Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 89.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 7.0 years longer

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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

make 4.4 times more money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 81.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

Life

be 72.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 35.0% more likely to be literate

In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 34.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Haiti, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 30.8% more likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 97.0% more on healthcare

Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 77.4% less coastline

Haiti has a total of 1,771 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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