Guatemala vs Mexico

Guatemala (North America) and Mexico (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Guatemala Mexico World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Guatemala: 256.81 Mexico: 355.08 World: 452.65 1961 Guatemala: 257.2 Mexico: 373.71 World: 471.93 1962 Guatemala: 265.21 Mexico: 388.46 World: 496.11 1963 Guatemala: 284.4 Mexico: 419.55 World: 525.19 1964 Guatemala: 284.2 Mexico: 480.7 World: 563.85 1965 Guatemala: 282.98 Mexico: 505.85 World: 601.89 1966 Guatemala: 287.28 Mexico: 544.94 World: 638.97 1967 Guatemala: 291.93 Mexico: 575.77 World: 664.4 1968 Guatemala: 314.67 Mexico: 615.92 World: 703.46 1969 Guatemala: 326.3 Mexico: 659.72 World: 761.11 1970 Guatemala: 352.79 Mexico: 699.01 World: 817.68 1971 Guatemala: 358.37 Mexico: 747.91 World: 884.88 1972 Guatemala: 369.76 Mexico: 836.57 World: 1,002 1973 Guatemala: 440.56 Mexico: 993.04 World: 1,201.53 1974 Guatemala: 528.57 Mexico: 1,256.1 World: 1,362.19 1975 Guatemala: 594.89 Mexico: 1,491.97 World: 1,488.94 1976 Guatemala: 697.06 Mexico: 1,465.5 World: 1,589.73 1977 Guatemala: 856.13 Mexico: 1,314.62 World: 1,766.28 1978 Guatemala: 925.18 Mexico: 1,604.41 World: 2,055.49 1979 Guatemala: 1,025.98 Mexico: 2,049.26 World: 2,335.19 1980 Guatemala: 1,141.81 Mexico: 3,054.62 World: 2,587.01 1981 Guatemala: 1,216.5 Mexico: 3,829.14 World: 2,628.62 1982 Guatemala: 1,203.97 Mexico: 2,620.96 World: 2,554.08 1983 Guatemala: 1,219.74 Mexico: 2,169.85 World: 2,561.17 1984 Guatemala: 1,241.04 Mexico: 2,506.31 World: 2,614.33 1985 Guatemala: 1,238.48 Mexico: 2,601.71 World: 2,690.59 1986 Guatemala: 896.06 Mexico: 1,756.94 World: 3,118.57 1987 Guatemala: 853.9 Mexico: 1,888.26 World: 3,487.88 1988 Guatemala: 919.07 Mexico: 2,278.81 World: 3,829.99 1989 Guatemala: 958.43 Mexico: 2,725.06 World: 3,930.51 1990 Guatemala: 847.69 Mexico: 3,154.47 World: 4,338.94 1991 Guatemala: 1,014.4 Mexico: 3,708.84 World: 4,453.9 1992 Guatemala: 1,096.46 Mexico: 4,220.57 World: 4,679.98 1993 Guatemala: 1,165.67 Mexico: 6,048.35 World: 4,685.3 1994 Guatemala: 1,292.67 Mexico: 6,202.37 World: 4,967.01 1995 Guatemala: 1,421.06 Mexico: 4,183.88 World: 5,463.2 1996 Guatemala: 1,481.06 Mexico: 4,674.37 World: 5,507.22 1997 Guatemala: 1,638.46 Mexico: 5,567.36 World: 5,408.57 1998 Guatemala: 1,741.2 Mexico: 5,832.69 World: 5,302.34 1999 Guatemala: 1,603.65 Mexico: 6,499.97 World: 5,401.23 2000 Guatemala: 1,648.97 Mexico: 7,524.03 World: 5,512.56 2001 Guatemala: 1,537.69 Mexico: 7,952.76 World: 5,404.2 2002 Guatemala: 1,669.34 Mexico: 7,983.03 World: 5,539.32 2003 Guatemala: 1,722.55 