Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years less
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 81.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
be 60.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
Life
have 26.7% more children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 16.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 20.3% less likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 57.1% more on healthcare
Tunisia spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 73.3% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
El Salvador: At a glance
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