Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 5.2 times more likely to be obese

In Nepal, 4.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

Nepal has a GDP per capita of $4,700 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 74.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Nepal, 10.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Nepal, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 44.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nepal, approximately 174.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.0% more likely to be literate

In Nepal, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

have 22.1% more children

In Nepal, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 26.2% less on education

Nepal spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 25.0% more on healthcare

Nepal spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

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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