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

Health

live 14.1 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 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 90.2% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $115,700 as of 2015, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 38.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Monaco, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

Life

have 2.6 times more children

In Monaco, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 1.8 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 26.7% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 3.4 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 5.8 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 74.9 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 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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