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

Health

live 2.8 years less

In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 88.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Grenada, 24.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

make 20.1% less money

Grenada has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Grenada, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 60.9% more children

In Grenada, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Grenada, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.5% less likely to be literate

In Grenada, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2014. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Grenada, approximately 9.4 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 34.6% less likely to have internet access

In Grenada, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 13.9% less on education

Grenada spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 12.1% more on healthcare

Grenada spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.3 times more coastline

Grenada has a total of 121 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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