Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years less
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 54.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% 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
Tunisia 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 16.5% less money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
be 50.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 15.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.
Life
have 22.2% more children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.6% less likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.4% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 73.3% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
El Salvador: At a glance
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