El Salvador is below middle ranking globally on the Knowledge Economy Index (3.94), having improved its position slightly since 1995 (3.29) Ahead of most countries in the immediate region but falling some way behind the average for Latin America (4.34) and well behind regional leaders such as Chile (6.32) and Costa Rica (5.47) Falling behind a number of countries with similar income levels: For example: > Bulgaria 5.93 > Latvia 6.77 > Thailand 5.83 El Salvador's Position on Overall KEI
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