Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 12.3% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 1.1 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 84.5% more money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 99.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 92.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.4% more likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Turkmenistan, it is 99.7% as of 2015.
be 43.7% 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 Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 37.6 children do as of 2022.
have 21.6% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 49.4% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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