El Salvador vs Romania: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
6.58
in 2025
Romania
6.63
in 2025
El Salvador rank
36th
Romania rank
33rd
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 6.63 against 6.58 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 36th and Romania ranks 33rd of 157 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.09 | 5.6 | 0.4884 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.31 | 6.48 | 0.1745 | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 6.63 against 6.58 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Romania?
- 0.05, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and Romania ranks 33rd 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.