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

Health

be 88.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 5.3 years longer

In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.4 times more money

Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 58.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Gambia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

be 11.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Gambia, 53.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 79.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gambia, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 43.4% more likely to be literate

In Gambia, the literacy rate is 58.1% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 29.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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.

have 21.6% fewer children

In Gambia, there are approximately 27.3 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 51.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Gambia, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 31% 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 54.5% more likely to have internet access

In Gambia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 10.7% more on education

Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Gambia spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 5.0 times more coastline

Gambia has a total of 80 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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