Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.1 years less

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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

make 77.2% less money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 55.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 32.1% less likely to have internet access

In Guam, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 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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