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

Health

live 13.2 years longer

In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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.

be 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.5 times more money

Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 40.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

be 7.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

Life

be 88.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.1 times more likely to be literate

In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 78.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Benin, approximately 55.8 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 56.6% fewer children

In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.9 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Benin, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

be 31.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% 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 13.3% more on education

Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 3.0 times more on healthcare

Benin spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.5 times more coastline

Benin has a total of 121 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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