Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.5 years less

In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 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

be 59.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

make 31.7% less money

Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 36.9% more children

In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 14.5% less likely to be literate

In Paraguay, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 12.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 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 21.9% less likely to have internet access

In Paraguay, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 13.9% less on healthcare

Paraguay spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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