Quality of life comparison
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
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