Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 20.4% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In El Salvador, that number is 32.2% of people as of 2024.
live 12.3 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 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 54.2% less spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). El Salvador spends $1,176 as of 2023.
have 28.9% fewer doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. El Salvador has 16.2 as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 51.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In El Salvador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 82.2% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $5,767 as of 2025.
Life
have 55.7% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 8.0 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 25.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 33.5% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In El Salvador, about 66.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.4% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. El Salvador spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 87.3% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 38.5% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
Safety
be 31.6 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 7.9 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In El Salvador, they kill 21.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 12.3 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. El Salvador has 12.5 as of 2024.
live with 99.7% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. El Salvador withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 93.1% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. El Salvador uses 1,137 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 31.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In El Salvador, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 93.6% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. El Salvador emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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