Quality of life comparison

make 72.9% less money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 14.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

pay a 30.4% higher top tax rate

Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

have 2.0 times more children

In Latvia, 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 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 10.8% less likely to be literate

In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2018. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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.

be 38.8% less likely to have internet access

In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

spend 19.0% less on education

Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 38.4% less coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.