Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Romania, you would:
Economy
make 71.9% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
pay a 87.5% higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Romania, 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 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 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 Romania, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.3% more on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 36.4% more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 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, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
El Salvador: At a glance
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