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

Health

be 70.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 6.0 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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.

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 68.7% more money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 10.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 13.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate

Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 83.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.8% more likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 62.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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.

have 38.0% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 17.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 43.0% less coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 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, Ghana Revenue Authority.

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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