Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 95.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 3.2 years longer

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 100.0% more money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 94.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 76.7% lower top tax rate

Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 64.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 72.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

have 15.3% fewer children

In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

be 33.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 35.3% less on education

Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 34.8% more on healthcare

Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 25.4% less coastline

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

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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