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

Health

be 44.1% less likely to be obese

In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 6.2 years less

In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 83.2% less money

Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

Life

have 25.6% more children

In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 7.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 16.3% less likely to be literate

In Kuwait, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2020. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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.

Basic Needs

be 49.5% less likely to have internet access

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

Expenditures

spend 50.0% less on education

Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 12.7% more on healthcare

Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 19.8% less coastline

Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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