Quality of life comparison

live 8.3 years less

In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 12.3% more likely to be obese

In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

be 22.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

pay a 35.2% lower top tax rate

Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 83.0% less money

Iceland has a GDP per capita of $66,500 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

have 35.7% more children

In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 7.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 37.0% less likely to have internet access

In Iceland, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

spend 46.8% less on education

Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 93.8% less coastline

Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.