If you lived in El Salvador instead of Uruguay, you would:

Health

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.

live 3.1 years less

In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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.

Economy

make 62.5% less money

Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

Life

have 40.6% more children

In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

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.

be 46.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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.

Basic Needs

be 36.0% less likely to have internet access

In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 27.7% less on education

Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 23.4% less on healthcare

Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 53.5% less coastline

Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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