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

Health

live 19.7 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 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 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.7 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 84.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

be 51.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 93.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 86.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 54.3% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 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 98.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2021. In El Salvador, that number is 98% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 4.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 74% 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 13.7 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 89.9% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 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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