El Salvador vs Iraq: GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database
El Salvador
12,050 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Iraq
12,192 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
El Salvador rank
125th
Iraq rank
123rd
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 12,192 international-$ in 2021 prices against 12,050 international-$ in 2021 prices in El Salvador, a difference of 142 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.
El Salvador ranks 125th and Iraq ranks 123rd of 198 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,779 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,266 international-$ in 2021 prices | 487.02 international-$ in 2021 prices | Iraq |
| 2000s | 8,063 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10,792 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,729 international-$ in 2021 prices | Iraq |
| 2010s | 9,595 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13,701 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,105 international-$ in 2021 prices | Iraq |
| 2020s | 11,115 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12,852 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,737 international-$ in 2021 prices | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database, El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 12,192 international-$ in 2021 prices against 12,050 international-$ in 2021 prices in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 142 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database?
- El Salvador ranks 125th and Iraq ranks 123rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.