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

Health

be 5.2 times more likely to be obese

In Nepal, 4.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.2 times more money

Nepal has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 23.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Nepal, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Nepal, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 48.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nepal, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 19.0% more likely to be literate

In Nepal, the literacy rate is 67.9% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

have 27.4% more children

In Nepal, there are approximately 17.5 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 31.6% more likely to have internet access

In Nepal, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% less on education

Nepal spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 37.8% more on healthcare

Nepal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.


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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