Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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
be 50.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
make 72.6% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 18.9% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.9% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 38.7% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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
How big is El Salvador compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.