Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 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.
Economy
be 46.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
pay a 31.2% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 91.5% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $132,400 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 52.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
Life
have 47.4% more children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, approximately 3.2 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 36.4% less likely to have internet access
In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 18.0% less on education
Luxembourg spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 70.7% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
El Salvador: At a glance
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