Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Oman, you would:
Health
be 21.5% less likely to be obese
In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
live 4.0 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 69.2% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Oman, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.6% less likely to be literate
In Oman, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.
be 81.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 14.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 47.4% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.9% less on education
Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 51.2% more on healthcare
Oman spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.9% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guatemala: At a glance
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