If you lived in Guatemala instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

Health

live 0.8 years less

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 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 79.7% more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 40.0% more money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 74.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

be 69.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 20.8% more children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 63.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 58.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 11.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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.

Basic Needs

be 23.1% less likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 29.8% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 26.5% more on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 58.5% less coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 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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