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

Health

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

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

live 13.8 years longer

In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 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 3.5 times more likely to be obese

In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 7.1 times more money

Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

pay a 88.3% lower top tax rate

Chad has a top tax rate of 60.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Chad, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

be 40.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Chad, 42.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 3.1 times more likely to be literate

In Chad, the literacy rate is 26.8% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 60.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Chad, approximately 65.5 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.

be 52.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Chad, approximately 63.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

have 45.4% fewer children

In Chad, there are approximately 39.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 8.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Chad, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (43% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Chad, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

be 56.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 20.4% more on healthcare

Chad spends 5.4% 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, Superintendence of the Tax Administration, General Inspectorate of Finance.

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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