Quality of life comparison

live 9.0 years longer

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

make 5.0 times more money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 79.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

pay a 7.7 times higher top tax rate

Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 94.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guatemala, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 87.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 49.5% fewer children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 78.4% more likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 2.2 times more on education

Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 70.8% more on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 83.4% less coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.