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

Health

be 29.2% less likely to be obese

In Ohio, 39.5% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 35.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Ohio, 4.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guatemala, that number is 2.6% as of 2025.

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be 4.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ohio, 12.8% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Guatemala, however, that number is 56.0% as of 2023.

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make 89.1% less money

Ohio has a GDP per capita of $60,669 as of 2024, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $6,598 as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 32.3% less likely to have internet access

In Ohio, approximately 89.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Guatemala, about 60.2% do as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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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