Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of El Salvador, you would:
Economy
make 65.4% more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 50.0% more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
be 56.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 80.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
have 14.9% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 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 Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.4% more on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.4 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN).
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to El Salvador? See an in-depth size comparison.