Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 20.8% more likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 44.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Venezuela, that number is 6.9% as of 2018.
pay a 4.9 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 20.2% more likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Venezuela, it is 97.1% as of 2016.
be 32.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
be 31.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
have 22.7% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 44.0% more likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Venezuela, about 72.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 60.6% less on education
Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 12.9% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.0 times more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Guatemala? See an in-depth size comparison.