Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 29.8% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 1.4 years less

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 37.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 65.0% lower top tax rate

Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 98.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 34.6% more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.9% less likely to be literate

In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 42.0% less likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 45.6% less on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 71.1% more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 64.6% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration, Fiji Revenue & Customs 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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