Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 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.
Economy
be 31.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.
pay a 11.8% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 63.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In El Salvador, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 23.6% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 33.3% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.0% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
El Salvador: At a glance
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