Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 80.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.
pay a 74.5% lower top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.
make 40.4% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.
be 14.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.
Life
have 60.0% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 58.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.3% less likely to be literate
In Brazil, the literacy rate is 93.2% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.
be 96.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 38.3% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.9% less on education
Brazil spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 35.4% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.7% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Guatemala: At a glance
How big is Guatemala compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.