Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Swaziland instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 32.9% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.
be 53.6 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 Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.
live 15.7 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 7.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 22.6% as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Swaziland, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 30.4% more children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Swaziland, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.2 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 Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.3 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 Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In El Salvador, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Swaziland, that number is 83% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 18.2% 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 Swaziland, that number is 80% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 22.0% more on education
El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Swaziland spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Swaziland: At a glance
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