Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Serbia, you would:

Health

live 1.2 years longer

In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 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 14.4% more likely to be obese

In Serbia, 21.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 68.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Serbia, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.

make 53.9% less money

Serbia has a GDP per capita of $24,500 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.

be 25.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Serbia, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 94.3% more children

In Serbia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Serbia, approximately 10.0 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 Serbia, the literacy rate is 99.5% as of 2019. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Serbia, 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.

Basic Needs

be 22.2% less likely to have internet access

In Serbia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 13.9% more on education

Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 13.8% more on healthcare

Serbia spends 8.7% 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, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.

El Salvador: At a glance

El Salvador is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 20,721 sq km. El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.
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