Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 13.1% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.9 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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
be 55.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
be 32.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 57.4% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
Life
have 12.5% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.0% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2018. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 29.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 27.6% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 18.0% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.8% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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, Federal Administration of Public Revenue.
El Salvador: At a glance
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