El Salvador vs Italy: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
6.58
in 2025
Italy
6.57
in 2025
El Salvador rank
36th
Italy rank
37th
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Italy
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 6.58 against 6.57 in Italy, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Italy ahead.
El Salvador ranks 36th and Italy ranks 37th of 157 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.09 | 6.14 | 0.0455 | Italy |
| 2020s | 6.31 | 6.44 | 0.1377 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Italy?
- El Salvador, at 6.58 against 6.57 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Italy?
- 0.01, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Italy?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Italy rank globally for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and Italy ranks 37th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.