Police officers per 1000 people in El Salvador

El Salvador: Police officers per 1000 people was 4.77 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
4.77
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 103 countries
All-time high
4.77
in 2015
All-time low
3.69
in 2002
Years of data
13
2001–2015

Police officers per 1000 people in El Salvador, 2001–2015

0123452001200820152001: 3.72002: 3.72005: 3.82006: 3.82007: 3.92008: 3.92009: 4.22010: 4.42011: 4.52012: 4.62013: 4.72014: 4.82015: 4.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 4.77 for police officers per 1000 people in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, police officers per 1000 people in El Salvador peaked at 4.77 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.69, in 2002.

El Salvador ranks 33rd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.86 3.69 4.23 7
2010s 4.62 4.41 4.77 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.05 compare
  2. 31 Ukraine 4.85 compare
  3. 32 Czechia 4.77 compare
  4. 34 Spain 4.68 compare
  5. 35 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.56 compare
  6. 36 Malaysia 4.52

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Frequently asked questions

What is police officers per 1000 people in El Salvador?
Police officers per 1000 people in El Salvador was 4.77 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest police officers per 1000 people recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 4.77 in 2015.
What is the lowest police officers per 1000 people recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 3.69 in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for police officers per 1000 people?
El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
Is police officers per 1000 people rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Police officers per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Police officers per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,617 data points, 1973–2015
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