Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 3.3 times more likely to be obese

In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 55.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Philippines, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 78.1% lower top tax rate

Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Philippines, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 21.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Philippines, approximately 121.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 16.1% less likely to be literate

In Philippines, the literacy rate is 96.3% as of 2019. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 17.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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.

Expenditures

spend 51.2% more on healthcare

Philippines 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 98.9% less coastline

Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

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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