Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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.
Economy
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 78.9% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
be 59.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 15.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 38.9% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.2% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.5% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
El Salvador: At a glance
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