Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
be 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 56.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.
pay a 76.7% lower top tax rate
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.
make 26.3% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $11,400 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.
be 6.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.
Life
be 46.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 177.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
have 45.8% more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 15.8% less likely to be literate
In Indonesia, the literacy rate is 96.0% as of 2020. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.
be 32.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 17.9% more on education
Indonesia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Guatemala: At a glance
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