Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 11.3% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 65.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
make 39.2% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 6.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 40.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
have 29.5% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 22.2% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 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
How big is El Salvador compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.