Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In El Salvador, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 3.8 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In El Salvador, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
see 74.7% more spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). El Salvador spends $1,176 as of 2023.
have 3.1 times more doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. El Salvador has 16.2 as of 2023.
have 59.2% more access to essential health services
Gabon scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. El Salvador scores 78 as of 2021.
be 41.9% more likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In El Salvador, that number is 32.2% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 83.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In El Salvador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 30.2% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $5,767 as of 2025.
Life
be 83.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 233.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In El Salvador, 39.0 women do as of 2023.
be 66.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 25.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2024.
have 42.5% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.1% more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. El Salvador spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 3.0 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 65.3% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
Safety
be 72.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In El Salvador, they kill 21.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. El Salvador has 12.5 as of 2024.
use 11.1% more electricity
Gabon uses 1,023 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. El Salvador uses 1,137 kWh as of 2023.
live with 24.2 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. El Salvador withdraws 12% as of 2022.
Environment
be 41.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In El Salvador, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 26.3% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. El Salvador emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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