Quality of life comparison

be 72.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 7.8 years longer

In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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.

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

make 3.7 times more money

Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 53.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

be 92.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 75.4% more likely to be literate

In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 67.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Gambia, approximately 37.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

have 37.9% fewer children

In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 98.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 48.6% more likely to have internet access

In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

spend 17.2% more on education

Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 89.5% more on healthcare

Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 3.8 times more coastline

Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.