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

Health

live 1.7 years longer

In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 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 28.4% more money

Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 69.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

pay a 21.1% lower top tax rate

Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

be 5.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 40.3% less likely to die during childbirth

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

be 17.4% more likely to be literate

In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 36.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Morocco, approximately 19.2 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 28.4% less likely to have internet access

In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 39.7% less on education

Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 65.0% more on healthcare

Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 83.3% less coastline

Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, 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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