Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.3 years less

In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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.

be 24.9% more likely to be obese

In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 46.2% lower top tax rate

Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 85.5% less money

Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

be 82.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

Life

have 59.3% more children

In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 11.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Denmark, approximately 3.0 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 43.3% less likely to have internet access

In Denmark, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 56.4% less on education

Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 28.0% less on healthcare

Denmark spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 95.8% less coastline

Denmark has a total of 7,314 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, Danish Central Tax Administration.

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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