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 76.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

make 74.6% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

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

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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