El Salvador vs Mexico: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

El Salvador
0.0831 units per person
in 2025
Mexico
0.0852 units per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
115th
Mexico rank
113th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
0.020.040.060.08196019922025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.0852 units per person against 0.0831 units per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0021 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 115th and Mexico ranks 113th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0326 units per person 0.027 units per person 0.0057 units per person El Salvador
1970s 0.0292 units per person 0.0279 units per person 0.0012 units per person El Salvador
1980s 0.0266 units per person 0.0344 units per person 0.0078 units per person Mexico
1990s 0.0345 units per person 0.0445 units per person 0.0099 units per person Mexico
2000s 0.0587 units per person 0.0557 units per person 0.003 units per person El Salvador
2010s 0.0712 units per person 0.0664 units per person 0.0048 units per person El Salvador
2020s 0.0797 units per person 0.0793 units per person 0.0004 units per person El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, El Salvador or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.0852 units per person against 0.0831 units per person in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between El Salvador and Mexico?
0.0021 units per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 115th and Mexico ranks 113th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.