Life in El Salvador
Days Without Homicides in El Salvador: A Positive Trend in National Security and Public Safety
El Salvador’s ongoing safety transformation is making headlines in 2025, as the days without homicides are increasing. As of Jun 22, the country has already recorded 143 murder-free days, surpassing the 128 zero-homicide days during the same period in 2024. … Read more
El Salvador Homicide Rate: From the World’s Most Violent Country to a Regional Security Model
Thus far in 2025, El Salvador homicide rate is at 0.19 per day or 1.15 homicides per 100,000 people. Furthermore, this year, the country has achieved 143 days with no murders. These figures mark a slight improvement from the same … Read more
Salvadoran Journalist Mario Guevara Detained in Georgia: APES Demands U.S. Respect Journalist Rights
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Salvadoran Journalists Association (APES) has called for the United States to respect the rights of Mario Guevara, a Salvadoran journalist detained in Georgia while covering a protest against former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. … Read more
Nayib Bukele’s Approval Rating: The President Achieves an 8.15 Score in the Latest Survey
Since taking office in 2019, President Nayib Bukele has maintained an approval rating above 75%, the highest sustained by any Salvadoran president during their Presidential term. Nayib Bukele’s popularity continues in 2025. His unique leadership style, focus on enhancing security, … Read more
Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, a Bukele Critic, Begins 11-Year Sentence After Bribery Conviction
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – In a dramatic fall from Washington influence to federal lockup, former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey began serving an 11‑year sentence this week at the Federal Correctional Institution in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, after his … Read more
Locals Struggle as El Salvador’s Real Estate Boom Drives Up Costs
In recent years, Salvadoran real estate prices have increased to levels never seen before, primarily due to improved security – safer streets have made the country’s real estate more attractive. However, the rise in property value has left many locals … Read more
World Bank Maintains Its Forecasts of a 2.2% Economic Growth for El Salvador in 2025
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — In its June 2025 update to the World Economic Outlook report, the World Bank maintained its economic growth projection for El Salvador at 2.2% in 2025, the lowest rate forecast for Central America. In April, … Read more