
Human Rights & Tolerance:
Press Freedom Higher is better20 | ||
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Pos. | 202520 | |
1 | Norway | 92.31 |
2 | Estonia | 89.46 |
3 | Netherlands | 88.64 |
... | ||
131 | Lebanon | 42.62 |
132 | Congo, DR | 42.31 |
133 | Oman | 42.29 |
134 | El Salvador | 41.19 |
135 | Somalia | 40.49 |
136 | Libya | 40.42 |
137 | Guatemala | 40.32 |
138 | Sri Lanka | 39.93 |
The Americas Avg | 55.99 | |
World Avg | 54.65 | |
q=179. |
Slavery Lower is better21 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 % Victims21 | |
1 | Japan | 0.03 |
2= | Canada | 0.05 |
2= | Taiwan | 0.05 |
... | ||
45 | Ecuador | 0.24 |
46= | Italy | 0.24 |
46= | Morocco | 0.24 |
48 | El Salvador | 0.25 |
49= | Portugal | 0.25 |
50 | Peru | 0.26 |
51= | Guyana | 0.26 |
51= | Jamaica | 0.26 |
The Americas Avg | 0.25 | |
World Avg | 0.65 | |
q=167. |
Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom Lower is better22 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2014 Rank22 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1 |
2 | Switzerland | 2 |
3 | New Zealand | 3 |
... | ||
55= | Armenia | 55 |
55= | Macedonia | 55 |
55= | Suriname | 55 |
58 | El Salvador | 58 |
59 | Ghana | 59 |
60 | Jamaica | 60 |
61= | Haiti | 61 |
61= | Fiji | 61 |
The Americas Avg | 72.4 | |
World Avg | 79.7 | |
q=159. |
Freedom in the World Lower is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score | |
1= | Norway | 1.0 |
1= | Canada | 1.0 |
1= | Cape Verde | 1.0 |
... | ||
120 | Madagascar | 4.0 |
121= | Malaysia | 4.0 |
121= | Ukraine | 4.0 |
123 | El Salvador | 4.5 |
124= | Comoros | 4.5 |
124= | Nigeria | 4.5 |
124= | Togo | 4.5 |
124= | Bangladesh | 4.5 |
The Americas Avg | 2.7 | |
World Avg | 3.7 | |
q=205. |
Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better23 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2009 Treaties23 | |
1 | Argentina | 24 |
2= | Chile | 23 |
2= | Costa Rica | 23 |
... | ||
71 | Malta | 18 |
72= | Tunisia | 18 |
72= | Niger | 18 |
72= | El Salvador | 18 |
75 | Mongolia | 17 |
76= | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 17 |
76= | Estonia | 17 |
76= | Turkmenistan | 17 |
The Americas Avg | 16.5 | |
World Avg | 15.1 | |
q=194. |
HR Treaties Lag Lower is better24 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty24 | |
1 | Ecuador | 2.15 |
2 | Uruguay | 2.25 |
3 | Tunisia | 3.65 |
... | ||
39 | UK | 6.62 |
40 | Portugal | 6.69 |
41 | Bolivia | 6.70 |
42 | El Salvador | 6.80 |
43 | Rwanda | 6.83 |
44 | Sri Lanka | 6.91 |
45 | Syria | 7.02 |
46 | Uganda | 7.03 |
The Americas Avg | 8.45 | |
World Avg | 10.02 | |
q=195. |
Amnesty International's 2023-23 summary on human rights in El Salvador stated:
“Authorities declared a state of emergency resulting in massive human rights violations, weakening of the rule of law, as well as a continuous and serious deterioration in access to public information. Attacks against human rights defenders and journalists remained entrenched. Authorities failed to pass a law guaranteeing the rights of victims of crimes under international law committed during the armed conflict (1980-1992). The absolute prohibition of abortion remained in force.”
"The State of the World's Human Rights 2022/23" by Amnesty International (2023)25
Gender Equality:
El Salvador has made some steps towards ending gender inequality but much more needs to be done.
