Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.1 years less

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 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 70.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

make 81.4% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $68,100 as of 2021, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 3.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 58.5% more children

In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.7% less likely to be literate

In Greenland, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2015. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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 26.6% less likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 69.6% less on education

Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 99.1% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 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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