Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 72.6% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
be 40.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 14.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Malawi, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2019.
make 86.6% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 86.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malawi, that number is 5.0% as of 2023.
pay a 4.3 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Malawi, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 24.3% more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malawi, there are 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malawi, 381.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.2% less likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 83.3% as of 2021. In Malawi, it is 67.3% as of 2021.
be 27.7% 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 Malawi, on the other hand, 33.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 85.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guatemala, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 14% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 52.9% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malawi, about 24.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 16.9% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Malawi: At a glance
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