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

Health

live 3.1 years longer

In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 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 3.8 times more likely to be obese

In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 25.7% less money

Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bhutan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bhutan, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

Life

be 74.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bhutan, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 33.8% more likely to be literate

In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 66.6% as of 2017. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 55.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Bhutan, approximately 27.0 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 12.1% more children

In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 50.7% less on education

Bhutan spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 100.0% more on healthcare

Bhutan spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.


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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