Quality of life comparison
If you lived in San Marino instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In San Marino, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.5 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $61,600 as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In San Marino, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 12.1% more likely to be literate
In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In San Marino, it is 99.9% as of 2018.
be 46.4% less 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 48.2% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.0% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In San Marino, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on education
El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. San Marino spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 12.1% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In San Marino, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
San Marino: At a glance
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