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

Health

live 4.8 years less

In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 82.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Montenegro, 15.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 22.2% lower top tax rate

Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 54.3% less money

Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $27,800 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Montenegro, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 96.3% more children

In Montenegro, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.9% less likely to be literate

In Montenegro, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 8.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Montenegro, 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 37.8% less likely to have internet access

In Montenegro, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 43.0% less on healthcare

Montenegro spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 36.3% more coastline

Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro, 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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