See:
Gender Inequality Lower is better26 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202226 | |
1 | Denmark | 0.01 |
2 | Norway | 0.01 |
3 | Switzerland | 0.02 |
... | ||
82 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.35 |
83 | Jamaica | 0.35 |
84 | Mexico | 0.36 |
85 | El Salvador | 0.37 |
86 | Mauritius | 0.37 |
87 | Peru | 0.37 |
88 | Ecuador | 0.37 |
89 | Sri Lanka | 0.37 |
The Americas Avg | 0.36 | |
World Avg | 0.34 | |
q=166. |
Year Women Can Vote Lower is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Year | |
1 | New Zealand | 1893 |
2 | Australia | 1902 |
3 | Finland | 1906 |
... | ||
125= | Tonga | 1960 |
125= | Cyprus | 1960 |
125= | Gambia | 1960 |
128 | El Salvador | 1961 |
129= | Rwanda | 1961 |
129= | Mauritania | 1961 |
129= | Burundi | 1961 |
129= | Malawi | 1961 |
The Americas Avg | 1947 | |
World Avg | 1930 | |
q=189. |
Prejudice:
LGBT Equality Higher is better27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Score27 | |
1 | Netherlands | 103 |
2 | Belgium | 90 |
3 | Sweden | 86 |
... | ||
52= | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 35 |
52= | Georgia | 35 |
52= | Nicaragua | 35 |
52= | El Salvador | 35 |
52= | Kosovo | 35 |
57 | Thailand | 34 |
58 | Bulgaria | 33 |
59 | Fiji | 32 |
The Americas Avg | 26.1 | |
World Avg | 12.6 | |
q=196. |
Freedom of Thought Lower is better28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202128 | |
1= | Belgium | 1.0 |
1= | Taiwan | 1.0 |
1= | Netherlands | 1.0 |
... | ||
93 | Australia | 3.0 |
94= | Lesotho | 3.0 |
94= | Switzerland | 3.0 |
94= | El Salvador | 3.0 |
94= | Serbia | 3.0 |
94= | Cyprus | 3.0 |
94= | Ivory Coast | 3.0 |
94= | Spain | 3.0 |
The Americas Avg | 2.7 | |
World Avg | 3.0 | |
q=196. |
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #el_salvador #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Compared to The Americas (2025)29 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank29 | |
1 | Greenland | 34.3 |
2 | Curaço | 49.7 |
3 | Aruba | 49.9 |
... | ||
29 | Panama | 95.6 |
30 | St Lucia | 96.0 |
31 | Mexico | 98.0 |
32 | El Salvador | 101.3 |
33 | Peru | 101.8 |
34 | Guyana | 106.7 |
35 | Suriname | 108.1 |
36 | Venezuela | 108.1 |
37 | Belize | 111.0 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=44. |
Health (2025)29 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank29 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
122 | Guam | 99.3 |
123 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.5 |
124 | Algeria | 100.7 |
125 | El Salvador | 101.3 |
126 | Palau | 101.7 |
127 | Peru | 101.8 |
128 | Turkmenistan | 102.7 |
129 | Palestine | 104.6 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man30. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria30.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans30, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia30.