Mexico: 7,434.07 World: 6,129.87 2004 Guatemala: 1,840.91 Mexico: 7,849.67 World: 6,818 2005 Guatemala: 2,046.47 Mexico: 8,671.76 World: 7,290.57 2006 Guatemala: 2,225.12 Mexico: 9,512.64 World: 7,803.19 2007 Guatemala: 2,458.82 Mexico: 10,134.33 World: 8,685.33 2008 Guatemala: 2,763.06 Mexico: 10,523.77 World: 9,425.74 2009 Guatemala: 2,611.65 Mexico: 8,423.57 World: 8,827.04 2010 Guatemala: 2,805.26 Mexico: 9,728.8 World: 9,555.07 2011 Guatemala: 3,168.98 Mexico: 10,664.49 World: 10,496.93 2012 Guatemala: 3,286.62 Mexico: 10,744.13 World: 10,597.85 2013 Guatemala: 3,444.16 Mexico: 11,216.8 World: 10,759.35 2014 Guatemala: 3,689.15 Mexico: 11,391.38 World: 10,912.24 2015 Guatemala: 3,893.51 Mexico: 10,021.24 World: 10,191.98 2016 Guatemala: 4,060.14 Mexico: 9,097.92 World: 10,239.47 2017 Guatemala: 4,325 Mexico: 9,649.28 World: 10,784.4 2018 Guatemala: 4,352.95 Mexico: 10,084.79 World: 11,344.73 2019 Guatemala: 4,512 Mexico: 10,369.56 World: 11,417.6 2020 Guatemala: 4,477.62 Mexico: 8,841.27 World: 10,999.49 2021 Guatemala: 4,912.62 Mexico: 10,314.05 World: 12,472.91 2022 Guatemala: 5,356.92 Mexico: 11,405.79 World: 12,876.24 2023 Guatemala: 5,754.43 Mexico: 13,830.84 World: 13,313.86 2024 Guatemala: 6,150.89 Mexico: 13,988.04 World: 13,717.09 2025 Guatemala: 6,598.18 Mexico: 13,889.23 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Guatemala Mexico World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Guatemala: 45.76 Mexico: 53.57 World: 50.94 1961 Guatemala: 46.12 Mexico: 54.42 World: 52.8 1962 Guatemala: 46.49 Mexico: 55.06 World: 55.29 1963 Guatemala: 46.62 Mexico: 55.5 World: 55.65 1964 Guatemala: 47.06 Mexico: 55.92 World: 56.1 1965 Guatemala: 47.19 Mexico: 56.69 World: 55.93 1966 Guatemala: 47.51 Mexico: 57.36 World: 56.45 1967 Guatemala: 47.73 Mexico: 57.96 World: 56.9 1968 Guatemala: 47.76 Mexico: 58.22 World: 57.34 1969 Guatemala: 47.52 Mexico: 58.41 World: 57.68 1970 Guatemala: 48.51 Mexico: 58.89 World: 57.94 1971 Guatemala: 50.28 Mexico: 59.42 World: 58.02 1972 Guatemala: 51.82 Mexico: 60.05 World: 58.84 1973 Guatemala: 52.85 Mexico: 60.52 World: 59.3 1974 Guatemala: 53.02 Mexico: 61.18 World: 59.7 1975 Guatemala: 52.83 Mexico: 61.88 World: 60.13 1976 Guatemala: 47.62 Mexico: 62.48 World: 60.45 1977 Guatemala: 55.18 Mexico: 62.99 World: 61.04 1978 Guatemala: 56.41 Mexico: 63.44 World: 61.39 1979 Guatemala: 56.6 Mexico: 63.86 World: 61.84 1980 Guatemala: 55.3 Mexico: 64.28 World: 62.15 1981 Guatemala: 54.71 Mexico: 64.72 World: 62.52 1982 Guatemala: 48.86 Mexico: 65.26 World: 62.87 1983 Guatemala: 57.91 Mexico: 