Quality of life comparison

be 57.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 70.1% less money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $37,800 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 18.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

pay a 30.4% higher top tax rate

Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

have 2.1 times more children

In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.8% less likely to be literate

In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 29.8% less likely to have internet access

In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

spend 31.7% less on education

Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.0% more on healthcare

Latvia 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.

see 38.4% less coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.