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| Guatemala Statistics |
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| General Population Statistics, Guatemala vs. the United States |
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Guatemala |
United States |
| Surface area |
109,000 km2
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9,364,000 km2
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Total population
1995
2005 |
11 million
14.5 million |
263 million
296 million |
| Average annual pop. growth rate, 2005 |
2.7% |
.092% |
| Life expectancy at birth, 2005 |
65 years |
77 years |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2005 |
35.9 |
6.5 |
Total Fertility Rate
# of children born per woman, 2005 |
4.53 |
2.08 |
| % of people with access to safe water, 2002 |
95% |
100% |
| Average Annual Growth Rate of Urban Population, 1990-2003 |
3.6% |
1.6% |
| % People living on less than $1/day, 2002 |
16% |
Not available |
| % Labor force in agriculture, 2004 |
50% |
.7% |
| % Labor force in industry, 2004 |
15% |
22.4% |
| % Females in labor force, 1995 |
26% |
46% |
| Adult illiteracy, 2004 |
25% male/37% female
(75% rural areas) |
Both less than 5% (according to UNESCO) |
| % share of income or consumption by lowest 10% of population |
1.6% (1997) |
1.8% (1997) |
| % share of income by highest 10% of pop. |
46% (1997) |
30.5% (1997) |
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| Education: School enrollment as a percentage of age group, 1998-2003 |
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Guatemala |
U.S. |
Primary |
Female
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83 |
99 |
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Male |
79 |
98 |
| Secondary |
Female |
38 |
92 |
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Male |
41 |
94 |
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These statistics average the data from the entire population of Guatemala. Generally speaking, the Mayan people fare significantly worse than the non-indigenous population for all social and economic indicators. It is also important to understand that a majority of the money is in the hands of very few elites, which means that statistics for the average population are more extreme.
Primary Source: UNICEF, www.unicef.org |
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