Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 54.7% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
live 10.7 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 56.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
be 35.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
make 60.7% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 84.2% more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.5% less likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 64.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guatemala, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 33% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 48.0% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 21.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guatemala, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.3% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.8% less coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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