Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

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

In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 8.9 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 43.0% more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 85.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

pay a 18.9% lower top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

be 52.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 58.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 29.6% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 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 77.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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 18.9% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 57.3% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 11.2% more on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 80.5% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 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, Inland Revenue Department.

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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