Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 10.2% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.7 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 40.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 24.3% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 58.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
be 38.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 12.7% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 44.3% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 16.1% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.2% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
El Salvador: At a glance
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