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

Economy

make 62.1% more money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 39.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

Life

be 44.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 36.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 13.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% 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 10.5% more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 10.9% less on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 15.1% more on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 66.3% less coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


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

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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