Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in El Salvador instead of Saint Martin, you would:

Health

live 8.1 years less

In Saint Martin, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. 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 31.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Martin, approximately 6.7 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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Basic Needs

be 37.1% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Martin, approximately 48.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In El Salvador, about 66.5% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 5.2 times more coastline

Saint Martin has a total of 59 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Saint Martin is about 387 times smaller than El Salvador.
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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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