If you lived in El Salvador instead of Andorra, you would:

Health

live 8.0 years less

In Andorra, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 18.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Andorra, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

make 81.2% less money

Andorra has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2015, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Andorra, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 10.9% less likely to be literate

In Andorra, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Andorra, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 33.0% less likely to have internet access

In Andorra, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 41.4% more on education

Andorra spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

El Salvador: At a glance

El Salvador is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 20,721 sq km. El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.
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