Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
be 6.8 times more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 37.8% more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 45.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
be 42.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 65.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 123.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.0% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 60.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 61.5% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 95.2% more on education
Bangladesh spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 47.1% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 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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