Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.5 years longer

In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 71 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 58.9% less likely to be obese

In Tuvalu, 51.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tuvalu, 26.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Expenditures

spend 69.8% less on healthcare

Tuvalu spends 21.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 16.7 times more coastline

Tuvalu has a total of 24 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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