If you lived in Guatemala instead of Angola, you would:

Health

be 88.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.8% 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 Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 35.5% more money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 65.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 58.8% lower top tax rate

Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 83.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 60.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 13.6% more likely to be literate

In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 55.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 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 46.6% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% 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 38.9% more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

be 42.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% 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 83.3% more on education

Angola spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 75.0% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

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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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