Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Economy
make 63.8% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
be 23.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
be 52.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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 21.4% less likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on education
Bulgaria spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.3% less coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Ministry of Finance.
El Salvador: At a glance
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