Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 50.8% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 39.7% more money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 41.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 31.2% less likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 35.8% more on healthcare

Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 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

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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