Quality of life comparison
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
How big is Guatemala compared to Nepal? See an in-depth size comparison.