If you lived in El Salvador instead of Estonia, you would:

Health

live 2.5 years less

In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 16.0% more likely to be obese

In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 77.2% less money

Estonia has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 41.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Estonia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate

Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.0 times more children

In Estonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Estonia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 10.7% less likely to be literate

In Estonia, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Estonia, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 42.8% less likely to have internet access

In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 34.6% less on education

Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 91.9% less coastline

Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

El Salvador: At a glance

El Salvador is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 20,721 sq km. El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.
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