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

Health

be 35.1% less likely to be obese

In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

live 3.8 years less

In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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

make 77.8% less money

Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 32.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

Life

be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 63.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 37.0% less likely to have internet access

In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 37.9% less on education

Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 57.1% more on healthcare

Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 38.5% less coastline

Kuwait has a total of 499 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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