Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.1 years less

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 49.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 68.3% less money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 15.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Guam, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2001. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 21.7% less likely to have internet access

In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 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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