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Guatemala

Guatemala / GT

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Guatemala in numbers.

Area108,890 kmยฒWorld # 107 โ†’Population18.7MWorld # 69 โ†’Population density171.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 67 โ†’Life expectancy72.7 yearsWorld # 126 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 6,598World # 123 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Guatemala across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area108,890 kmยฒWorld # 107 / 2023 โ†’Population18.7MWorld # 69 / 2025 โ†’Population density171.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 67 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,821World # 157 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.5%World # 70 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.3World # 86 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate20.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 70 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 196 / 2024 โ†’Median age22.6 yearsWorld # 177 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+5%World # 146 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1431%World # 67 / 2025 โ†’Urban population56.3%World # 137 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-8KWorld # 147 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 111 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.5%World # 194 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy72.7 yearsWorld # 126 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy59.3 yearsWorld # 127 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 110 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate11.2%World # 126 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 6,598World # 123 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 123.3BWorld # 68 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 15,197World # 122 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.3%World # 73 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.5%World # 141 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.6%World # 161 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment4.8%World # 162 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,151 hours/yearWorld # 39 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)45.2World # 17 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.1%World # 144 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people1.4 per million peopleWorld # 134 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0%World # 143 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.5 per million peopleWorld # 127 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,823 kcal/dayWorld # 118 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person54.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 101 / 2023 โ†’Rice production31.7K tWorld # 89 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production761.9 tWorld # 117 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production224.9K tWorld # 11 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area32.6%World # 102 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person733 kWh/personWorld # 116 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.1 tWorld # 158 / 2024 โ†’Internet use60.2%World # 150 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions112.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 115 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate23.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 19 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate22.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 54 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 153 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament20%World # 125 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals594KWorld # 118 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 298.5MWorld # 113 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites4 sitesWorld # 84 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2023 / 88.1%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryCrops and oils2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal2,079 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyQuetzalGTQDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country