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

Health

be 61.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 3.5 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 21.8% more likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 77.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 24.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

make 77.3% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

Life

be 61.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 45.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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.

Basic Needs

be 25.9% less likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 80.0% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 33.1% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 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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