If you lived in El Salvador instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 2.4 years less

In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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.

be 30.2% more likely to be obese

In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 74.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 60.6% less money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $28,700 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

Life

be 15.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 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.

have 14.8% more children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 10.0% less likely to be literate

In Antigua and Barbuda, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

Basic Needs

be 34.4% less likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 76.8% more on healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.0 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 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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