Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of New York, you would:
Economy
be 40.9% less likely to be unemployed
In New York, 4.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guatemala, that number is 2.6% as of 2025.
be 4.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In New York, 13.3% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Guatemala, however, that number is 56.0% as of 2023.
make 92.8% less money
New York has a GDP per capita of $91,992 as of 2024, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $6,598 as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 32.9% less likely to have internet access
In New York, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Guatemala, about 60.2% do as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
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