Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 97.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

be 3.7 times more likely to be obese

In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.1 times more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2022.

be 40.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

pay a 76.7% lower top tax rate

Malawi has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 17.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Malawi, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 74.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Malawi, approximately 381.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 23.8% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 21.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 19.5% fewer children

In Malawi, there are approximately 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 6.9 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 14% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Guatemala, that number is 98% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 20.4% more on healthcare

Malawi spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi 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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