Canada vs El Salvador: DEC alternative conversion factor
DEC alternative conversion factor over time
- Canada
- El Salvador
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.4 LCU per US$ against 1 LCU per US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4 LCU per US$.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
Canada ranks 156th and El Salvador ranks 159th of 214 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0.0597 LCU per US$ | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.04 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0.0402 LCU per US$ | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.26 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0.2625 LCU per US$ | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.33 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0.3267 LCU per US$ | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.29 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0.2936 LCU per US$ | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.17 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0.1679 LCU per US$ | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.34 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0.3357 LCU per US$ | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dec alternative conversion factor, Canada or El Salvador?
- Canada, at 1.4 LCU per US$ against 1 LCU per US$ in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dec alternative conversion factor between Canada and El Salvador?
- 0.4 LCU per US$, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and El Salvador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and El Salvador rank globally for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Canada ranks 156th and El Salvador ranks 159th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.