Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
see 72.9% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guatemala spends $935 as of 2023.
have 80.5% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guatemala has 12.8 as of 2020.
have 23.4% less access to essential health services
Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guatemala scores 59 as of 2021.
Economy
be 69.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guatemala, that number is 2.6% as of 2025.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guatemala, however, that number is 56.0% as of 2023.
make 75.5% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $6,598 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 20.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 18.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guatemala, 94.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 17.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.2% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guatemala, about 60.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.0% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.1% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
Safety
be 27.8 times more likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 72.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guatemala, they kill 12.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 71.8% less strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guatemala withdraws 6% as of 2022.
find 88.0% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guatemala has 5.3 as of 2024.
use 84.4% less electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Guatemala uses 733 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 78.0% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guatemala emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 73.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guatemala, it causes 40.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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