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🇬🇹 Guatemala

Republic of Guatemala

GTM GT Q Guatemalan quetzal (GTQ)

Every statistic we track for Guatemala — 122 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$16,021

#114 of 191

Life expectancy

72.3 yrs

#99 of 188

Happiness score

6.53

#42 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.52

#57 of 179

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All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 38.3% #125/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 38.3% #125/139 2024
Bank Branches 21.9 #33/153 2024
Big Mac Price 4.3 #32/53 2026
Currency Valuation vs USD (Big Mac) -29.7% #32/53 2026
Current Account Balance 3.2% #45/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 18.1% #108/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 22.6% #89/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 7.8 #100/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 9.7% #4/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -2.2% #71/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 128.9 #68/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 303.2 #69/191 2026
GDP per Capita 6,810 #112/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 7,969 #105/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 16,021 #114/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 1% #165/184 2019
Government Debt 27.6% #159/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 45.2 #6/57 2023
Income per Person 5,592 #116/183 2018
Income per Person 5,592 #116/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.6% #132/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 13.1 #92/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 26.7% #99/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 3.3% #77/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 3.9% #55/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #67/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 146,224,632,616 #75/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.3 #86/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 573,000 #18/38 2025
Median Age 23.8 #173/235 2026
Population 15.5 #67/229 2013
Population 18.9 #64/191 2026
Population Density 177 #81/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 34,994 #40/195 2025
Urban Population 56% #135/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #47/214 2023
Internet Users 60.2% #135/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 115.2 #98/209 2022
Read News Online 39.7% #39/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 26.5% #77/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 2.9 #136/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 2.1 #73/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 7.4% #74/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 32.2% #147/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 17.9 #75/191 2023
Life Expectancy 72.3 #99/188 2013
Life Expectancy 71.5 #111/186 2020
Suicide Rate 5.3 #125/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 11.4% #131/167 2022
Undernourishment 11.8% #49/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 58 #145/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 83% #26/31 2023
Education Spending (QoG) 3.1% #74/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 6.3 #124/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 344 #75/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 374 #67/79 2022
PISA Science Score 373 #72/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 1.1 #138/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 935 #94/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 68.3% #45/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.8 #86/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.7 #73/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1 #151/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 25 #145/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 25 #144/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #60/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #86/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #63/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #73/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 46 #123/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #47/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.7 #104/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.9 #165/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 1 #14/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #57/179 2025
Military Spending 0.5% #138/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #57/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.6 #73/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 42.3 #133/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.7 #68/179 2025
Satisfaction with Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 28% #9/17 2024
Support for Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 35% #17/17 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.5 #117/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 43.2 #125/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 20.4 #21/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 12.6 #93/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 80.8% #106/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 51.6% #52/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 4.3 #52/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 19.2% #99/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 14.2% #23/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.8 #31/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 46.5 #106/141 2023
World Risk Index 11.4 #45/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 72.4% #57/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.5 #42/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1 #31/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.5 #91/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #102/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.4 #124/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #94/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.2 #91/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.7 #137/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 9.9% #85/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 86.7% #47/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 87.3% #35/143 2018
Individualism 6 #65/65 2010
Interpersonal Trust (Latinobarómetro) 15% #8/17 2024
Masculinity 37 #53/65 2010
Power Distance 95 #3/65 2010
Secular Values 0.4 #23/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.5 #16/64 2022
Signed a Petition 14.6% #67/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 3.9% #106/120 2017
Trust in government 4.1 #95/123 2017
Trust in parliament 3.6 #132/151 2017
Trust in political parties 3.2 #93/120 2017
Trust in Science 60.3% #122/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 45% #131/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4 #137/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 101 #3/65 2010

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