Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 10.5 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
be 25.9% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guatemala, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2024.
see 76.8% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guatemala spends $935 as of 2023.
have 66.3% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guatemala has 12.8 as of 2020.
have 30.6% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guatemala scores 59 as of 2021.
be 13.0% more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 25.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guatemala, that number is 2.6% as of 2025.
make 89.1% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $6,598 as of 2025.
Life
have 10.9% more children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 20.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 47.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guatemala, 94.0 women do as of 2023.
be 6.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 17.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.7% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guatemala, about 60.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.1% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 46.5% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
Safety
be 14.3 times more likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guatemala, they kill 12.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 95.7% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Guatemala withdraws 6% as of 2022.
find 81.7% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guatemala has 5.3 as of 2024.
use 89.8% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Guatemala uses 733 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 80.8% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guatemala emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guatemala, it causes 40.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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