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

Health

be 23.4% less likely to be obese

In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

live 0.8 years less

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 48.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.

pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate

Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 71.5% less money

Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.

be 58.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.

Life

be 37.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 25.1% more children

In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 29.5% less likely to have internet access

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

Expenditures

spend 20.9% less on education

Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 67.4% more on healthcare

Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 95.7% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 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, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.

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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