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

Health

be 15.2% less likely to be obese

In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In El Salvador, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.

live 7.7 years less

In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 18.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 81.6% less money

Australia has a GDP per capita of $51,100 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

Life

have 40.2% more children

In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 34.4% less likely to have internet access

In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 32.8% less on education

Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.8% less coastline

Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Ministry of Finance.

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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