Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Andorra, you would:
Health
live 11.9 years less
In Andorra, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In El Salvador, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
be 88.0% more likely to be obese
In Andorra, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In El Salvador, that number is 32.2% of people as of 2024.
see 78.7% less spent on your healthcare
Andorra spends $5,519 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). El Salvador spends $1,176 as of 2023.
have 68.1% fewer doctors per person
Andorra has 50.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. El Salvador has 16.2 as of 2023.
Economy
make 89.4% less money
Andorra has a GDP per capita of $54,292 as of 2025, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $5,767 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Andorra, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Andorra, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In El Salvador, 39.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Andorra, approximately 2.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.6% less likely to have internet access
In Andorra, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In El Salvador, about 66.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 74.7% more on education
Andorra spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. El Salvador spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 20.6% more on healthcare
Andorra spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to be murdered
Andorra has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 7.9 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 8.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Andorra, road accidents kill 2.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In El Salvador, they kill 21.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 76.2% less home broadband
Andorra has 52.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. El Salvador has 12.5 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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