Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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
be 55.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
make 55.7% less money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $18,300 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate
Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 59.7% more children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 29.5% less likely to have internet access
In Montenegro, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.3% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 8.3% 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, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.
El Salvador: At a glance
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