Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 74.8% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
be 48.0% less likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 97.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 37.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.3% less likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 44.4% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.3% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 47.2 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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