Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 13.4 years less

In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.5 times more likely to be obese

In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 15.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Singapore, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

pay a 68.2% lower top tax rate

Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 91.5% less money

Singapore has a GDP per capita of $108,000 as of 2022, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2022.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 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 Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.6% less likely to be literate

In Singapore, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2019. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 16.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 44.0% less likely to have internet access

In Singapore, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 10.7% more on education

Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.1 times more coastline

Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, 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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