Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 17.2% less likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 64.8% more money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 51.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 79.4% lower top tax rate

Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 79.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 62.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

have 28.1% more children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.6% less likely to be literate

In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 47.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 35.2% less likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on education

Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 71.1% more on healthcare

Venezuela 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 85.7% less coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, 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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