Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 30.9% more money

Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 12.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Bolivia, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 46.2% lower top tax rate

Bolivia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 62.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bolivia, 36.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 40.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bolivia, approximately 161.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

have 21.6% more children

In Bolivia, there are approximately 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 17.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 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 22.7% less likely to have internet access

In Bolivia, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 68.4% less on education

Bolivia spends 9.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 17.7% less on healthcare

Bolivia spends 7.9% 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, Autoridad de Impugnación Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

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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