65.76 World: 63.13 1984 Guatemala: 59.07 Mexico: 66.22 World: 63.44 1985 Guatemala: 59.79 Mexico: 66.78 World: 63.73 1986 Guatemala: 60.34 Mexico: 67.38 World: 64.12 1987 Guatemala: 60.99 Mexico: 67.9 World: 64.46 1988 Guatemala: 61.54 Mexico: 68.3 World: 64.67 1989 Guatemala: 61.75 Mexico: 68.62 World: 64.96 1990 Guatemala: 61.77 Mexico: 69.03 World: 65.11 1991 Guatemala: 61.93 Mexico: 69.37 World: 65.3 1992 Guatemala: 61.99 Mexico: 69.66 World: 65.55 1993 Guatemala: 62.44 Mexico: 69.96 World: 65.74 1994 Guatemala: 63.03 Mexico: 70.3 World: 65.96 1995 Guatemala: 63.66 Mexico: 70.7 World: 66.2 1996 Guatemala: 64.54 Mexico: 71.09 World: 66.52 1997 Guatemala: 65.25 Mexico: 71.47 World: 66.83 1998 Guatemala: 65.97 Mexico: 71.79 World: 67.07 1999 Guatemala: 66.63 Mexico: 72.2 World: 67.31 2000 Guatemala: 67.1 Mexico: 72.56 World: 67.65 2001 Guatemala: 67.44 Mexico: 72.91 World: 67.95 2002 Guatemala: 67.84 Mexico: 73.11 World: 68.23 2003 Guatemala: 68.2 Mexico: 73.31 World: 68.52 2004 Guatemala: 68.25 Mexico: 73.43 World: 68.77 2005 Guatemala: 68.17 Mexico: 73.63 World: 69.11 2006 Guatemala: 68.79 Mexico: 73.75 World: 69.47 2007 Guatemala: 69.3 Mexico: 73.8 World: 69.81 2008 Guatemala: 69.49 Mexico: 73.7 World: 70 2009 Guatemala: 69.68 Mexico: 73.63 World: 70.38 2010 Guatemala: 69.89 Mexico: 73.72 World: 70.68 2011 Guatemala: 70.32 Mexico: 73.92 World: 70.97 2012 Guatemala: 70.72 Mexico: 74.13 World: 71.26 2013 Guatemala: 70.88 Mexico: 74.29 World: 71.53 2014 Guatemala: 70.94 Mexico: 74.4 World: 71.78 2015 Guatemala: 70.92 Mexico: 74.43 World: 71.97 2016 Guatemala: 71.22 Mexico: 74.38 World: 72.19 2017 Guatemala: 71.58 Mexico: 74.26 World: 72.37 2018 Guatemala: 71.5 Mexico: 74.3 World: 72.64 2019 Guatemala: 71.64 Mexico: 74.53 World: 72.87 2020 Guatemala: 69.97 Mexico: 70.45 World: 72.18 2021 Guatemala: 67.86 Mexico: 69.75 World: 71.22 2022 Guatemala: 71.21 Mexico: 73.97 World: 72.97 2023 Guatemala: 72.6 Mexico: 75.07 World: 73.33 2024 Guatemala: 72.75 Mexico: 75.26 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Guatemala Mexico World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Guatemala: 7 Mexico: 6.76 World: 4.69 1961 Guatemala: 6.98 Mexico: 6.78 World: 4.56 1962 Guatemala: 6.93 Mexico: 6.8 World: 5.02 1963 Guatemala: 6.9 Mexico: 6.82 World: 5.31 1964 Guatemala: 6.87 Mexico: 6.83 World: 5.13 1965 Guatemala: 6.84 Mexico: 6.82 World: 5.08 1966 Guatemala: 6.8 Mexico: 6.79 World: 4.97 1967 Guatemala: 6.76 Mexico: 6.75 World: 4.87 1968 Guatemala: 6.7 Mexico: 6.71 World: 4.98 1969 Guatemala: 6.65 Mexico: 6.63 World: 4.88 1970 