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

Health

be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 2.7 years longer

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.5 times more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

pay a 76.7% lower top tax rate

Tanzania has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 59.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 28.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

have 34.2% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% 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 59.4% more likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

be 31.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 71.1% more on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 71.9% less coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, 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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