Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 10.2% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

live 2.7 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 76.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 12.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate

Algeria 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 16.1% less money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 4.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 44.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 38.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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.

have 15.3% fewer children

In Algeria, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 11.3% less likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 41.4% less on education

Algeria spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 57.1% more on healthcare

Algeria spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 69.2% less coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 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, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.

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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