Quality of life comparison

make 2.9 times more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

be 36.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 15.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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.

have 17.2% fewer children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 57.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

spend 47.8% more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 87.9% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.