Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 73.6% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
live 17.5 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
see 86.1% less spent on your healthcare
Guatemala spends $935 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.
have 93.4% fewer doctors per person
Guatemala has 12.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
have 50.8% less access to essential health services
Guatemala scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
Economy
be 59.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
be 20.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 56.0% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Chad, however, that number is 44.8% as of 2022.
make 84.5% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $6,598 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 20.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 94.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 67.4% less likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 82.1% as of 2024. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 17.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Chad, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 88.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guatemala, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 12% of people on average (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 79.0% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 60.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 44.0% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Guatemala, approximately 93% of people have access to drinking water (97% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 52% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.5% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Guatemala, road accidents kill 12.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 25.3% less strain on fresh water
Guatemala withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 98.1% less electricity
Guatemala uses 733 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Chad uses 14 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 87.4% less CO2
Guatemala emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Guatemala, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chad, it causes 95.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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