Quality of life comparison

be 17.8% less likely to be obese

In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 2.3 years less

In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 70.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Iran, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

make 21.6% less money

Iran has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

have 49.7% more children

In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 76.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Iran, approximately 14.8 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.

be 35.4% less likely to have internet access

In Iran, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

spend 13.9% less on education

Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 22.6% more on healthcare

Iran spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 83.6% less coastline

Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.