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El Salvador: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 66.5% (2024), 130th of 188 in the world and 30th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 176.5 (2024), 14th of 210 in the world and 3rd of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 12.5 (2024), 109th of 208 in the world and 28th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Digital & energy access: El Salvador in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 66.5%2024 | 130/188 | 30/34 | 1.2% | 15.9% | 54.6% | +41.7 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 176.52024 | 14/210 | 3/40 | 12.5 | 126.9 | 159.6 | +18%since 2014 | 116.8 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 12.52024 | 109/208 | 28/39 | · | 2.9 | 8.5 | +141%since 2014 | 20.5 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 14.02024 | 86/213 | 22/40 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 14.3 | −9.8%since 2014 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1912024 | 152/215 | 36/42 | · | 14 | 141 | +446%since 2014 | 3,702 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 98.7%2024 | 138/215 | 30/42 | 84.5% | 91.6% | 99.7% | +3.6 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 96.6%2024 | 138/211 | 28/41 | 67.9% | 81.6% | 100.0% | +7.4 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 99.4%2024 | 148/213 | 35/41 | 96.1% | 96.9% | 99.1% | +1.6 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 95.0%2024 | 87/192 | 16/33 | 59.0% | 76.0% | 92.0% | +11.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 1,208 kWh2024 | 103/149 | 18/24 | 609 kWh | 873 kWh | 989 kWh | +24%since 2014 | 2,828 kWh | 4,606 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 787 kgoe2024 | 105/150 | 20/24 | 537 kgoe | 697 kgoe | 670 kgoe | +21%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 9.3%2024 | 83/149 | 18/24 | 13.4% | 12.9% | 12.5% | −1.1 ppsince 2014 | 13.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+41.7 pp66.5% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+141%12.5 in 2024
- Secure servers+446%191 in 2024
- Electricity access+3.6 pp98.7% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
El Salvador and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with El Salvador. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 66.5%2024 | 60.2%2024 | 58.6%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 176.52024 | 112.52024 | 70.92024 |
| Fixed broadband | 12.52024 | 5.32024 | 4.62024 |
| Fixed telephone | 14.02024 | 10.82024 | 4.22024 |
| Secure servers | 1912024 | 1092024 | 1492024 |
| Electricity access | 98.7%2024 | 90.9%2024 | 95.5%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 96.6%2024 | 80.4%2024 | 90.1%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 99.4%2024 | 99.2%2024 | 99.3%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 95.0%2024 | 51.0%2024 | 57.0%2024 |