be 11.8% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
In Uruguay, 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.
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2017, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,000 as of 2017.
In Uruguay, 9.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In El Salvador, however, that number is 32.7% as of 2016.
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In El Salvador, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
In Uruguay, the literacy rate is 98.7% as of 2018. In El Salvador, it is 88.5% as of 2017.
In Uruguay, approximately 7.8 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 Uruguay, approximately 68.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In El Salvador, about 33.8% do as of 2018.
Uruguay spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. El Salvador spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
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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