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

Health

be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 12.1 years longer

In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 24.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Cameroon, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 29.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate

Cameroon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 90.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cameroon, approximately 438.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.6% more likely to be literate

In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 75.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 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 50.7% fewer children

In Cameroon, there are approximately 34.7 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 40.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cameroon, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 37.0% more likely to have internet access

In Cameroon, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 28.1% more on education

Cameroon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Cameroon spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 23.6% less coastline

Cameroon has a total of 402 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.

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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