Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 18.8% less likely to be obese

In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 0.8 years less

In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 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

make 21.7% more money

Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 75.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 81.6% lower top tax rate

Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 12.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 28.2% more children

In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 35.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 36.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Morocco, approximately 19.2 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 40.5% less likely to have internet access

In Morocco, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 37.7% less on education

Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 17.0% more on healthcare

Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 78.2% less coastline

Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, 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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