Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 12.8% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 53.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Cyprus 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 77.7% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $50,600 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 91.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 36.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 68.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
have 67.6% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.4% less likely to be literate
In Cyprus, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 45.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, 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.
Basic Needs
be 30.8% less likely to have internet access
In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% less on education
Cyprus spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 22.2% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 52.6% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
El Salvador: At a glance
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