Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

be 42.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Michigan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

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make 79.6% less money

Michigan has a GDP per capita of $55,508 as of 2024, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Michigan, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

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Basic Needs

be 29.5% less likely to have internet access

In Michigan, approximately 89.4% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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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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