Quality of life comparison

live 7.2 years less

In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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.

pay a 22.1% lower top tax rate

Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 86.1% less money

Norway has a GDP per capita of $67,500 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

have 64.4% more children

In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 21.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Norway, approximately 2.3 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.

be 36.4% less likely to have internet access

In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

spend 30.5% less on education

Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 13.2% less on healthcare

Norway spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 98.8% less coastline

Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.