Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 8.4 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 5.1 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

Life

be 45.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 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.

have 23.6% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 64.0% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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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