| Attribute |
El Salvador × | 
Nicaragua × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 21,041 | 130,370 |
| Continent | North America | North America |
| Land area (km²) | 20,721 | 119,990 |
| Water area (km²) | 320 | 10,380 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 590 | 1,253 |
| Border countries | | |
| Coastline (km) | 307 | 910 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 442 | 298 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 2,730 | 2,085 |
| People | | |
| Population | 6,481,102 | 6,203,441 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | Roman Catholic |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of El Salvador | Republic of Nicaragua |
| Short country name | El Salvador | Nicaragua |
| Long local name | Republica de El Salvador | Republica de Nicaragua |
| Short local name | El Salvador | Nicaragua |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | San Salvador | Managua |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 51,170,000,000 | 36,400,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 24,810,000,000 | 13,810,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.3 | 4.9 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 8,000 | 5,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 14.9 | 24 |
| Labor force | 2,774,000 | 3,046,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7 | 6.4 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 32.7 | 29.6 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 5,886,000,000 | 3,871,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 6,517,000,000 | 4,150,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.03 | 0.61 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 23.7 | 28 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -2.5 | -2 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 67.9 | 33.3 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 1 | 3.9 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | - | 3 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 6.47 | 10.8 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 3,653,000,000 | 1,162,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 3,653,000,000 | 1,162,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 14,220,000,000 | 6,461,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 2,640,000,000 | 1,568,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -501,000,000 | -694,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 4,662,000,000 | 3,819,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 9,499,000,000 | 6,613,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 3,567,000,000 | 2,758,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 15,510,000,000 | 11,310,000,000 |
| National currency | US Dollar | cordobas |
| National currency (code) | USD | NIO |
| National currency (symbol) | $ | C$ |
| National currency rate to USD | 1 | 30.11 |