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

Health

live 9.6 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 81.9% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $51,800 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 24.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate

Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 98.8% more children

In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Macau, approximately 4.6 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 28.4% less likely to have internet access

In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 34.9% less on education

Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 7.5 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Secretariat for Economy and 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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