Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

live 4.6 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.1 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 57.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 53.3% lower top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 4.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 47.6% more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 23.9% less likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 63.2% more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 58.5% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 70.1% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.

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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