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

Health

live 4.4 years less

In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 12.8% more likely to be obese

In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate

Cyprus 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 78.5% less money

Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 55.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

Life

have 69.1% more children

In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 7.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 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 Cyprus, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2015. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 45.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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 39.6% less likely to have internet access

In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 41.4% less on education

Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 52.6% less coastline

Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

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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