Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in El Salvador instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 10.9 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

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Life

be 74.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 72.3% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.

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

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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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