Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
be 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.
pay a 76.7% lower top tax rate
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.
be 6.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.
Life
be 44.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.
have 44.6% more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.2% less likely to be literate
In Indonesia, the literacy rate is 96.0% as of 2020. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.
be 32.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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 17.7% less likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 11.4% less on education
Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 91.2% more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Guatemala: At a glance
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