Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Florida instead of El Salvador, you would:
Economy
be 57.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 27.2% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Florida, however, that number is 11.5% as of 2023.
make 10.0 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $5,767 as of 2025, while in Florida, the GDP per capita is $57,636 as of 2024.
be 33.3% more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Florida, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 36.0% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 66.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Florida, about 90.4% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
