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

Health

be 12.1% less likely to be obese

In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

live 4.4 years less

In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 69.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Chile, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate

Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 61.7% less money

Chile has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Chile, 10.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

have 37.9% more children

In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 85.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 30.0% less likely to have internet access

In Chile, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 26.8% less on education

Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 95.2% less coastline

Chile has a total of 6,435 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, Chilean Tax Administration.

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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