If you lived in El Salvador instead of Croatia, you would:

Health

live 1.8 years less

In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 13.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

pay a 36.4% lower top tax rate

Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 69.4% less money

Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 24.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Croatia, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 10.3% less likely to be literate

In Croatia, the literacy rate is 99.3% as of 2015. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 38.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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 29.5% less likely to have internet access

In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 12.8% less on education

Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 94.7% less coastline

Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

El Salvador: At a glance

El Salvador is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 20,721 sq km. El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.
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