Brazil vs El Salvador: Population growth
Brazil
0.4%
in 2024
El Salvador
0.5%
in 2024
Brazil rank
150th
El Salvador rank
149th
Population growth over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
Brazil ranks 150th and El Salvador ranks 149th of 215 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Brazil or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population growth between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for population growth?
- Brazil ranks 150th and El Salvador ranks 149th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release