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

Health

be 17.4% less likely to be obese

In Bahrain, 29.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

live 4.5 years less

In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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 80.2% less money

Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $40,900 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 94.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Bahrain, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

Life

have 44.1% more children

In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bahrain, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 19.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Bahrain, approximately 10.2 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 45.0% less likely to have internet access

In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 47.8% more on education

Bahrain spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 80.0% more on healthcare

Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 90.7% more coastline

Bahrain has a total of 161 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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