Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.6 years less

In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 58.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 87.6% lower top tax rate

Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 69.5% less money

Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 2.6 times more children

In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 8.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.1% less likely to be literate

In Portugal, the literacy rate is 95.9% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 10.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 37.8% less likely to have internet access

In Portugal, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 38.0% less on education

Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 38.7% less on healthcare

Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 77.7% less coastline

Portugal has a total of 1,793 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 e Aduaneira.

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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