Quality of life comparison

live 5.5 years longer

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 6.5 times more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

make 2.5 times more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 45.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

be 59.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

be 67.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 30.8% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 64.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

have 42.2% fewer children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 13.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018. In El Salvador, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 89.7% more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

be 12.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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.

spend 50.0% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 56.5% less coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.