Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 32.3% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 34.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
make 60.4% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $28,500 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 33.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 23.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 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.
have 62.9% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 59.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.0% less likely to be literate
In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
Basic Needs
be 20.3% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% more on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 15.2% less coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Ministry of Finance.
El Salvador: At a glance
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