Quality of life comparison
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
How big is El Salvador compared to Indonesia? See an in-depth size comparison.