El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS)
El Salvador
1.1%
in 2023
Nicaragua
1.5%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
29th
Nicaragua rank
26th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.5% against 1.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 26th of 232 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outbound mobility ratio to latin america and the caribbean, male (uis), El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.5% against 1.1% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio to latin america and the caribbean, male (uis) between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for outbound mobility ratio to latin america and the caribbean, male (uis)?
- El Salvador ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 26th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) (%). 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