If you lived in El Salvador instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 8.4 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 32.2% more children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 45.2% more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 66.5% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.

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Infrastructure

find 42.4% more home broadband

Wallis and Futuna has 8.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. El Salvador has 12.5 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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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