Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 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 59.7% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 69.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
make 40.0% less money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2019, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 54.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.8 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 15.3% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 26.5% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.2 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
El Salvador: At a glance
How big is El Salvador compared to Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.