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🇸🇻 El Salvador
Americas · 2 rankings that exist only inside El Salvador — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population6.4M#112 of 215💰 GDP$36.7B#108 of 185💎 GDP per capita$5,767#112 of 185❤️ Life expectancy72.3 yrs#133 of 215🗺️ Area20,720#149 of 214
Rankings inside El Salvador
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in El Salvador
Universities and colleges in El Salvador ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
University of El Salvador3,247 papers
20,888
2
Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas6,473 papers
6,441
3
Jose Matias Delgado University283 papers
5,774
4
Universidad Don Bosco757 papers
4,470
5
Universidad de Oriente606 papers
1,757
6
Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador825 papers
1,725
7
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales303 papers
1,449
8
Universidad Evangelica de El Salvador445 papers
1,276
9
Francisco Gavidia University314 papers
910
10
Universidad Dr. Andrés Bello176 papers
594
11
Universidad Politécnica de El Salvador185 papers
569
12
Universidad Católica de El Salvador215 papers
458
13
Universidad Salvadoreña Alberto Masferrer133 papers
251
14
Universidad Gerardo Barrios91 papers
158
15
Universidad Pedagógica de El Salvador56 papers
75
16
Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios23 papers
53
17
Universidad Autónoma de Santa Ana77 papers
47
18
Universidad Luterana Salvadoreña34 papers
27
19
Universidad de Sonsonate81 papers
24
20
Universidad Modular Abierta15 papers
20
21
Instituto Especializado Hospital El Salvador14 papers
9
22
Universidad Técnica Latinoamericana30 papers
3
23
Universidad Monseñor Oscar Arnulfo Romero3 papers
1
24
Universidad Panamericana de El Salvador2 papers
1
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.
El Salvador in world rankings
🚀 Technology
Fastest Fixed Broadband Internet
- 63 El Salvador108.8 Mbps
🔌 Energy & Industry
Electricity Use per Person
- 103 El Salvador1,208 kWh
⚡ Energy & Industry
Largest Electricity Producers
- 119 El Salvador6 TWh
⛏️ Energy & Industry
Most Mineral-Dependent Economies
- 121 El Salvador0.0%
🗺️ World Records
Largest Countries by Land Area
- 149 El Salvador20,720