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

Health

live 1.5 years less

In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 71.8% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 89.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Oman, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

Life

be 16.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Oman, approximately 14.4 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.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

have 19.0% fewer children

In Oman, there are approximately 21.1 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 34.4% less likely to have internet access

In Oman, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 24.1% less on education

Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 86.8% more on healthcare

Oman spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 85.3% less coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 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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