Poverty and inequality are some of the structural problems Guatemala faces. Inequality –
not only of income, but also of unequal access to health care, education and technology,
among other things – accounts for the discrepancy in the level of development reported for
different segments of the population. Poverty affects more than half the population, but is
mainly concentrated in rural communities. Social violence and insecurity, combined with
high levels of conflict and the polarization of Guatemalan society, are creating additional
obstacles to the country’s development. Alongside growing social challenges related to
mining and the exploitation of natural resources, respect for human rights and the exclusion
of indigenous populations, these problems impede efforts to draw up a national
development strategy. At the same time, they put further pressure on the health-care
system which has to cope with the consequences of violence and conflict (it has been
estimated that crime and violence cost the country 7% of its GDP in 2012).
Poverty and inequality are some of the structural problems Guatemala faces. Inequality –not only of income, but also of unequal access to health care, education and technology,among other things – accounts for the discrepancy in the level of development reported fordifferent segments of the population. Poverty affects more than half the population, but ismainly concentrated in rural communities. Social violence and insecurity, combined withhigh levels of conflict and the polarization of Guatemalan society, are creating additionalobstacles to the country’s development. Alongside growing social challenges related tomining and the exploitation of natural resources, respect for human rights and the exclusionof indigenous populations, these problems impede efforts to draw up a nationaldevelopment strategy. At the same time, they put further pressure on the health-caresystem which has to cope with the consequences of violence and conflict (it has beenestimated that crime and violence cost the country 7% of its GDP in 2012).
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