Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 44.1% less likely to be obese

In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 6.2 years less

In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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

make 75.0% less money

Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 30.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

Life

have 22.3% more children

In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 13.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.7% less likely to be literate

In Kuwait, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2020. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 49.0% less likely to have internet access

In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 53.0% less on education

Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 19.8% less coastline

Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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