Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Faroe Islands, you would:

Health

live 8.4 years less

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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

make 82.2% less money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $71,500 as of 2022, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 23.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

be 5.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 43.6% more children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 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 47.7% less likely to have internet access

In Faroe Islands, approximately 97.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 59.2% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 64.2% less coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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