Guatemala: 6.6 Mexico: 6.53 World: 4.84 1971 Guatemala: 6.55 Mexico: 6.42 World: 4.69 1972 Guatemala: 6.51 Mexico: 6.28 World: 4.55 1973 Guatemala: 6.49 Mexico: 6.12 World: 4.42 1974 Guatemala: 6.46 Mexico: 5.95 World: 4.26 1975 Guatemala: 6.41 Mexico: 5.74 World: 4.07 1976 Guatemala: 6.37 Mexico: 5.54 World: 3.97 1977 Guatemala: 6.32 Mexico: 5.36 World: 3.84 1978 Guatemala: 6.26 Mexico: 5.2 World: 3.77 1979 Guatemala: 6.22 Mexico: 4.96 World: 3.76 1980 Guatemala: 6.17 Mexico: 4.74 World: 3.73 1981 Guatemala: 6.12 Mexico: 4.57 World: 3.71 1982 Guatemala: 6.06 Mexico: 4.43 World: 3.72 1983 Guatemala: 5.98 Mexico: 4.3 World: 3.59 1984 Guatemala: 5.86 Mexico: 4.18 World: 3.57 1985 Guatemala: 5.73 Mexico: 4.09 World: 3.53 1986 Guatemala: 5.66 Mexico: 3.97 World: 3.51 1987 Guatemala: 5.64 Mexico: 3.8 World: 3.48 1988 Guatemala: 5.62 Mexico: 3.64 World: 3.39 1989 Guatemala: 5.56 Mexico: 3.53 World: 3.35 1990 Guatemala: 5.48 Mexico: 3.44 World: 3.31 1991 Guatemala: 5.38 Mexico: 3.36 World: 3.13 1992 Guatemala: 5.31 Mexico: 3.29 World: 3.04 1993 Guatemala: 5.25 Mexico: 3.21 World: 2.97 1994 Guatemala: 5.19 Mexico: 3.13 World: 2.92 1995 Guatemala: 5.11 Mexico: 3.04 World: 2.87 1996 Guatemala: 5.01 Mexico: 2.96 World: 2.82 1997 Guatemala: 4.91 Mexico: 2.89 World: 2.78 1998 Guatemala: 4.8 Mexico: 2.82 World: 2.75 1999 Guatemala: 4.69 Mexico: 2.76 World: 2.72 2000 Guatemala: 4.58 Mexico: 2.71 World: 2.73 2001 Guatemala: 4.5 Mexico: 2.67 World: 2.69 2002 Guatemala: 4.37 Mexico: 2.63 World: 2.66 2003 Guatemala: 4.25 Mexico: 2.58 World: 2.64 2004 Guatemala: 4.13 Mexico: 2.54 World: 2.63 2005 Guatemala: 3.97 Mexico: 2.5 World: 2.61 2006 Guatemala: 3.85 Mexico: 2.46 World: 2.61 2007 Guatemala: 3.72 Mexico: 2.42 World: 2.6 2008 Guatemala: 3.57 Mexico: 2.39 World: 2.6 2009 Guatemala: 3.47 Mexico: 2.36 World: 2.59 2010 Guatemala: 3.38 Mexico: 2.34 World: 2.57 2011 Guatemala: 3.29 Mexico: 2.32 World: 2.55 2012 Guatemala: 3.22 Mexico: 2.29 World: 2.56 2013 Guatemala: 3.15 Mexico: 2.27 World: 2.53 2014 Guatemala: 3.09 Mexico: 2.21 World: 2.52 2015 Guatemala: 3.03 Mexico: 2.14 World: 2.49 2016 Guatemala: 2.97 Mexico: 2.09 World: 2.49 2017 Guatemala: 2.86 Mexico: 2.04 World: 2.46 2018 Guatemala: 2.74 Mexico: 2.03 World: 2.39 2019 Guatemala: 2.59 Mexico: 2.02 World: 2.35 2020 Guatemala: 2.47 Mexico: 1.99 World: 2.28 2021 Guatemala: 2.39 Mexico: 1.97 World: 2.25 2022 Guatemala: 2.34 Mexico: 1.94 World: 2.22 2023 Guatemala: 2.31 Mexico: 1.91 World: 2.2 2024 Guatemala: 2.29 Mexico: 1.89 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Guatemala Mexico World

