Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years less
In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 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.
Economy
be 77.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Virgin Islands, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
make 75.5% less money
Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2021, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
Life
have 54.1% more children
In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 58.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 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.
Geography
see 63.3% more coastline
Virgin Islands has a total of 188 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
How big is El Salvador compared to Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.