Quality of life comparison

be 69.7% less likely to be unemployed

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

make 30.2% less money

Iran has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 42.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

be 18.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Iran, approximately 14.8 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.

have 19.6% more children

In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 95.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 20.3% less likely to have internet access

In Iran, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

spend 13.9% more on education

Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 86.8% more on healthcare

Iran spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 87.4% less coastline

Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.