Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
see 84.5% more spent on your healthcare
Sri Lanka spends $507 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guatemala spends $935 as of 2023.
have 12.8% more doctors per person
Sri Lanka has 11.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Guatemala has 12.8 as of 2020.
be 66.5% less likely to die by suicide
Sri Lanka has a suicide rate of 14.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.9 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guatemala, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2024.
have 11.9% less access to essential health services
Sri Lanka scores 67 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guatemala scores 59 as of 2021.
Economy
be 35.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guatemala, that number is 2.6% as of 2025.
make 31.9% more money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $5,002 as of 2025, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $6,598 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 20.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 18.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Guatemala, 94.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.5% less likely to be literate
In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.7% as of 2024. In Guatemala, it is 82.1% as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 5.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 17.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% more likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 54.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guatemala, about 60.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 68.3% more on education
Sri Lanka spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 84.8% more on healthcare
Sri Lanka spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 70.1% less coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
Infrastructure
live with 93.7% less strain on fresh water
Sri Lanka withdraws 91% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guatemala withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 13.8% more electricity
Sri Lanka uses 644 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Guatemala uses 733 kWh as of 2023.
find 37.0% less home broadband
Sri Lanka has 8.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guatemala has 5.3 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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