Quality of life comparison

live 4.0 years less

In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

be 20.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

make 35.4% less money

Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 7.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

have 43.8% more children

In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 79.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 17.3% less likely to be literate

In Maldives, the literacy rate is 97.7% as of 2016. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 20.6% less likely to have internet access

In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

spend 19.5% less on education

Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 22.5% less on healthcare

Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 37.9% less coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.