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

Health

live 7.2 years less

In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 76.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Spain, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 76.6% less money

Spain has a GDP per capita of $40,200 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 30.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Spain, 20.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 33.0% less likely to have internet access

In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 10.9% less on education

Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 93.8% less coastline

Spain has a total of 4,964 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, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.

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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