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

Health

live 10.1 years longer

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 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 82.2% more likely to be obese

In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 47.3% more money

Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 82.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

Life

be 81.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 74.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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 19.7% fewer children

In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 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 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Djibouti, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 1% 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.

Expenditures

spend 4.0 times more on healthcare

Djibouti spends 1.8% 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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