Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alabama instead of Guatemala, you would:
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Alabama, the GDP per capita is $49,225 as of 2024.
be 15.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Alabama, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 68.4% more likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Alabama, about 85.9% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.