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Guatemala

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: Guatemala City264,184 observations
Population
18.69M
world rank #69 / 217
GDP
123.31B
world rank #67 / 186
GDP / capita
12,986.5
world rank #111 / 185
Life expectancy
72.7
world rank #128 / 217

Governance

585 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile28.7#159Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile33.7#173Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile62.3#119Rule of Law0-100 percentile40.4#162
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,394 indicators
GDPcurrent US$123.31B#67GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $12,986.5#111GDP growth%4.3%#65Inflation%1.5%#45
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$15.56B#87Merchandise importscurrent US$34.61B#69Exports of goods & services% GDP15.6%#122Imports of goods & services% GDP31%#95
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,253 indicators
Life expectancyyears72.7#128Infant mortalityper 1k births17.2#82Maternal mortalityper 100k94#56Health spending% GDP6.8%#88
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,780 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross49.6%#103Education spending% GDP3.1%#35Adult literacy%82.1%#24Primary enrollment% gross101.5%#51
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,232 indicators
Populationpeople18.69M#69Population growth%1.5%#70Urban population%56.3%#126Fertility ratebirths/woman2.3#86
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

281 indicators
Electricity access% pop90.9%#29Renewable energy share%62.1%#32Forest area% land32.6%#102Electric power consumptionkWh per capita733.1#116
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

223 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop80.4%#37Electricity access, urban% urban pop99.2%#8Energy use per capitakg oil eq.934.9#94Electricity from coal% of output16.8%#46
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

375 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area20.1%#73Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources3%#58Capture fisheries productiontonnes14,207.6#137
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

319 indicators
Agricultural land% land area43%#87Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,821.7#129Aquaculture productiontonnes25,772.6#59Food production index2014-16 = 100107.9#89
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

588 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people112.5#96Secure internet serversper 1M people109.1#165Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people10.8#74
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,311 indicators
Gini indexindex45.2#45Extreme poverty% pop9.7%#33Internet users% pop60.2%#133Homicide rateper 100k23.4#73
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

394 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths8#7INFORM risk score0-105.8#46Hazard & exposure0-106.1#53Vulnerability0-106.4#52
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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