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 2.7 times more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $4,700 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.
be 74.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 10.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.
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 44.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nepal, approximately 174.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.
be 17.0% more likely to be literate
In Nepal, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.
have 22.1% more children
In Nepal, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.2% less on education
Nepal spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Nepal spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
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.