Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 23.1% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.4 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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 74.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
make 27.7% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Lebanon 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
have 35.7% more children
In Lebanon, 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 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
be 72.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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 27.6% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 23.8% more on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 36.4% more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 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, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
El Salvador: At a glance
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