Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 18.8% less likely to be obese

In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 10.4 years less

In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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

be 20.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 86.0% lower top tax rate

Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 73.7% less money

Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 12.0% more children

In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 32.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.8% less likely to be literate

In Israel, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2011. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 7.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 43.3% less likely to have internet access

In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 56.3% less on education

Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 21.7% less on healthcare

Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 46.5% more coastline

Israel has a total of 273 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, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.

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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