Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Anguilla, you would:

Health

live 9.3 years less

In Anguilla, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 66.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Anguilla, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2002. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Anguilla, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 81.4% more children

In Anguilla, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 8.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Anguilla, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 37.5% less likely to have internet access

In Anguilla, approximately 81.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 22.5% less on education

Anguilla spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 6.6 times more coastline

Anguilla has a total of 61 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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