Country size comparison
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Guatemala is about 5 times bigger than El Salvador.
El Salvador is approximately 21,041 sq km, while Guatemala is approximately 108,889 sq km, making Guatemala 418% larger than El Salvador. Meanwhile, the population of El Salvador is ~6.6 million people (11.1 million more people live in Guatemala).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 11 statistics
Be 23.5% more likely to have internet access in El Salvador
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
El Salvador is 0.5% more expensive than Guatemala overall
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Moving from Guatemala to El Salvador · UN DESA 2020
9,036 people born in Guatemala live in El Salvador.
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