Quality of life comparison

live 2.8 years longer

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 10.9% less likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

make 52.4% less money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 37.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate

Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

be 51.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 42.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 28.6% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

spend 15.0% less on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 22.0% more on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 76.2% less coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.