Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 51.4% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
be 9.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 5.3 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 18.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.
make 73.8% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 28.8% more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.1% less likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.
be 42.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 46.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guatemala, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 26.0% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.1% less on education
Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 38.7% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.0% less coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
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