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

Health

be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 18.3 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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.

be 3.4 times more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 7.5 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 22.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 42.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 66.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.5% more likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 63.4% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 80.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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.

have 53.2% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 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 3.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 4% 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 3.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

be 34.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 34.9% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 30.3% more on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 87.6% less coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 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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