Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Guatemala, you would:

Health

live 1.7 years longer

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Marshall Islands, that number is 52.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 52.4% less money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2019.

be 15.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.

Life

be 21.7% more likely to be literate

In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Marshall Islands, it is 98.3% as of 2011.

be 17.3% less 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 22.0% less likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Marshall Islands, about 39.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 2.9 times more on education

Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Marshall Islands spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Marshall Islands, that number is 16.3% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Marshall Islands: At a glance

Marshall Islands (sometimes abbreviated RMI) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 181 sq km. After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.
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