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

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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