Quality of life comparison

be 16.2% less likely to be obese

In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 8.8 years less

In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 37.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Ireland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 85.4% lower top tax rate

Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 89.0% less money

Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 4.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

have 92.8% more children

In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 19.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 7.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 46.3% less likely to have internet access

In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

see 72.4% less coastline

Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.