Quality of life comparison

live 4.3 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 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.

be 66.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 56.2% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

have 58.3% more children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 95.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 44.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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.

be 24.1% less likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

spend 38.8% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 25.3% more on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 76.2% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.