Quality of life comparison

be 61.0% less likely to be obese

In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 6.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In El Salvador, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 13.3 years less

In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

make 45.1% less money

El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 7.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

be 53.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

have 67.8% more children

In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 49.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In El Salvador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 51% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 49.0% less likely to have internet access

In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

be 14.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In El Salvador, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 54.5% less on healthcare

El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 45.0% less coastline

El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.