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

Health

be 16.3% less likely to be obese

In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

live 8.4 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 48.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 79.7% less money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,800 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

have 68.1% more children

In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 32.3% less likely to have internet access

In Canada, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 21.2% less on education

Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.3% less on healthcare

Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 99.8% less coastline

Canada has a total of 202,080 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

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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