Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 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 30.2% more likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 14.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 31.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
make 28.0% less money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $15,700 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 70.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Moldova has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.5% less likely to be literate
In Moldova, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
Basic Needs
be 17.4% less likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.9% less on education
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.6% more on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.8% 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: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, State tax Service.
El Salvador: At a glance
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