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

Health

live 2.3 years longer

In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 3.6 times more likely to be obese

In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 19.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Indonesia, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 19.9% less money

Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 75.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 38.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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 15.5% more children

In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 17.1% more on education

Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 99.4% less coastline

Indonesia has a total of 54,716 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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