Quality of life comparison

be 10.5% less likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 1.9 years less

In Nicaragua, 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.

make 58.6% more money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2022.

be 38.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 5.0% 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

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

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

have 30.5% more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 23.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 37.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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.

be 13.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% 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 14.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% 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.

be 10.5% less likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

spend 32.6% less on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 24.4% less on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 56.0% less coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.