Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Egypt, you would:

Health

live 0.9 years longer

In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 23.1% less likely to be obese

In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 62.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

be 10.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

make 33.5% less money

Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 21.9% more likely to be literate

In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 31.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

have 12.3% fewer children

In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 12.5% less likely to have internet access

In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 64.0% more on education

Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 87.5% less coastline

Egypt has a total of 2,450 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, Egyptian Tax Authority.

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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