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

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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.

Economy

be 69.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 83.4% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $68,100 as of 2021, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 64.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

have 26.7% more children

In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 10.9% less likely to be literate

In Greenland, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2015. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 38.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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.

Expenditures

spend 59.8% less on education

Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 99.3% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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