If you lived in Guatemala instead of Central African Republic, you would:

Health

be 93.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Central African Republic, 2.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 17.4 years longer

In Central African Republic, the average life expectancy is 56 years (54 years for men, 57 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Central African Republic, 7.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 9.3 times more money

Central African Republic has a GDP per capita of $900 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 66.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Central African Republic, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

Life

be 88.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Central African Republic, approximately 829.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.2 times more likely to be literate

In Central African Republic, the literacy rate is 37.4% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 68.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Central African Republic, approximately 83.0 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 31.9% fewer children

In Central African Republic, there are approximately 32.8 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 30.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Central African Republic, approximately 3% of people have electricity access (7% in urban areas, and 0% 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 5.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Central African Republic, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

be 51.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Central African Republic, approximately 63% of people have improved drinking water access (84% in urban areas, and 48% 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 20.5% less on healthcare

Central African Republic spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 83.3% more on education

Central African Republic spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.


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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