Quality of life comparison

be 63.7% less likely to be obese

In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

be 7.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

live 9.0 years less

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

be 26.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.

make 67.9% less money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2020.

be 17.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guinea, that number is 2.7% as of 2017.

pay a 5.7 times higher top tax rate

Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 59.7% more children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea, there are 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea, 576.0 women do as of 2017.

be 51.0% less likely to be literate

In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Guinea, it is 39.6% as of 2018.

be 89.6% 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 Guinea, on the other hand, 49.6 children do as of 2022.

be 50.0% 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 Guinea, that number is 46% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 24% 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 Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2020.

be 10.3% 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 Guinea, that number is 85% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 33.3% less on education

Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 35.5% less on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.

see 20.0% less coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.