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

Health

be 90.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 1.5 years longer

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 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 Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.5 times more money

Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 32.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

be 30.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Togo, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 75.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Togo, approximately 399.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 25.3% more likely to be literate

In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 36.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Togo, approximately 41.2 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.

have 30.7% fewer children

In Togo, there are approximately 30.9 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 73.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Togo, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 25% 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 45.7% more likely to have internet access

In Togo, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (94% in urban areas, and 60% 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 22.5% less on education

Togo spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 7.1 times more coastline

Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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