Human Development Index: males vs. females in El Salvador
El Salvador: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.6816 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in El Salvador, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.6816 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in El Salvador peaked at 0.6816 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5836, in 1995.
That places El Salvador 128th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5836 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5912 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6011 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6079 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6114 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6213 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6279 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6364 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6426 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6495 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6555 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6574 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6613 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6646 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6638 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.666 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6699 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6747 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6734 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6722 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6709 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6696 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6691 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6744 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6759 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6555 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6697 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.679 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6816 | +0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6816 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7707, 88% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6816 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7772, 88% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5991 | 0.5836 | 0.6114 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.648 | 0.6213 | 0.6646 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6716 | 0.666 | 0.6759 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6715 | 0.6555 | 0.6816 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in El Salvador?
- Human development index: males vs. females in El Salvador was 0.6816 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6816 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5836 in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- El Salvador ranks 128th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.