Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 4.9 years less

In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 12.2% more likely to be obese

In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 72.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Guatemala, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

make 58.7% less money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $22,300 as of 2022, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2022.

Life

have 43.6% more children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 15.9% less likely to be literate

In Antigua and Barbuda, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 83.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 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 46.9% less likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 18.4% less on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 16.1% more on healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.6 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 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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