Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 33.8% less likely to be obese

In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 1.5 years less

In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 62.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 68.9% lower top tax rate

Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 25.3% less money

Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 99.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 14.0% more likely to be literate

In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 5.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 47.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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 29.2% less likely to have internet access

In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 24.0% more on education

Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 47.7% more on healthcare

Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 83.7% less coastline

Egypt has a total of 2,450 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, Egyptian Tax Authority.

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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