Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Belarus, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 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 22.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Belarus, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
make 59.2% less money
Belarus has a GDP per capita of $27,700 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 5.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belarus, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Belarus has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2017. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Belarus, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 43.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belarus, approximately 1.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.8% less likely to be literate
In Belarus, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2019. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belarus, approximately 3.3 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 25.9% less likely to have internet access
In Belarus, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.8% less on education
Belarus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.7% more on healthcare
Belarus spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
El Salvador: At a glance
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