Quality of life comparison

live 11.0 years longer

In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 75.2% less likely to be obese

In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 11.3 times more money

El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate

El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 25.7% more likely to be unemployed

In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

be 83.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 87.2% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 48.5% fewer children

In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 44.4% more likely to have internet access

In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 31.7% less on education

El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 38.4% less on healthcare

El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 37.1% less coastline

El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.