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

Health

be 26.6% less likely to be obese

In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 34.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 80.0% lower top tax rate

Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 53.1% less money

Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 41.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 64.9% more children

In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 15.1% less likely to be literate

In Mexico, the literacy rate is 95.2% as of 2020. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 30.6% less likely to have internet access

In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 23.3% less on education

Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 14.8% more on healthcare

Mexico spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 95.7% less coastline

Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, 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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