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