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Guatemala

Latin America & Caribbean ·Upper middle incomeGTM

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🌍Population
2024

18.4M

69th of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2025

$6,598

103rd of 186 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2024

72.7 yrs

128th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

1.11 t

138th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

2.6%

157th of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2025

1.5%

124th of 169 countries

⚖️Inequality
2023

34.1%

7th of 60 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2025

0.5%

138th of 150 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$392

102nd of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2024

60.2%

135th of 182 countries

⚡Electricity Access
2024

90.9%

160th of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.629

136th of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2023

9.7%

4th of 60 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2024

2.29

86th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

56.0%

137th of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2023

29.7 µg/m³

50th of 200 countries

🏛️Gov. Debt
2013

25.2%

38th of 52 countries

✈️Tourism
2020

594,000

76th of 132 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2024

20.5 / 1k

73rd of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2024

82.1%

24th of 29 countries

🌲Forest Area
2024

33.1%

104th of 209 countries

👴Aging Population
2025

5.0%

148th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2025

1.4%

117th of 184 countries

🚢Trade
2025

46.5%

110th of 138 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

17.6%

44th of 208 countries

🎒Education
2024

3.1%

35th of 40 countries

💸Remittances
2025

20.8%

8th of 131 countries

📱Mobile
2024

112.5

96th of 151 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

63.2%

54th of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2023

23.4 / 100k

11th of 83 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2025

20.0%

120th of 184 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

43 Mt

86th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

14.2

175th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Guatemala

  • ›In 2025, Guatemala ranks 8th out of 131 countries in remittances received (20.8%) — placing it in the top 6% globally.
  • ›In 2023, Guatemala ranks 4th out of 60 countries in poverty rate (9.7%) — placing it in the top 7% globally.
  • ›Guatemala records 0.5% in military spending (2025), ranking 138th out of 150 countries — in the bottom 8% globally.
  • ›In 2023, Guatemala ranks 7th out of 60 countries in income inequality (34.1%) — placing it in the top 12% globally.
  • ›Guatemala records 3.1% in education spending (2024), ranking 35th out of 40 countries — in the bottom 13% globally.

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