El Salvador vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Population, female

El Salvador
52.5%
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
50.2%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
18th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
17th

Population, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 52.5% against 50.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 2.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 18th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 17th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 50.3% 50.5% 0.2% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 50.2% 50.5% 0.3% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 50.9% 50.5% 0.4% El Salvador
1990s 51.3% 50.4% 0.9% El Salvador
2000s 52.1% 50.3% 1.8% El Salvador
2010s 52.4% 50.2% 2.2% El Salvador
2020s 52.5% 50.2% 2.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, El Salvador or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
El Salvador, at 52.5% against 50.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between El Salvador and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
2.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for population, female?
El Salvador ranks 18th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.