Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 81.6% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 5.7 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 63.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
make 27.6% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in India, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2023.
be 53.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In India, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
pay a 5.1 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 10.7% less likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 83.3% as of 2021. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 15.8% more 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 India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
have 24.3% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 53.8% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 45.2% more on education
Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. India spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 17.5 times more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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