Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
be 11.7 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Vietnam has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 6.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In El Salvador, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 17.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 14.8 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.
have 13.9% more children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In El Salvador, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.4% less likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on education
Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. El Salvador spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 35.8% more on healthcare
Vietnam spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In El Salvador, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.1% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
El Salvador: At a glance
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