2 4 6 8 1991 Guatemala: 2.2 Mexico: 3.15 World: 5.12 1992 Guatemala: 2.16 Mexico: 3.24 World: 5.28 1993 Guatemala: 2.13 Mexico: 3.37 World: 5.54 1994 Guatemala: 2.12 Mexico: 4.44 World: 5.79 1995 Guatemala: 2.12 Mexico: 7.1 World: 5.92 1996 Guatemala: 2.16 Mexico: 5.47 World: 5.98 1997 Guatemala: 2.15 Mexico: 4.24 World: 6.01 1998 Guatemala: 2.15 Mexico: 3.73 World: 6.16 1999 Guatemala: 2.11 Mexico: 2.6 World: 6.28 2000 Guatemala: 2.14 Mexico: 2.65 World: 6.11 2001 Guatemala: 2.25 Mexico: 2.63 World: 6.19 2002 Guatemala: 2.25 Mexico: 3 World: 6.41 2003 Guatemala: 2.81 Mexico: 3.46 World: 6.48 2004 Guatemala: 2.97 Mexico: 3.94 World: 6.33 2005 Guatemala: 3.06 Mexico: 3.56 World: 6.22 2006 Guatemala: 2.96 Mexico: 3.57 World: 5.97 2007 Guatemala: 2.85 Mexico: 3.63 World: 5.77 2008 Guatemala: 2.9 Mexico: 3.87 World: 5.82 2009 Guatemala: 3.22 Mexico: 5.36 World: 6.41 2010 Guatemala: 3.5 Mexico: 5.3 World: 6.28 2011 Guatemala: 3.17 Mexico: 5.18 World: 6.15 2012 Guatemala: 2.77 Mexico: 4.89 World: 6.15 2013 Guatemala: 3.02 Mexico: 4.92 World: 6.1 2014 Guatemala: 2.72 Mexico: 4.82 World: 5.96 2015 Guatemala: 2.51 Mexico: 4.31 World: 6 2016 Guatemala: 2.58 Mexico: 3.85 World: 5.97 2017 Guatemala: 2.46 Mexico: 3.42 World: 5.9 2018 Guatemala: 2.28 Mexico: 3.28 World: 5.76 2019 Guatemala: 2.19 Mexico: 3.48 World: 5.59 2020 Guatemala: 2.97 Mexico: 4.44 World: 6.59 2021 Guatemala: 2.17 Mexico: 4.02 World: 6.05 2022 Guatemala: 3.05 Mexico: 3.26 World: 5.23 2023 Guatemala: 2.34 Mexico: 2.77 World: 4.85 2024 Guatemala: 2.61 Mexico: 2.68 World: 4.81 2025 Guatemala: 2.6 Mexico: 2.67 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Guatemala Mexico World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Guatemala: 0.46 Mexico: 2.38 World: 4.14 1971 Guatemala: 0.45 Mexico: 2.31 World: 4.04 1972 Guatemala: 0.48 Mexico: 2.47 World: 4.16 1973 Guatemala: 0.5 Mexico: 2.58 World: 4.32 1974 Guatemala: 0.51 Mexico: 2.76 World: 4.23 1975 Guatemala: 0.54 Mexico: 2.82 World: 4.14 1976 Guatemala: 0.53 Mexico: 2.93 World: 4.31 1977 Guatemala: 0.59 Mexico: 2.95 World: 4.36 1978 Guatemala: 0.64 Mexico: 3.22 World: 4.42 1979 Guatemala: 0.69 Mexico: 3.32 World: 4.46 1980 Guatemala: 0.68 Mexico: 3.58 World: 4.33 1981 Guatemala: 0.57 Mexico: 3.76 World: 4.18 1982 Guatemala: 0.51 Mexico: 3.94 World: 4.05 1983 Guatemala: 0.42 Mexico: 3.63 World: 4.01 1984 Guatemala: 0.46 Mexico: 3.61 World: 4.07 1985 Guatemala: 0.47 Mexico: 3.66 World: 4.05 1986 Guatemala: 0.4 Mexico: 3.53 World: 4.04 1987 Guatemala: 0.43 Mexico: 3.6 World: 4.1 1988 Guatemala: 0.41 Mexico: 3.51 World: 4.16 1989 Guatemala: 0.43 Mexico: 3.61 World: 4.16 1990 Guatemala: 0.43 Mexico: 3.5 World: 4.15 1991 Guatemala: 0.45 Mexico: 3.64 World: 4.1 1992 Guatemala: 0.51 Mexico: 3.62 World: 4.01 1993 Guatemala: 0.55 Mexico: 3.65 World: 3.97 1994 Guatemala: 0.58 Mexico: 3.88 World: 3.94 1995 Guatemala: 0.66 Mexico: 3.59 World: 3.99 1996 Guatemala: 0.63 Mexico: 3.7 World: 4.01 1997 Guatemala: 0.64 Mexico: 3.84 World: 4.02 1998 Guatemala: 0.78 Mexico: 4.02 World: 3.98 1999 Guatemala: 0.76 Mexico: 3.84 