Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of New Zealand, you would:

Health

be 31.2% less likely to be obese

In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 9.6 years less

In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 27.5% less likely to be unemployed

In New Zealand, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 78.8% lower top tax rate

New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 74.0% less money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $48,800 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

Life

have 69.8% more children

In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 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 New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 7.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 46.9% less likely to have internet access

In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 48.3% less on education

New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 35.0% less on healthcare

New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 97.4% less coastline

New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, 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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