For more, see:
Health:
El Salvador does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. El Salvador does better than average in its fertility rate14, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance31, its smoking rate32 and in its alcohol consumption rate33 (amongst the lowest in The Americas). But, there's bad news too. El Salvador does worse than average in its suicide rate34, its immunizations take-up35, its average life expectancy11 and in its adolescent birth rate36. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years. Life expectancy in El Salvador improved by +10yrs in the 30 years from 1990, better than the global average of +7.9yrs. El Salvador is amongst only 41 countries who have seen their fertility rate drop by more than 4 since the 1960s. Its peak fertility rate was 6.69 in 1963.Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
105 | Tonga | 71.0 |
106 | Mongolia | 71.0 |
107 | Uzbekistan | 70.9 |
108 | El Salvador | 70.7 |
109 | Micronesia | 70.7 |
110 | Venezuela | 70.6 |
111 | Jamaica | 70.5 |
112 | Belize | 70.5 |
The Americas Avg | 72.58 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita33 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
61 | Kenya | 3.4 |
62 | Mauritius | 3.6 |
63 | Malawi | 3.7 |
64= | El Salvador | 3.8 |
64= | Gambia | 3.8 |
64= | Israel | 3.8 |
64= | UAE | 3.8 |
68 | N. Korea | 3.9 |
The Americas Avg | 6.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
30 | France | 1.79 |
31 | N. Korea | 1.79 |
32 | Malaysia | 1.79 |
33 | El Salvador | 1.79 |
34 | Qatar | 1.78 |
35 | Bulgaria | 1.78 |
36 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 1.78 |
37 | Brunei | 1.76 |
The Americas Avg | 1.80 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201432 | |
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 |
The Americas Avg | 457 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2013 Per 100k34 | |
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 |
The Americas Avg | 13.57 | |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank31 | |
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 |
The Americas Avg | 94.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 %37 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
137= | Belgium | 59.5 |
138 | Lithuania | 59.6 |
139= | Croatia | 59.6 |
140 | El Salvador | 59.9 |
141 | Dominica | 60.3 |
142 | Morocco | 60.4 |
143 | Ireland | 60.6 |
144 | Dominican Rep. | 61.2 |
The Americas Avg | 57.4 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100036 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
127 | Mexico | 53.7 |
128 | Cape Verde | 54.0 |
129 | Papua New Guinea | 54.3 |
130 | El Salvador | 54.5 |
131 | Suriname | 55.2 |
132 | Comoros | 56.1 |
133 | Peru | 56.1 |
134 | Belize | 56.6 |
The Americas Avg | 48.1 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %35 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
99 | Latvia | 92.8 |
100 | Romania | 92.7 |
101 | France | 92.6 |
102= | El Salvador | 92.4 |
102= | Swaziland | 92.4 |
104 | Palau | 92.4 |
105 | Vietnam | 92.3 |
106 | Denmark | 92.3 |
The Americas Avg | 91.3 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
El Salvador was amongst 49 countries in the 1990s who had an adolescent birth rate of over 100 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19) but from then to the 2000s, it was amongst the 10 countries that made the greatest improvements.
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to The Americas (2025)38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank38 | |
1 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
2 | Puerto Rico | 47.1 |
3 | Costa Rica | 49.7 |
... | ||
7 | Ecuador | 65.6 |
8 | Guatemala | 66.1 |
9 | Mexico | 66.3 |
10 | El Salvador | 67.4 |
11 | Brazil | 70.2 |
12 | Colombia | 70.9 |
13 | Argentina | 78.5 |
14 | Dominica | 78.5 |
15 | Cuba | 79.4 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=36. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank38 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
50 | Mexico | 66.3 |
51 | Norway | 66.9 |
52 | Guinea | 67.1 |
53 | El Salvador | 67.4 |
54 | Bangladesh | 69.7 |
55 | Brazil | 70.2 |
56 | Maldives | 70.5 |
57 | Ivory Coast | 70.8 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
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El Salvador comes 53rd in the world in terms of its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is calculated from 6 data sets. El Salvador comes in the best 20 when it comes to the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population39. It does better than average when it comes to energy to GDP efficiency40, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment and in reducing annual meat consumption per person41. But, things could still be better. El Salvador does worse than average in its environmental performance42 and in its forested percent change 2000-202043.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better43 | ||
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Pos. | Total43 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
202 | Congo, DR | -12.7% |
203 | Belize | -12.9% |
204 | Nigeria | -13.6% |
205 | El Salvador | -13.8% |
206 | Botswana | -13.9% |
207 | Sierra Leone | -14.0% |
208 | Burkina Faso | -14.4% |
209 | Antigua & Barbuda | -14.6% |
The Americas Avg | -2.1% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
From 2010 to 2020, El Salvador destroyed 7% of its forest cover, falling from 629 thousand hectares to 584.
