Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.2 years less

In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to be obese

In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 42.0% less likely to be unemployed

In China, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 84.4% lower top tax rate

China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 42.5% less money

China has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

Life

have 2.1 times more children

In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.9% less likely to be literate

In China, the literacy rate is 96.8% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In China, approximately 6.8 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 30.1% less likely to have internet access

In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 13.9% less on education

China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 16.1% more on healthcare

China 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 97.2% less coastline

China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Superintendence of the Tax Administration, The World Factbook, State Administration of Taxation.

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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