Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
Health
be 27.7% more likely to be obese
In Kyrgyzstan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 78.7% more money
Kyrgyzstan has a GDP per capita of $4,700 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.
be 27.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Kyrgyzstan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kyrgyzstan, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.
Life
have 14.3% more children
In Kyrgyzstan, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 58.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.9% less likely to be literate
In Kyrgyzstan, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 38.9% less on education
Kyrgyzstan spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 37.8% more on healthcare
Kyrgyzstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guatemala: At a glance
How big is Guatemala compared to Kyrgyzstan? See an in-depth size comparison.