Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.7 years less

In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 64.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 85.7% lower top tax rate

Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 75.9% less money

Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 3.0 times more children

In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 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 Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.0% less likely to be literate

In Italy, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 8.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 32.0% less likely to have internet access

In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 27.9% less on education

Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 32.3% less on healthcare

Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 94.7% less coastline

Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

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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