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

Economy

make 52.8% more money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

Life

be 76.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 36.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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.

Basic Needs

be 22.2% more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

be 18.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 14.3% less on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 66.3% less coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 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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