Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 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.
be 18.5% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 23.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.
make 26.4% less money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
be 55.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 35.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.1% less likely to be literate
In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.
be 20.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 89.5% more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 72.8% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 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, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
El Salvador: At a glance
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