Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Guatemala instead of Kentucky, you would:

Economy

be 22.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Kentucky, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

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make 74.7% less money

Kentucky has a GDP per capita of $50,135 as of 2024, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 41.6% less likely to have internet access

In Kentucky, approximately 87.4% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Guatemala is 27.5% cheaper than Kentucky
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Size Comparison · See true size
Kentucky is around the same size as Guatemala.
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Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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