Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 99.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 13.2 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 28.5% more likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 91.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Swaziland, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 78.8% lower top tax rate

Swaziland has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 78.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 33.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 18.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 37.7% less on education

Swaziland spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, 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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