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

Health

be 90.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 1.5 years longer

In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.0 times more money

Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 66.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

Life

be 76.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 21.5% more likely to be literate

In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 36.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Togo, approximately 41.2 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.

have 29.9% fewer children

In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Togo, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

be 27.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (94% in urban areas, and 60% 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 34.0% less on education

Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 7.1 times more coastline

Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.


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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