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

Health

be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 9.9 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.8 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 55.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

Life

be 93.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 84.5% more likely to be literate

In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 72.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 51.2% fewer children

In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 8.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (18% in urban areas, and 6% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

be 16.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 15.3% less on healthcare

Liberia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 47.8% more on education

Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 47.0% less coastline

Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


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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