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

Health

be 39.6% less likely to be obese

In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 6.9 years less

In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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

make 88.8% less money

Qatar has a GDP per capita of $113,200 as of 2022, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 20.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Qatar, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Qatar, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.9% less likely to be literate

In Qatar, the literacy rate is 93.5% as of 2017. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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 49.0% less likely to have internet access

In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 54.8% more on healthcare

Qatar spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 29.0% less coastline

Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.


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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