Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
be 12.0% less likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 72.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.
pay a 61.1% lower top tax rate
Ukraine has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.
make 21.6% less money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.
be 37.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 1.6% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.7% less likely to be literate
In Ukraine, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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 46.0% less likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 94.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 42.6% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 14.5% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 85.6% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Guatemala: At a glance
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