Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 34.8% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 4.3 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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

be 92.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 30.0% lower top tax rate

Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 18.4% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

Life

be 31.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 11.2% less likely to be literate

In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 77.4% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, 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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