Country size comparison
compared to
El Salvador is about 5 times smaller than Guatemala.
Guatemala is approximately 108,889 sq km, while El Salvador is approximately 21,041 sq km, making El Salvador 19.32% the size of Guatemala. Meanwhile, the population of Guatemala is ~17.7 million people (11.1 million fewer people live in El Salvador).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 11 statistics
Be 19.0% less likely to have internet access in Guatemala
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Guatemala is 6.8% more expensive than El Salvador overall
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Moving from El Salvador to Guatemala · UN DESA 2020
20,683 people born in El Salvador live in Guatemala.
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