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

Health

live 3.1 years longer

In Mexico, 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 14.9% less likely to be obese

In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 45.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate

Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 54.7% less money

Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

Life

have 31.9% more children

In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 39.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 23.6% less likely to have internet access

In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 20.9% less on education

Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 33.3% more on healthcare

Mexico spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 96.7% less coastline

Mexico has a total of 9,330 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, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP.

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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