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

Health

live 3.0 years longer

In Kyrgyzstan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 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 48.2% more likely to be obese

In Kyrgyzstan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 72.3% more money

Kyrgyzstan has a GDP per capita of $4,700 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kyrgyzstan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

be 13.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kyrgyzstan, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

Life

be 23.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 52.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 25.7 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.

be 10.5% less likely to be literate

In Kyrgyzstan, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2018. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 37.0% less on education

Kyrgyzstan spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 60.0% more on healthcare

Kyrgyzstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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