Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of El Salvador, you would:
Economy
make 34.6% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 4.3 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 Nicaragua, 198.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.2% 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 Nicaragua, on the other hand, 19.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.2% less likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nicaragua, about 45.0% do as of 2020.
be 15.3% 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 Nicaragua, that number is 83% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% more on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nicaragua: At a glance
How big is Nicaragua compared to El Salvador? See an in-depth size comparison.