Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.9 years less

In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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

pay a 78.1% lower top tax rate

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

make 71.2% less money

Poland has a GDP per capita of $44,100 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 5.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 48.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.5% less likely to be literate

In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 6.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 40.0% less likely to have internet access

In Poland, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 40.4% less on education

Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Superintendence of the Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland.

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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