If you lived in El Salvador instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

Health

live 1.6 years longer

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 35.0% more money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 22.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

be 34.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

Life

be 20.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 58.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 48.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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 15.4% less likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 27.7% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 46.9% more on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 68.2% less coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 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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