Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.7 years longer

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 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.

be 5.4 times more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 38.0% more money

India has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 35.0% less likely to be unemployed

In India, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 80.3% lower top tax rate

India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 12.0% more likely to be literate

In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 13.6% less likely to die during infancy

In India, approximately 30.3 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.

have 32.1% more children

In India, there are approximately 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 10.9% more likely to have internet access

In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 31.1% less on education

India spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 94.3% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 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.

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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