Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 10.3% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
be 36.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.
make 39.6% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 44.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
have 17.5% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.4% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.4% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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
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