Quality of life comparison

be 57.7% more likely to be obese

In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

make 69.3% less money

Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

be 4.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

have 22.8% more children

In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 58.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 84.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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.

be 38.9% less likely to have internet access

In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

spend 19.0% less on education

Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 89.5% more on healthcare

Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 93.4% less coastline

Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.