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

Health

be 84.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 11.6 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 71.4% more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 86.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 70.8% lower top tax rate

Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 47.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 89.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 30.3% more likely to be literate

In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 53.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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.

have 34.7% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 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 48.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 38.9% more likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

be 15.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 53.1% less coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Superintendence of the Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.

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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