El Salvador vs SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
El Salvador
29.66
in 2025
SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean
21.8
in 2025
El Salvador rank
12th
SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean rank
14th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- El Salvador
- SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 29.66 against 21.8 in SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean, a difference of 7.86.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 12th and SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean ranks 14th 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 | SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.7 | 47.43 | 3.27 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 52.49 | 48.75 | 3.74 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 52.68 | 46.05 | 6.63 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 49.95 | 40.11 | 9.85 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 46.7 | 35.87 | 10.83 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 41.53 | 31.73 | 9.8 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 35.8 | 26.56 | 9.25 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 30.78 | 22.71 | 8.07 | 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 SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean?
- El Salvador, at 29.66 against 21.8 in SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between El Salvador and SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean?
- 7.86, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- El Salvador ranks 12th and SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean ranks 14th 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.