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El Salvador · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

71st of 149 · 10th in Latin America
Air transport, passengers carriedEl Salvador's air transport, passengers carried rose from 1.62M in 1994 to 3.26M in 2023.19952000200520102015202001M2M3M3.26M

El Salvador's air transport, passengers carried rose from 1.62M in 1994 to 3.26M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

77th of 137 · 10th in Latin America
Air transport, freightEl Salvador's air transport, freight rose from 14.3 in 1994 to 27.8 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200102030405027.8

El Salvador's air transport, freight rose from 14.3 in 1994 to 27.8 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

77th of 84 · 3rd in Latin America*
Rail lines (total route-km)El Salvador's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 564 km in 1995 to 547 km in 2003.1996199820002002545550555560565570547 km

El Salvador's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 564 km in 1995 to 547 km in 2003.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

93rd of 93 · 5th in Latin America*
Railways, passengers carriedEl Salvador's railways, passengers carried was 4.5 in 1995 and 4.5 in 1996.1995199644.24.44.64.854.5

El Salvador's railways, passengers carried was 4.5 in 1995 and 4.5 in 1996.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

96th of 98 · 7th in Latin America*
Railways, goods transportedEl Salvador's railways, goods transported was 13 in 1995 and 13 in 1996.1995199612131413

El Salvador's railways, goods transported was 13 in 1995 and 13 in 1996.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

90th of 103 · 17th in Latin America
Container port trafficEl Salvador's container port traffic rose from 145,774 in 2010 to 255,017 in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024100k150k200k250k300k350k255,017

El Salvador's container port traffic rose from 145,774 in 2010 to 255,017 in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

119th of 165 · 25th in Latin America
Liner shipping connectivity indexEl Salvador's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 8.2 in 2006 to 7.5 in 2021.201020152020789107.5

El Salvador's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 8.2 in 2006 to 7.5 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

78th of 138 · 12th in Latin America
Logistics performance index, overallEl Salvador's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.7 in 2007 to 2.7 in 2022.2010201520202.52.62.72.82.932.7

El Salvador's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.7 in 2007 to 2.7 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

138th of 215 · 30th in Latin America
Access to electricity (% of population)El Salvador's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 77.0 % in 1995 to 98.7 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202080%90%100%98.7 %

El Salvador's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 77.0 % in 1995 to 98.7 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

118th of 183 · 23rd in Latin America
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryEl Salvador's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 35.9 /100k in 2000 to 20.9 /100k in 2019.200020052010201515202530354020.9 /100k

El Salvador's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 35.9 /100k in 2000 to 20.9 /100k in 2019.

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