Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.1 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 64.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 88.1% lower top tax rate

Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 69.2% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

Life

have 84.5% more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.8% less likely to be literate

In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 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 47.4% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 50.0% less on education

Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 5.8 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.

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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