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In Guatemala in 2010, 31% of the female population was illiterate. [32] In rural Guatemala, 70.5% are poor; women are more likely to be poor in the more rural areas. [33] Gammage argues that women in poor households engage more in domestic tasks and undertake more household maintenance, social reproduction and care work than men. [34]
While there is a positive GDP growth of 4.5 percent in that same fiscal year in Guatemala, [1] it has done little to reduce poverty. With economic growth bearing no absolute causality on poverty reduction, there is a need for the social determinants of poverty to be looked into. According to Vlahov, et al.,
Guatemala: 0.629 0.627 0.663 ... List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty; List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP growth;
Poverty lines for other sets of countries have also been revised upwards. The poverty line for lower middle-income countries (LMICs) has moved to US$3.65 from US$3.20, while the poverty line for upper middle-income countries (UMICs) has moved to US$6.85 from US$5.50. [6]
The Municipality of Guatemala City created the Municipal Water Company (Empresa Municipal de Agua) (EMPAGUA) in 1972 to manage Guatemala City’s sewage and water services. Today it is the largest municipal water provider in the country. [13] XELAGUA manages the water supplies in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala’s second largest city. [8]
The highest-scoring city in each state was determined to be its poorest big city. All data was collected and is up to date as of Jun. 4, 2024. All data was collected and is up to date as of Jun. 4 ...
Image credits: Competitive_Bag3933 #2. Being poor is very expensive. For example, if you're unable to afford to pay a speeding ticket, it will accrue late fees, making it even harder to pay off.
The Islamic community in Guatemala is growing, and is projected to include at least 2,000 believers by 2030. [37] There is a mosque in Guatemala City called the Islamic Da'wah Mosque of Guatemala (Spanish: Mezquita de Aldawaa Islámica). The president of the Islamic Community of the country is Jamal Mubarak.