Ecuador vs El Salvador: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Ecuador
29.16
in 2025
El Salvador
29.66
in 2025
Ecuador rank
15th
El Salvador rank
12th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 29.66 against 29.16 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.5.
Across all 76 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 12th of 36 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.14 | 50.7 | 2.56 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 50.62 | 52.49 | 1.86 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 50.22 | 52.68 | 2.47 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 47.57 | 49.95 | 2.39 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 43.79 | 46.7 | 2.91 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 39.83 | 41.53 | 1.7 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 34.96 | 35.8 | 0.8386 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 30.5 | 30.78 | 0.2787 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children as a proportion of total population, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 29.66 against 29.16 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.5, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Ecuador ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 12th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of children as a proportion of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.