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

Health

live 2.1 years longer

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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

make 22.0% more money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 46.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

pay a 11.8% lower top tax rate

Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

be 35.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Venezuela, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 83.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 31.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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.

Basic Needs

be 19.9% less likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 3.2 times more on education

Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 89.0% less coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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 del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.

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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