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

Health

live 1.3 years less

In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 83.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 53.3% lower top tax rate

Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 53.8% less money

Serbia has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Serbia, 23.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Serbia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 7.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 18.8% less likely to be literate

In Serbia, the literacy rate is 99.5% as of 2019. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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 35.9% less likely to have internet access

In Serbia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 28.7% less on healthcare

Serbia spends 8.7% 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: Superintendence of the Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.

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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