World: 3.95 2000 Guatemala: 0.83 Mexico: 4.02 World: 4.01 2001 Guatemala: 0.85 Mexico: 3.94 World: 4.01 2002 Guatemala: 0.87 Mexico: 3.95 World: 4.02 2003 Guatemala: 0.85 Mexico: 4.09 World: 4.15 2004 Guatemala: 0.85 Mexico: 4.12 World: 4.28 2005 Guatemala: 0.9 Mexico: 4.23 World: 4.39 2006 Guatemala: 0.89 Mexico: 4.33 World: 4.48 2007 Guatemala: 0.93 Mexico: 4.33 World: 4.59 2008 Guatemala: 0.83 Mexico: 4.28 World: 4.56 2009 Guatemala: 0.86 Mexico: 4.12 World: 4.45 2010 Guatemala: 0.81 Mexico: 4.2 World: 4.67 2011 Guatemala: 0.82 Mexico: 4.22 World: 4.76 2012 Guatemala: 0.83 Mexico: 4.33 World: 4.77 2013 Guatemala: 0.88 Mexico: 4.17 World: 4.81 2014 Guatemala: 0.93 Mexico: 4.01 World: 4.78 2015 Guatemala: 1.06 Mexico: 4.05 World: 4.7 2016 Guatemala: 1.11 Mexico: 4.06 World: 4.65 2017 Guatemala: 1.03 Mexico: 4.06 World: 4.67 2018 Guatemala: 1.11 Mexico: 3.84 World: 4.73 2019 Guatemala: 1.15 Mexico: 3.93 World: 4.7 2020 Guatemala: 1.02 Mexico: 3.46 World: 4.47 2021 Guatemala: 1.15 Mexico: 3.55 World: 4.68 2022 Guatemala: 1.06 Mexico: 3.52 World: 4.67 2023 Guatemala: 1.11 Mexico: 3.67 World: 4.68 2024 Guatemala: 1.11 Mexico: 3.64 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Guatemala Mexico World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Guatemala: 5.7 Mexico: 17.21 World: 15.6 2006 Guatemala: 6.5 Mexico: 19.52 World: 17.2 2007 Guatemala: 7.3 Mexico: 20.81 World: 20.2 2008 Guatemala: 8.3 Mexico: 21.71 World: 22.8 2009 Guatemala: 9.3 Mexico: 26.34 World: 25.3 2010 Guatemala: 10.5 Mexico: 31.05 World: 28.4 2011 Guatemala: 12.3 Mexico: 37.18 World: 30.9 2012 Guatemala: 16 Mexico: 39.75 World: 33.3 2013 Guatemala: 19.7 Mexico: 43.46 World: 35.3 2014 Guatemala: 23.4 Mexico: 44.39 World: 37.4 2015 Guatemala: 28.81 Mexico: 57.43 World: 39.9 2016 Guatemala: 34.51 Mexico: 59.54 World: 43.6 2017 Guatemala: 37.9 Mexico: 53.03 World: 46.3 2018 Guatemala: 41.5 Mexico: 56.66 World: 49.4 2019 Guatemala: 44.4 Mexico: 69.63 World: 53.9 2020 Guatemala: 47.51 Mexico: 71.49 World: 60.1 2021 Guatemala: 50.84 Mexico: 75.63 World: 63.8 2022 Guatemala: 54.4 Mexico: 78.63 World: 67 2023 Guatemala: 56.73 Mexico: 81.18 World: 69.2 2024 Guatemala: 60.22 Mexico: 83.12 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Guatemala Mexico
Population 18.7 mn 2025
69th of 215		 131.9 mn 2025
11th of 215
Population density 169.1 /km² 2023
68th of 214		 66.7 /km² 2023
135th of 214
Population growth 1.52 % 2025
69th of 215		 0.83 % 2025
111th of 215
Life expectancy 72.7 years 2024
126th of 215		 75.3 years 2024
103rd of 215
Fertility rate 2.29 2024
86th of 215		 1.89 2024
111th of 215
Birth rate 20.6 ‰ 2024
70th of 215		 15.5 ‰ 2024
102nd of 215
Infant mortality 17.2 ‰ 2024
124th of 196		 12.1 ‰ 2024
96th of 196
Urban population 56.3 % 2025
136th of 215		 80.0 % 2025
57th of 215
Aged 65+ 5.0 % 2025
146th of 215		 8.5 % 2025
111th of 215
Living in cities 31.1 % 2025
136th of 215		 53.2 % 2025
45th of 215
Living in towns 43.5 % 2025
51st of 215		 24.3 % 2025
153rd of 215
Living in rural areas 25.4 % 2025
104th of 215		 22.5 % 2025
128th of 215

