Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.8 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $47,300 as of 2020.
be 46.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Finland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2019.
pay a 72.0% higher top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Finland, the top tax rate is 51.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 82.5% 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 Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.
have 41.7% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Finland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 67.3% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Finland, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 85.3% more on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Finland spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 27.8% more on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.1 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Finland: At a glance
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