Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 45.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
pay a 13.3% higher top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.0% 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.9% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Venezuela, about 72.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 61.8% less on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 25.0% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 9.1 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to El Salvador? See an in-depth size comparison.