El Salvador vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population, female
El Salvador
52.5%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
50.2%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
19th
Population, female over time
- El Salvador
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 52.5% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.3% | 50.5% | 0.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 50.5% | 0.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 50.4% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 50.4% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 50.4% | 1.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 50.3% | 2.1% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- El Salvador, at 52.5% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population, female?
- El Salvador ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th 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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About this data
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.