Environmental Performance Higher is better42 | ||
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Pos. | 201842 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
103 | Suriname | 54.2 |
104 | Sao Tome & Principe | 54.0 |
105 | Paraguay | 53.9 |
106 | El Salvador | 53.9 |
107 | Fiji | 53.1 |
108 | Turkey | 53.0 |
109 | Ukraine | 52.9 |
110 | Guatemala | 52.3 |
The Americas Avg | 58.8 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better40 | ||
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Pos. | 2022 Avg40 | |
1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
2 | Chad | 0.26 |
3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
... | ||
41 | Togo | 0.74 |
42 | Romania | 0.75 |
43 | Egypt | 0.76 |
44 | El Salvador | 0.79 |
45 | Guinea | 0.80 |
46 | UK | 0.80 |
47 | Pakistan | 0.81 |
48 | Comoros | 0.81 |
The Americas Avg | 1.42 | |
World Avg | 1.23 | |
q=165. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
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Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
64 | China | 64% |
65 | Malaysia | 64% |
66 | Botswana | 64% |
67 | El Salvador | 64% |
68 | Iran | 64% |
69 | Argentina | 64% |
70 | Nicaragua | 64% |
71 | Trinidad & Tobago | 63% |
The Americas Avg | 60.7% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better39 | ||
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Pos. | 2011 %39 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
12 | Paraguay | 68.9% |
13 | Mexico | 67.0% |
14 | Nicaragua | 67.0% |
15 | El Salvador | 66.8% |
16 | Indonesia | 66.5% |
17 | Japan | 64.7% |
18 | Panama | 64.6% |
19 | Peru | 63.9% |
The Americas Avg | 58.6% | |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
Meat Consumption Lower is better41 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 kg41 | |
1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
... | ||
78 | Uzbekistan | 42.3 |
79 | Turkey | 43.0 |
80 | Vanuatu | 43.4 |
81 | El Salvador | 43.9 |
82 | Fiji | 44.4 |
83 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 46.0 |
84 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 46.8 |
85 | Chad | 47.1 |
The Americas Avg | 70.3 | |
World Avg | 52.5 | |
q=185. |
#capitalism #charity #corruption #economics #education #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #intelligence #life_expectancy #modernity #morals #peace #politics #poverty #religion #religiosity #religious_violence #research #science #secularisation #social_development #technology #terrorism #the_internet
Compared to The Americas (2020)44 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank44 | |
1= | Canada | 21.8 |
2 | USA | 26.4 |
3 | Argentina | 38.2 |
... | ||
27 | Jamaica | 94.6 |
28 | Paraguay | 103.1 |
29 | Suriname | 106.6 |
30 | El Salvador | 109.2 |
31 | Nicaragua | 121.4 |
32 | Guatemala | 121.5 |
33 | Guyana | 122.5 |
34 | Honduras | 132.2 |
35= | Haiti | 155.6 |
The Americas Avg | 81.34 | |
q=35. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)44 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank44 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
120 | Paraguay | 103.1 |
121 | Suriname | 106.6 |
122 | Gabon | 108.2 |
123 | El Salvador | 109.2 |
124 | Uganda | 109.8 |
125 | Ghana | 110.3 |
126 | Nigeria | 111.1 |
127 | Marshall Islands | 111.1 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark45. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone45. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots46.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)47
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe45, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia45.
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Modernity and Education:
Research & Development Higher is better | ||
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Pos. | 2016 % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2948 |
2 | Israel | 4.1148 |
3 | Japan | 3.5848 |
... | ||
119= | Honduras | 0.0449 |
119= | Guatemala | 0.0450 |
119= | Bahrain | 0.0451 |
119= | Colombia | 0.0451 |
123 | Iraq | 0.0352 |
124= | El Salvador | 0.0350 |
124= | China | 0.0351 |
126 | Lesotho | 0.0152 |
The Americas Avg | 0.47 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education Higher is better53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201853 | |
1= | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
1= | Estonia | 100.0% |
1= | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
