Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 9.5 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 82.5% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.1 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 66.3% less likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 29.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 86.5% higher top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 89.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 84.3% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 61.1% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 63.6% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.6% more on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.9 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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