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

Health

live 3.4 years less

In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 15.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Montserrat, approximately 10.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 31.1% more children

In Montserrat, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 18.3% more likely to have internet access

In Montserrat, approximately 56.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 66.5% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 7.7 times more coastline

Montserrat has a total of 40 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.

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Infrastructure

find 82.8% less home broadband

Montserrat has 72.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. El Salvador has 12.5 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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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