If you lived in El Salvador instead of Grenada, you would:

Health

see 33.5% more spent on your healthcare

Grenada spends $880 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). El Salvador spends $1,176 as of 2023.

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have 11.4% more access to essential health services

Grenada scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. El Salvador scores 78 as of 2021.

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live 3.1 years less

In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 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.

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be 5.9 times more likely to die by suicide

Grenada has a suicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 52.4% less money

Grenada has a GDP per capita of $12,107 as of 2025, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $5,767 as of 2025.

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Life

be 18.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Grenada, approximately 48.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In El Salvador, 39.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 46.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Grenada, approximately 16.4 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.

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have 35.9% more children

In Grenada, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 35.3% less on education

Grenada spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. El Salvador spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 99.8% more on healthcare

Grenada spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 2.5 times more coastline

Grenada has a total of 121 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.

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Safety

be 42.2% less likely to be murdered

Grenada has a homicide rate of 13.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 7.9 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 3.4 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Grenada, road accidents kill 6.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In El Salvador, they kill 21.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 58.1% less home broadband

Grenada has 29.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. El Salvador has 12.5 as of 2024.

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live with 71.5% more strain on fresh water

Grenada withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. El Salvador withdraws 12% as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

El Salvador: At a glance

El Salvador is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 20,721 sq km. El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.
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