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

Health

be 80.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Rwanda, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 9.5 years longer

In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 4.2 times more likely to be obese

In Rwanda, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.8 times more money

Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 81.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Rwanda, 14.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 30.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Rwanda, 38.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 83.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Rwanda, approximately 259.0 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 Rwanda, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 54.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Rwanda, approximately 26.4 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 35.3% fewer children

In Rwanda, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 97.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Rwanda, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 38% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Rwanda, approximately 30.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Rwanda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 81% 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 35.6% more on healthcare

Rwanda spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.


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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