Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 7.8 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.3 times more money

Wallis and Futuna has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2004, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 69.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Wallis and Futuna, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

Life

have 81.4% more children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 11.4% more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 3.1 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 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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