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

Health

be 15.9% less likely to be obese

In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 2.2 years less

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 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

make 3.0 times more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 35.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

Life

be 31.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 82.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 48.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Guatemala, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 92.3% more likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 43.5% more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 82.4% more on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 84.2% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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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