Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Economy
make 52.8% more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 76.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 22.2% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.3% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 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 Nicaragua? See an in-depth size comparison.