Country profile
Guatemala
Guatemala ranks #69 of 215 for population, #126 of 209 for gdp per capita, #127 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
18M
people · 2024
Rank #69 of 215
Life expectancy
72.7
years · 2024
Rank #127 of 216
Poverty headcount
9.7%
% of population · 2023
Rank #66 of 186
Under-5 mortality
20.5
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #101 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
43.8%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #183 of 232
Tobacco use
11.9%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #121 of 163
Calorie supply
2,823
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #116 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
594,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #119 of 203
GDP per capita
$6,150
current US$ · 2024
Rank #126 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.87
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #109 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
150
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #83 of 210
Forest area
32.6%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #118 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
21.6
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #123 of 248
Protected areas
10.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #143 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
1.08
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #155 of 210
Fertilizer use
112
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #52 of 194
Pesticide use
4.74
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #59 of 193
Cereal yield
2.24
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #114 of 182
Digital
Internet users
60.2%
% of population · 2024
Rank #151 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
5.34
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #169 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
113
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #135 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #46 of 215
Renewable electricity output
60.6%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #58 of 257
Energy use per person
5,010
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #147 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.64
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #61 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Guatemala; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield