Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 80.7% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 57.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
make 54.8% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
be 30.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 95.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.0% less likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
have 21.5% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.0% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.4% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 33.3% more on education
Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Guatemala? See an in-depth size comparison.