Human development

Indicator Guatemala Mexico
Human Development Index 0.662 2023
137th of 193		 0.789 2023
82nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.479 2023
114th of 169		 0.646 2023
73rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.626 2023
100th of 156		 0.721 2023
53rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.480 2023
121st of 172		 0.358 2023
90th of 172

Economy

Indicator Guatemala Mexico
GDP 123.3 bn US$ 2025
67th of 186		 1.8 tn US$ 2025
14th of 186
GDP per capita 6,598 US$ 2025
103rd of 186		 13,889 US$ 2025
71st of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 15,197 int. $ 2025
111th of 185		 25,868 int. $ 2025
79th of 185
GNI per capita 6,360 US$ 2025
98th of 182		 13,730 US$ 2025
66th of 182
GDP growth 4.3 % 2025
65th of 186		 0.6 % 2025
169th of 186
Inflation 1.5 % 2025
121st of 165		 3.8 % 2025
60th of 165
Trade 46.5 % 2025
110th of 138		 79.9 % 2025
68th of 138
Exports 15.6 % 2025
122nd of 138		 39.6 % 2025
64th of 138
FDI inflows 1.6 % 2024
124th of 192		 2.4 % 2025
94th of 192
Manufacturing 13.2 % 2025
51st of 132		 20.0 % 2025
16th of 132
Agriculture 9.6 % 2025
60th of 158		 3.9 % 2025
98th of 158
Tax revenue 11.6 % 2024
72nd of 89		 14.8 % 2024
61st of 89
Government debt 25.2 % 2013 50.3 % 2024
21st of 56
Military spending 0.4 % 2024
142nd of 147		 0.9 % 2024
118th of 147

Labour

Indicator Guatemala Mexico
Unemployment 2.6 % 2025
26th of 181		 2.7 % 2025
28th of 181
Youth unemployment 4.8 % 2025
25th of 181		 5.7 % 2025
31st of 181
Women in the labour force 38.3 % 2025
153rd of 181		 47.5 % 2025
126th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 29.1 % 2025
60th of 181		 11.4 % 2025
101st of 181
Weekly hours worked 41.4 h 2025
62nd of 181		 41.1 h 2025
67th of 181
Youth NEET rate 24.1 % 2025
125th of 181		 16.0 % 2025
78th of 181
Labour income share 43.7 % 2024
65th of 114		 36.4 % 2023
Output per hour 15.0 $ 2025
114th of 181		 22.7 $ 2025
88th of 181

Health

Indicator Guatemala Mexico
Health spending 6.8 % 2023
88th of 192		 5.5 % 2023
117th of 192
Health spending per person 392 US$ 2023
102nd of 191		 761 US$ 2023
72nd of 191
Physicians 1.28 /1,000 2020 2.59 /1,000 2022
60th of 125
Under-5 mortality 20.5 ‰ 2024
124th of 196		 13.1 ‰ 2024
92nd of 196
Maternal mortality 94 /100k 2023
127th of 194		 42 /100k 2023
94th of 194
Tobacco use 11.2 % 2024
41st of 166		 15.7 % 2024
67th of 166
Safe drinking water 48.8 % 2024
106th of 147		 43.0 % 2024
115th of 147

Food

Indicator Guatemala Mexico
Calories per person 2,859 kcal 2024
102nd of 155		 3,309 kcal 2024
50th of 155
Protein supply 71.9 g 2022
132nd of 174		 99.4 g 2022
74th of 174
Animal protein supply 31.0 g 2022
115th of 174		 56.8 g 2022
59th of 174
Fat supply 72.9 g 2022
120th of 174		 107.7 g 2022
74th of 174
Food insecurity 49.0 % 2024
106th of 134		 16.5 % 2024
61st of 134
Severe food insecurity 22.4 % 2024
107th of 124		 2.7 % 2024
40th of 124
Cereal import dependency 54.7 % 2022
65th of 160		 37.6 % 2022
87th of 160

