Quality of life comparison

make 3.8 times more money

Vanuatu 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 45.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 67.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

be 54.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 94.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 17.8% fewer children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 61% 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.

spend 78.3% more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 87.9% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.