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

Health

be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 2.9 years longer

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 4.2 times more likely to be obese

In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.4 times more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 65.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

be 55.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Malawi, 51.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

Life

be 86.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Malawi, approximately 349.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 43.5% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 63.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 36.0% fewer children

In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 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 7.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% 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 3.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 17.2% more on education

Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education 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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