Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 30.7% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 84.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
be 69.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 12.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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.
have 23.0% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 24.1% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 28.1% more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 32.0% more on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 11.8 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
El Salvador: At a glance
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