Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 61.0% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
live 13.2 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 85.7% less likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
make 59.3% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 68.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 52.4% less likely to be literate
In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 66.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In El Salvador, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 33% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 52.7% less likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 23.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In El Salvador, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% less on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 66.7% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.6% less coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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