Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of South Carolina, you would:
Economy
be 43.7% less likely to be unemployed
In South Carolina, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
make 77.4% less money
South Carolina has a GDP per capita of $49,914 as of 2024, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In South Carolina, 12.9% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.6% less likely to have internet access
In South Carolina, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
El Salvador: At a glance
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