Quality of life comparison

live 10.7 years less

In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 36.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 84.9% lower top tax rate

Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 83.9% less money

Iceland has a GDP per capita of $52,300 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 6.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

have 72.4% more children

In Iceland, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 23.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iceland, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 15.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Iceland, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

be 49.5% less likely to have internet access

In Iceland, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

spend 56.6% less on education

Iceland spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 27.9% less on healthcare

Iceland spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 92.0% less coastline

Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.