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

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 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 17.1% more likely to be obese

In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 68.0% less money

Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $25,300 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 45.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

be 5.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kazakhstan, 4.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate

Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 36.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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.

have 16.2% more children

In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kazakhstan, approximately 10.0 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 Kazakhstan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2018. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

Basic Needs

be 36.0% less likely to have internet access

In Kazakhstan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 17.2% more on education

Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Kazakhstan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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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