El Salvador vs Suriname: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
El Salvador
29.66
in 2025
Suriname
30.49
in 2025
El Salvador rank
12th
Suriname rank
11th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- El Salvador
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 30.49 against 29.66 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.83.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 12th and Suriname ranks 11th of 36 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.7 | 49.13 | 1.56 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 52.49 | 52.58 | 0.0886 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 52.68 | 53.13 | 0.4493 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 49.95 | 46.26 | 3.69 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 46.7 | 42.27 | 4.44 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 41.53 | 36.97 | 4.55 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 35.8 | 34.42 | 1.38 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 30.78 | 31.33 | 0.5467 | Suriname |
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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at 30.49 against 29.66 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between El Salvador and Suriname?
- 0.83, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Suriname?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Suriname rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- El Salvador ranks 12th and Suriname ranks 11th 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.