Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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.
Economy
be 74.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
pay a 37.5% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 68.9% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $36,300 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 41.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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 19.2% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.8% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 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, GSIS, Greece.
El Salvador: At a glance
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