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

Health

be 23.1% less likely to be obese

In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

live 3.4 years less

In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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

be 74.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Lebanon, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

make 27.7% less money

Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate

Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 35.7% more children

In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 72.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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 27.6% less likely to have internet access

In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on education

Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.8% more on healthcare

Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 36.4% more coastline

Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.

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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