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

Health

be 98.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 15.8 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 8.5 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 23.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 78.1% lower top tax rate

Mozambique has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 28.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 24.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 31.4% more likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 63.4% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 57.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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.

have 41.4% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 3.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

be 29.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 50.8% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 14.5% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 83.8% less coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration, Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique.

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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