Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

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

In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 6.4 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 23.3% more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 10.4% more money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 86.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 81.1% lower top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 55.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 11.9% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 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 76.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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.

Expenditures

spend 67.7% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 27.0% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 74.6% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 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, Inland Revenue Department.

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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