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

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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