120 | St Lucia | 46.0% |
121 | Thailand | 44.8% |
122 | Zambia | 44.3% |
123 | El Salvador | 42.8% |
124 | Namibia | 41.1% |
125 | Syria | 41.0% |
126 | Sao Tome & Principe | 40.8% |
127 | Togo | 40.5% |
The Americas Avg | 63.0% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling Higher is better54 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years54 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
118 | Libya | 12.9 |
119 | Venezuela | 12.8 |
120 | Malawi | 12.7 |
121 | El Salvador | 12.7 |
122 | Nicaragua | 12.6 |
123 | Qatar | 12.6 |
124 | Maldives | 12.6 |
125 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 12.6 |
The Americas Avg | 14.2 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank31 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
118 | Rwanda | 118 |
119 | Guatemala | 119 |
120 | Niger | 120 |
121 | El Salvador | 121 |
122 | Dominican Rep. | 122 |
123 | Oman | 123 |
124 | Chad | 124 |
125 | Brunei | 125 |
The Americas Avg | 99.8 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Religiosity Lower is better55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 %55 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
74= | Bangladesh | 80 |
74= | India | 80 |
76 | Iraq | 82 |
77= | El Salvador | 85 |
77= | Jordan | 85 |
79 | Palestine | 86 |
80= | Uganda | 86 |
80= | Chad | 86 |
The Americas Avg | 65.4 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
IQ Higher is better56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 200656 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
97= | Egypt | 81 |
97= | Honduras | 81 |
97= | Nicaragua | 81 |
100 | El Salvador | 80 |
101= | Guatemala | 79 |
101= | Sri Lanka | 79 |
103 | Nepal | 78 |
104 | Mauritania | 76 |
The Americas Avg | 85.3 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201657 | |
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% |
The Americas Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio58 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
87= | US Virgin Islands | 0.0 |
87= | Mauritius | 0.0 |
89 | Botswana | 0.0 |
90= | El Salvador | 0.0 |
90= | Kenya | 0.0 |
90= | Cameroon | 0.0 |
90= | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0 |
94 | Cambodia | 0.0 |
The Americas Avg | 3.36 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
Digital Quality of Life Higher is better59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202459 | |
1 | Germany | 77.9% |
2 | Finland | 76.9% |
3 | France | 73.9% |
... | ||
105 | Nepal | 30.3% |
106 | Venezuela | 30.1% |
107 | Zambia | 30.1% |
108 | El Salvador | 30.0% |
109 | Cambodia | 29.4% |
110 | Honduras | 28.5% |
111 | Burkina Faso | 27.0% |
112 | Tanzania | 26.9% |
The Americas Avg | 44.7% | |
World Avg | 48.4% | |
q=121. |
National Culture:
World Giving Index Higher is better60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 %60 | |
1 | Indonesia | 68.0 |
2 | Kenya | 61.0 |
3 | USA | 59.0 |
... | ||
84= | Mauritius | 37.0 |
84= | Lithuania | 37.0 |
86 | Panama | 36.0 |
87= | El Salvador | 36.0 |
87= | Saudi Arabia | 36.0 |
89 | S. Africa | 35.0 |
90= | Ivory Coast | 35.0 |
90= | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 35.0 |
The Americas Avg | 43.7 | |
World Avg | 39.6 | |
q=125. |
Corruption Higher is better61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points61 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
115 | Nepal | 34.0 |
116 | Ukraine | 33.0 |
117= | Mongolia | 33.0 |
117= | El Salvador | 33.0 |
117= | Zambia | 33.0 |
117= | Algeria | 33.0 |
117= | Angola | 33.0 |
117= | Philippines | 33.0 |
The Americas Avg | 42.97 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Happiness Higher is better62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score62 | |
1 | Finland | 7.7 |
2 | Denmark | 7.5 |
3 | Iceland | 7.5 |
... | ||
34 | Singapore | 6.6 |
35 | Romania | 6.6 |
36 | Brazil | 6.5 |
37 | El Salvador | 6.5 |
38 | Spain | 6.5 |
39 | Estonia | 6.4 |
40 | Italy | 6.4 |
41 | Panama | 6.4 |
The Americas Avg | 6.31 | |
World Avg | 5.58 | |
q=147. |
Creativity & Culture Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank31 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
96 | Mongolia | 96 |
97 | Madagascar | 97 |
98 | Bolivia | 98 |
99 | El Salvador | 99 |
100 | Nicaragua | 100 |
101 | Russia | 101 |
102 | Vietnam | 102 |
103 | Armenia | 103 |
The Americas Avg | 80.2 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank31 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
