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

Health

be 97.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Botswana, 19.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 9.7 years longer

In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 30.2% more likely to be obese

In Botswana, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 65.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Botswana, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

make 49.4% less money

Botswana has a GDP per capita of $16,000 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 18.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Botswana, 19.3% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate

Botswana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 68.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Botswana, approximately 144.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 51.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Botswana, approximately 25.2 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.

have 11.9% fewer children

In Botswana, there are approximately 20.3 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 64.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Botswana, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 29% 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 14.1% less likely to have internet access

In Botswana, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 50.7% less on education

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

spend 18.0% more on healthcare

Botswana spends 6.1% 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, Botswana Unified Revenue Service, Ministry of Finance.

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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