Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 61.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
pay a 49.2% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 77.2% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.
Life
have 47.4% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 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 35.1% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 25.5% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 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 di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
El Salvador: At a glance
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