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

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Turkmenistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 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 32.3% more likely to be obese

In Turkmenistan, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 33.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkmenistan, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 23.1% less money

Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $14,700 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 133.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkmenistan, 0.2% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 67.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Turkmenistan, approximately 37.6 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.

be 8.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkmenistan, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.6% less likely to be literate

In Turkmenistan, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2015. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

Basic Needs

be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Turkmenistan, approximately 25.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 32.3% more on education

Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 73.7% more on healthcare

Turkmenistan spends 5.7% 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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