Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Bhutan, you would:
Health
be 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 52.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Bhutan, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.
be 4.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bhutan, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.
Life
be 17.5% more likely to be literate
In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 70.9% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.
have 39.9% more children
In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Bhutan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 40.7% less likely to have internet access
In Bhutan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 55.7% less on education
Bhutan spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 47.7% more on healthcare
Bhutan spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guatemala: At a glance
How big is Guatemala compared to Bhutan? See an in-depth size comparison.