Quality of life comparison

be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 2.9 years longer

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 4.2 times more likely to be obese

In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

make 6.3 times more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 41.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

be 47.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Malawi, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

be 88.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Malawi, approximately 381.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.4% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 63.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 35.7% fewer children

In Malawi, there are approximately 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.9 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 14% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2021. In El Salvador, that number is 98% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

spend 41.4% more on education

Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 83.3% more on healthcare

Malawi spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.