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

Health

be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 7.5 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.0 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 17.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

be 16.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 85.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 67.3% more likely to be literate

In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 41.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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.

have 39.0% fewer children

In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 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 7.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (18% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 92.3% more likely to have internet access

In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

be 13.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% 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 27.1% less on healthcare

Liberia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 43.5% more on education

Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 30.9% less coastline

Liberia has a total of 579 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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