Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 92.3% more likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 25.7% less likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
be 11.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.
pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
make 22.2% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 11.2% more likely to be literate
In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2018.
be 40.0% more 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 Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 38.2% less likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 11.1% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 41.2% more on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 31.3% more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Samoa: At a glance
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