Quality of life comparison

be 57.7% more likely to be obese

In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

be 28.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Malaysia, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 66.4% less money

Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $33,600 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 4.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Malaysia, 6.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

have 20.4% more children

In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.2 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 Malaysia, 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 84.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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.

be 35.1% less likely to have internet access

In Malaysia, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Malaysia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 93.4% less coastline

Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.