If you lived in Guatemala instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

Health

be 93.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 10.8 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.5 times more money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 93.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

be 45.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 74.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 45.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 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.

have 29.8% fewer children

In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 27.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 5.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

be 12.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 15.4% less on education

Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 3.0 times more on healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.


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

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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