Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Iran, you would:
Economy
be 40.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
make 34.7% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
be 21.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 18.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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 17.0% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 34.5% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.4% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.