Quality of life comparison

be 92.3% more likely to be obese

In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

be 17.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate

El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 46.9% less money

El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 11.2% more likely to be literate

In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 37.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.0% more 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 Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

be 23.8% more likely to have internet access

In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 46.5% less on healthcare

El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 17.1% more on education

El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 31.3% more coastline

El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.