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

Health

be 24.3% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

live 1.8 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 85.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 36.2% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate

Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 40.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

have 15.8% fewer children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 36.4% more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 82.7% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 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.

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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