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

Health

live 7.9 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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.

be 43.9% more likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.2 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 74.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

be 53.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 72.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 27.1% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 73.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 27.5% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 67.4% more on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 83.9% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

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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