Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 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 71.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
make 30.2% less money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 16.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 1.6% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Ukraine 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 78.1% more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.9% less likely to be literate
In Ukraine, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 65.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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 33.3% less likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 94.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 30.3% more on healthcare
Ukraine spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.0% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 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 Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Ministry of Finance.
El Salvador: At a glance
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