55 | Swaziland | 55 |
56 | Luxembourg | 56 |
57 | Mali | 57 |
58 | El Salvador | 58 |
59 | Senegal | 59 |
60 | Kyrgyzstan | 60 |
61 | Qatar | 61 |
62 | USA | 62 |
The Americas Avg | 100.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Global Peace Index Lower is better63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score63 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
... | ||
119 | Saudi Arabia | 2.26 |
120 | Honduras | 2.27 |
121 | Egypt | 2.27 |
122 | El Salvador | 2.28 |
123 | Nicaragua | 2.29 |
124= | Uganda | 2.30 |
124= | Zimbabwe | 2.30 |
126 | India | 2.31 |
The Americas Avg | 2.13 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank31 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
131 | Syria | 131 |
132 | Belarus | 132 |
133 | Portugal | 133 |
134 | El Salvador | 134 |
135 | Macedonia | 135 |
136 | Armenia | 136 |
137 | Dominica | 137 |
138 | Cape Verde | 138 |
The Americas Avg | 82.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank31 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
144 | Rwanda | 144 |
145 | Chad | 145 |
146 | Central African Rep. | 146 |
147 | El Salvador | 147 |
148 | Bahamas | 148 |
149 | Marshall Islands | 149 |
150 | Burundi | 150 |
151 | Zimbabwe | 151 |
The Americas Avg | 91.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism Lower is better64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score64 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
10 | Slovenia | 0.00 |
11 | Costa Rica | 0.00 |
12 | Romania | 0.00 |
13 | El Salvador | 0.00 |
14 | Bhutan | 0.01 |
15= | Trinidad & Tobago | 0.02 |
15= | Uzbekistan | 0.02 |
17 | Qatar | 0.03 |
The Americas Avg | 2.16 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better65 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201965 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
96 | Palestine | 12.00 |
97 | Solomon Islands | 12.10 |
98 | Cape Verde | 12.20 |
99 | El Salvador | 12.50 |
100 | Suriname | 12.80 |
101 | Vietnam | 12.90 |
102= | Syria | 13.00 |
102= | Morocco | 13.00 |
The Americas Avg | 12.03 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better66 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %66 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%67 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%67 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%68 |
... | ||
108 | Malawi | 38.5%69 |
109= | Samoa | 38.7%70 |
109= | Kenya | 38.7%67 |
111 | El Salvador | 38.8%71 |
112= | Gambia | 38.8%68 |
112= | Laos | 38.8%72 |
114 | Bulgaria | 39.0%67 |
115 | Tuvalu | 39.1%73 |
The Americas Avg | 44.0% | |
World Avg | 36.5% | |
q=167. |
Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better74 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity74 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
... | ||
36 | Indonesia | .028 |
37 | Syria | .029 |
38 | Tajikistan | .029 |
39 | El Salvador | .032 |
40 | Iraq | .033 |
41 | Suriname | .041 |
42 | Mongolia | .042 |
43 | Peru | .053 |
The Americas Avg | .045 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation
Religiosity (2018)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %55 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
74= | Bangladesh | 80 |
74= | India | 80 |
76 | Iraq | 82 |
77= | El Salvador | 85 |
77= | Jordan | 85 |
79 | Palestine | 86 |
80= | Uganda | 86 |
80= | Chad | 86 |
80= | Niger | 86 |
83 | Kenya | 87 |
84= | Mozambique | 87 |
85 | Congo, DR | 88 |
86= | Nigeria | 88 |
86= | Nicaragua | 88 |
88 | Djibouti | 89 |
89= | Ghana | 89 |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
Disbelief In God (2007)75 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %75 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
82= | Venezuela | 1 |
82= | Peru | 1 |
82= | Guatemala | 1 |
82= | El Salvador | 1 |
82= | Panama | 1 |
87 | Somalia | 0 |
88= | Sri Lanka | 0 |
88= | Burundi | 0 |
88= | Burkina Faso | 0 |
88= | Brunei | 0 |
88= | Botswana | 0 |
88= | Syria | 0 |
88= | Sierra Leone | 0 |
88= | Thailand | 0 |
88= | Togo | 0 |
88= | Benin | 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 below76:
Christian | 88.2% |
Muslim | 0.1% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.5% |
Jewish | 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.)77.
The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)78, 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)79
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