Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.3 years longer

In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 19.9% less likely to be obese

In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.4 times more money

El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $72,000 as of 2023.

be 53.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.

be 86.2% more likely to be unemployed

In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

pay a 86.0% higher top tax rate

El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.

Life

be 88.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Denmark, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 75.0% less likely to die during infancy

In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

have 33.9% fewer children

In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 57.1% more likely to have internet access

In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Denmark, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 56.1% more on education

El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 23.8 times more coastline

El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Danish Central Tax Administration.

Denmark: At a glance

Denmark is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,434 sq km. Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
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