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

Health

live 1.8 years less

In Hungary, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 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 16.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Hungary, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

make 73.4% less money

Hungary has a GDP per capita of $35,400 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Hungary, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Hungary has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 87.9% more children

In Hungary, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Hungary, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.1% less likely to be literate

In Hungary, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hungary, approximately 4.6 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 29.5% less likely to have internet access

In Hungary, approximately 89.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 14.6% less on education

Hungary spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 35.6% more on healthcare

Hungary spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, 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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