Quality of life comparison

be 99.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In South Africa, 19.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 7.6 years longer

In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 25.1% less likely to be obese

In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

be 90.3% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 84.4% lower top tax rate

South Africa has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2017. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 11.2% less money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $14,300 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 South Africa, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

be 24.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In South Africa, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

have 20.9% more children

In South Africa, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.3% less likely to be literate

In South Africa, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2019. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 14.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In South Africa, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 29.2% less likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

spend 53.0% less on education

South Africa spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 24.4% less on healthcare

South Africa spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 85.7% less coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.