Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Isle of Man, you would:

Health

live 9.1 years less

In Isle of Man, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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.

Economy

pay a 65.0% lower top tax rate

Isle of Man has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 85.0% less money

Isle of Man has a GDP per capita of $84,600 as of 2014, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Isle of Man, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Isle of Man, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Isle of Man, approximately 4.2 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.

Geography

see 2.5 times more coastline

Isle of Man has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Superintendence of the Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Income Tax Services, Isle of Man Government.

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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