Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 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.
Economy
make 46.7% more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 50.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
be 19.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.
pay a 11.8% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 83.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 19.9% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% 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
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
El Salvador: At a glance
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