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El Salvador
Ranked 97th of 167
Ranks
97
th
on the Legatum
97
th
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
125th
88th
102nd
85th
92nd
94th
77th
107th
90th
98th
108th
121st
OVERALL PROSPERITY
El Salvador is 97th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, El Salvador has moved down the rankings table by 15 places.
PILLAR RANKINGS
El Salvador performs most strongly in Infrastructure & Market Access and Social Capital but is weakest in Safety & Security. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Natural Environment.
Visit our Rankings table to see how El Salvador compares to other countries.
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When comparing multiple countries on a spider chart, data points that appear
further away from the center represent a better performance to the points that are closer to the center.