Quality of life comparison
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 72.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
make 57.8% less money
Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $22,300 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.
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
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