Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 24.3% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
live 1.8 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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.
Economy
be 76.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
make 21.4% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 36.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
have 17.1% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 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 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 82.7% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
El Salvador: At a glance
How big is El Salvador compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.