Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Texas instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 14.4% more likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 32.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Texas, that number is 36.8% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 53.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 27.2% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Texas, however, that number is 12.6% as of 2023.
make 12.2 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $5,767 as of 2025, while in Texas, the GDP per capita is $70,071 as of 2024.
be 18.2% more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Texas, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 35.5% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 66.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Texas, about 90.1% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
