Quality of life comparison

be 54.7% less likely to be obese

In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 16.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 10.8 years less

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

be 31.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

make 59.5% less money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.

be 15.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.

have 42.4% more children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.

be 83.1% 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 21.7% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 72% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 82.0% less likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.

be 11.4% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 66.1% less on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 18.2% more on education

Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 57.8% less coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.