Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 98.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 15.7 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 49.1% more likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 92.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Swaziland, 37.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 54.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 90.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 69.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 23.3% fewer children

In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 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 21.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Swaziland, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% 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 22.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% 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 18.0% less on education

Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 52.3% more on healthcare

Swaziland spends 6.5% 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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