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

Health

live 6.8 years less

In Anguilla, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 65.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Anguilla, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2002. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 15.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Anguilla, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

have 44.9% more children

In Anguilla, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Anguilla, approximately 3.1 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 22.8% less likely to have internet access

In Anguilla, approximately 81.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 5.0 times more coastline

Anguilla has a total of 61 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


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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