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

Health

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

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 3.2 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 65.3% less likely to be unemployed

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

pay a 10.4% lower top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 35.1% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

Life

have 59.8% more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 10.5% less likely to be literate

In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 26.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 26.7% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 36.9% less on education

Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 37.5% more on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.2 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.

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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