Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.4 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 24.0% more likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.1 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 84.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

pay a 53.3% lower top tax rate

Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 22.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 47.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 18.8% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 43.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 30.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 91.7% more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 51.2% more on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 79.0% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, 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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