Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
live 9.7 years longer
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.1 times more money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.
be 66.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.
pay a 7.0 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
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 Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.1% more likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 83.3% as of 2021. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.
be 87.9% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 66.8% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 47.1% more likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 38.7% more on education
Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.7% more on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 19.0 times more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Italy: At a glance
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