Country size comparison
compared to
Puerto Rico is about 2.3 times smaller than El Salvador.
El Salvador is approximately 21,041 sq km, while Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, making Puerto Rico 43.27% the size of El Salvador. Meanwhile, the population of El Salvador is ~6.6 million people (3.5 million fewer people live in Puerto Rico).
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Make 73.7% less money in El Salvador
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
El Salvador is 18.4% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall
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Moving from Puerto Rico to El Salvador · UN DESA 2020
62 people born in Puerto Rico live in El Salvador.
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