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

Health

live 1.2 years longer

In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 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 14.4% more likely to be obese

In Serbia, 21.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 50.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

make 55.5% less money

Serbia has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.0 times more children

In Serbia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 10.5% less likely to be literate

In Serbia, the literacy rate is 99.5% as of 2019. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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 Serbia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 17.2% less on healthcare

Serbia spends 8.7% 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, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.

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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