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El Salvador

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El Salvador passport

El Salvador (SV) ranks #77 with mobility 116 / 198. 116 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#77

199

Mobility

116

/ 198

Visa free

79

Visa required

37

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Country profile

Capital

San Salvador

Population

6 million

Area

21,040 km²

Currency

United States dollar USD

Languages

Spanish

Time zone

UTC-06:00

Foreign-born

43,342 · 2024

Migrant share

0.7%

Ethnic groups · 2007

  • Mestizo86.3%
  • White12.7%
  • other0.6%
  • Indigenous0.2%
  • Black0.1%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type A

Mains

120 V · 60 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+503

Airports

SAL · ILS

Highlights

  • Santa Ana Volcano
  • Joya de Cerén
  • Suchitoto

Policy · El SalvadorOpen interactive atlas

FVisa free79

AlbaniaAndorraArgentinaAustriaBahamasBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaChileColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanKiribatiKosovoLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMalaysiaMaltaMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTrinidad and TobagoTürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVatican City

AOn arrival31

BangladeshBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaComorosDjiboutiEgyptGuinea-BissauIranJordanLaosMacaoMadagascarMalawiMaldivesMarshall IslandsMauritiusMozambiqueNepalPalauRwandaSaint LuciaSamoaSenegalSri LankaTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTuvaluZambiaZimbabwe

TeTA6

Côte d'IvoireIsraelKenyaSaint Kitts and NevisSouth KoreaSuriname

EeVisa45

Antigua and BarbudaArmeniaAustraliaBahrainBeninBhutanBoliviaBotswanaBurkina FasoCameroonChadCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEthiopiaGabonGuineaGuyanaIndiaIndonesiaIraqKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLiberiaLibyaMauritaniaMongoliaNamibiaNigeriaOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaQatarSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSyriaTajikistanTogoUgandaUkraineVanuatuVietnam

RVisa required37

AfghanistanAlgeriaAngolaAzerbaijanBruneiCanadaCentral African RepublicChinaCongoEritreaEswatiniFijiGambiaGhanaKuwaitLebanonLesothoMaliMexicoMoroccoMyanmarNauruNew ZealandNiger

+13

Nearby in the ranking

ColombiaMontenegroNorth MacedoniaSamoaGuatemalaHonduras

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for El Salvador?

Visa-free 79, on arrival 31, eTA 6, eVisa 45, visa required 37.

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