Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 24.0% less likely to be obese

In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 5.3 years less

In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 90.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

make 15.2% less money

Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 60.6% more children

In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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 28.6% less likely to have internet access

In Dominica, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 34.0% less on education

Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 12.7% more on healthcare

Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.7 times more coastline

Dominica has a total of 148 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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