Education

Indicator Guatemala Mexico
Literacy 82.1 % 2024
24th of 29		 95.6 % 2024
10th of 29
Secondary enrolment 49.6 % 2024
102nd of 108		 103.1 % 2024
29th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 27.3 % 2023
94th of 128		 48.2 % 2024
70th of 128
Education spending 3.1 % 2024
80th of 121		 4.1 % 2022
Expected schooling 10.7 yrs 2023
166th of 195		 14.5 yrs 2023
77th of 195
Mean schooling 5.8 yrs 2023
161st of 193		 9.3 yrs 2023
106th of 193

Society

Indicator Guatemala Mexico
Income inequality 45.2 2023 42.6 2024
86th of 93
Extreme poverty 9.7 % 2023 1.6 % 2024
62nd of 93
Internet use 60.2 % 2024
135th of 182		 83.1 % 2024
86th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 112.5 /100 2024
96th of 151		 116.5 /100 2024
85th of 151
Electricity access 90.9 % 2024
158th of 213		 99.8 % 2024
126th of 213
Women in parliament 20.0 % 2025
121st of 184		 50.2 % 2025
5th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Guatemala Mexico
Refugees hosted 1,586 2025
118th of 177		 152,002 2025
39th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
134th of 177		 1.2 ‰ 2025
85th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 4,088 2025
74th of 177		 173,532 2025
10th of 177
Refugees from the country 34,994 2025
39th of 199		 41,307 2025
37th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 1.9 ‰ 2025
47th of 199		 0.3 ‰ 2025
87th of 199

Governance

Indicator Guatemala Mexico
Control of corruption 28.7 /100 2024
164th of 207		 28.8 /100 2024
163rd of 207
Government effectiveness 33.7 /100 2024
175th of 205		 47.1 /100 2024
119th of 205
Rule of law 40.4 /100 2024
162nd of 207		 37.1 /100 2024
174th of 207
Regulatory quality 50.0 /100 2024
123rd of 205		 51.8 /100 2024
111th of 205
Voice and accountability 48.6 /100 2024
128th of 205		 50.9 /100 2024
119th of 205
Political stability 62.3 /100 2024
122nd of 207		 53.7 /100 2024
163rd of 207

Environment

Indicator Guatemala Mexico
CO₂ per capita 1.11 t 2024
66th of 202		 3.64 t 2024
124th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 19.9 Mt 2024
89th of 204		 461.0 Mt 2024
14th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.05 % 2024
89th of 204		 1.19 % 2024
14th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.5 Gt 2024
102nd of 204		 22.0 Gt 2024
14th of 204
GHG per capita 2.36 t 2024
67th of 202		 5.25 t 2024
122nd of 202
Renewable energy 62.1 % 2021
35th of 211		 13.0 % 2021
129th of 211
Forest area 32.6 % 2023
102nd of 212		 33.6 % 2023
97th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 29.7 µg/m³ 2023
151st of 200		 16.6 µg/m³ 2023
96th of 200
Water stress 5.7 % 2022
62nd of 176		 44.9 % 2022
137th of 176
Land area 107,160 km² 2023
103rd of 214		 1.9 mn km² 2023
13th of 214

Energy

Indicator Guatemala Mexico
Renewable electricity 68.3 % 2024
45th of 190		 23.1 % 2025
115th of 190
Wind and solar 4.1 % 2024
110th of 190		 13.4 % 2025
59th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
84th of 180		 2.8 % 2025
25th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 68.3 % 2024
55th of 190		 25.9 % 2025
115th of 190
Fossil electricity 31.7 % 2024
55th of 190		 74.1 % 2025
115th of 190
Coal power 15.8 % 2024
147th of 188		 3.0 % 2025
127th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 301 g/kWh 2024
66th of 190		 474 g/kWh 2025
99th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.89 MWh 2024
139th of 191		 2.70 MWh 2025
94th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.