Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 11.8% less likely to be obese
In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.8 years less
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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.
Economy
be 69.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
be 21.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.
make 18.2% less money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
Life
have 28.5% more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 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 21.4% less likely to have internet access
In Dominica, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.0% less on education
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 30.9% more on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 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
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