live 3.1 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020.
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020.
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2017, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,000 as of 2017.
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
In Paraguay, 22.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In El Salvador, however, that number is 32.7% as of 2016.
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
In Paraguay, approximately 16.9 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 11.8 children do as of 2020.
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In El Salvador, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
In Paraguay, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In El Salvador, about 33.8% do as of 2018.
Paraguay spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. El Salvador spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
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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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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