Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

Economy

be 18.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Russia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 46.2% lower top tax rate

Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 68.1% less money

Russia has a GDP per capita of $39,800 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 5.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Russia, 11.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Russia, 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 6.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Russia, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.4% less likely to be literate

In Russia, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Russia, approximately 6.4 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 42.0% less likely to have internet access

In Russia, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 16.2% less on education

Russia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 14.5% less on healthcare

Russia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.9% less coastline

Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, 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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