El Salvador vs SDG - South America: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
El Salvador
29.66
in 2025
SDG - South America
25.32
in 2025
El Salvador rank
12th
SDG - South America rank
12th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- El Salvador
- SDG - South America
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 29.66 against 25.32 in SDG - South America, a difference of 4.34.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times SDG - South America's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 12th and SDG - South America 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 | El Salvador | SDG - South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.7 | 47.24 | 3.45 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 52.49 | 48.39 | 4.09 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 52.68 | 46.49 | 6.19 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 49.95 | 43.27 | 6.68 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 46.7 | 39.7 | 7 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 41.53 | 34.66 | 6.86 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 35.8 | 29.69 | 6.11 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 30.78 | 26.32 | 4.46 | 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, El Salvador or SDG - South America?
- El Salvador, at 29.66 against 25.32 in SDG - South America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between El Salvador and SDG - South America?
- 4.34, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and SDG - South America?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and SDG - South America rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- El Salvador ranks 12th and SDG - South America 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.