Guatemala vs Nicaragua

Guatemala (North America) and Nicaragua (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 Nicaragua World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Guatemala: 256.81 Nicaragua: 127.48 World: 452.65 1961 Guatemala: 257.2 Nicaragua: 132.94 World: 471.93 1962 Guatemala: 265.21 Nicaragua: 142.3 World: 496.11 1963 Guatemala: 284.4 Nicaragua: 152.46 World: 525.19 1964 Guatemala: 284.2 Nicaragua: 172.68 World: 563.85 1965 Guatemala: 282.98 Nicaragua: 272.25 World: 601.89 1966 Guatemala: 287.28 Nicaragua: 284 World: 638.97 1967 Guatemala: 291.93 Nicaragua: 297.95 World: 664.4 1968 Guatemala: 314.67 Nicaragua: 304.44 World: 703.46 1969 Guatemala: 326.3 Nicaragua: 319.37 World: 761.11 1970 Guatemala: 352.79 Nicaragua: 321.32 World: 817.68 1971 Guatemala: 358.37 Nicaragua: 331.45 World: 884.88 1972 Guatemala: 369.76 Nicaragua: 341.38 World: 1,002 1973 Guatemala: 440.56 Nicaragua: 412.53 World: 1,201.53 1974 Guatemala: 528.57 Nicaragua: 556.87 World: 1,362.19 1975 Guatemala: 594.89 Nicaragua: 561.46 World: 1,488.94 1976 Guatemala: 697.06 Nicaragua: 632.57 World: 1,589.73 1977 Guatemala: 856.13 Nicaragua: 744.19 World: 1,766.28 1978 Guatemala: 925.18 Nicaragua: 690.74 World: 2,055.49 1979 Guatemala: 1,025.98 Nicaragua: 495.37 World: 2,335.19 1980 Guatemala: 1,141.81 Nicaragua: 659.3 World: 2,587.01 1981 Guatemala: 1,216.5 Nicaragua: 739.67 World: 2,628.62 1982 Guatemala: 1,203.97 Nicaragua: 713.78 World: 2,554.08 1983 Guatemala: 1,219.74 Nicaragua: 779.85 World: 2,561.17 1984 Guatemala: 1,241.04 Nicaragua: 861.43 World: 2,614.33 1985 Guatemala: 1,238.48 Nicaragua: 724.06 World: 2,690.59 1986 Guatemala: 896.06 Nicaragua: 760.59 World: 3,118.57 1987 Guatemala: 853.9 Nicaragua: 992.02 World: 3,487.88 1988 Guatemala: 919.07 Nicaragua: 662.31 World: 3,829.99 1989 Guatemala: 958.43 Nicaragua: 249.16 World: 3,930.51 1990 Guatemala: 847.69 Nicaragua: 242.51 World: 4,338.94 1991 Guatemala: 1,014.4 Nicaragua: 349.51 World: 4,453.9 1992 Guatemala: 1,096.46 Nicaragua: 411.47 World: 4,679.98 1993 Guatemala: 1,165.67 Nicaragua: 394.38 World: 4,685.3 1994 Guatemala: 1,292.67 Nicaragua: 849.18 World: 4,967.01 1995 Guatemala: 1,421.06 Nicaragua: 891.78 World: 5,463.2 1996 Guatemala: 1,481.06 Nicaragua: 910.86 World: 5,507.22 1997 Guatemala: 1,638.46 Nicaragua: 912.76 World: 5,408.57 1998 Guatemala: 1,741.2 Nicaragua: 949.16 World: 5,302.34 1999 Guatemala: 1,603.65 Nicaragua: 980.22 World: 5,401.23 2000 Guatemala: 1,648.97 Nicaragua: 1,017.31 World: 5,512.56 2001 Guatemala: 1,537.69 Nicaragua: 1,051.87 World: 5,404.2 2002 Guatemala: 1,669.34 Nicaragua: 1,014.33 World: 5,539.32 2003 Guatemala: 1,722.55 Nicaragua: 1,021.35 World: 6,129.87 2004 Guatemala: 1,840.91 Nicaragua: 1,098.62 World: 6,818 2005 Guatemala: 2,046.47 Nicaragua: 1,183.3 World: 7,290.57 2006 Guatemala: 2,225.12 Nicaragua: 1,248.17 World: 7,803.19 2007 Guatemala: 2,458.82 Nicaragua: 1,350.38 World: 8,685.33 2008 Guatemala: 2,763.06 Nicaragua: 1,523.68 World: 9,425.74 2009 Guatemala: 2,611.65 Nicaragua: 1,467.08 World: 8,827.04 2010 Guatemala: 2,805.26 Nicaragua: 1,526.57 World: 9,555.07 2011 Guatemala: 3,168.98 Nicaragua: 1,679.71 World: 10,496.93 2012 Guatemala: 3,286.62 Nicaragua: 1,784.7 World: 10,597.85 2013 Guatemala: 3,444.16 Nicaragua: 1,835.44 World: 10,759.35 2014 Guatemala: 3,689.15 Nicaragua: 1,958.37 World: 10,912.24 2015 Guatemala: 3,893.51 Nicaragua: 2,074.46 World: 10,191.98 2016 Guatemala: 4,060.14 Nicaragua: 2,131.69 World: 10,239.47 2017 Guatemala: 4,325 Nicaragua: 2,182.61 World: 10,784.4 2018 Guatemala: 4,352.95 Nicaragua: 2,035.17 World: 11,344.73 2019 Guatemala: 4,512 Nicaragua: 1,958.62 World: 11,417.6 2020 Guatemala: 4,477.62 Nicaragua: 1,938.45 World: 10,999.49 2021 Guatemala: 4,912.62 Nicaragua: 2,138.39 World: 12,472.91 2022 Guatemala: 5,356.92 Nicaragua: 2,322.89 World: 12,876.24 2023 Guatemala: 5,754.43 Nicaragua: 2,609.44 World: 13,313.86 2024 Guatemala: 6,150.89 Nicaragua: 2,847.88 World: 13,717.09 2025 Guatemala: 6,598.18 Nicaragua: 3,173.34 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Guatemala Nicaragua World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Guatemala: 45.76 Nicaragua: 46.4 World: 50.94 1961 Guatemala: 46.12 Nicaragua: 47.29 World: 52.8 1962 Guatemala: 46.49 Nicaragua: 47.98 World: 55.29 1963 Guatemala: 46.62 Nicaragua: 48.75 World: 55.65 1964 Guatemala: 47.06 Nicaragua: 49.59 World: 56.1 1965 Guatemala: 47.19 Nicaragua: 50.65 World: 55.93 1966 Guatemala: 47.51 Nicaragua: 51.58 World: 56.45 1967 Guatemala: 47.73 Nicaragua: 52.35 World: 56.9 1968 Guatemala: 47.76 Nicaragua: 52.87 World: 57.34 1969 Guatemala: 47.52 Nicaragua: 53.35 World: 57.68 1970 Guatemala: 48.51 Nicaragua: 53.82 World: 57.94 1971 Guatemala: 50.28 Nicaragua: 54.22 World: 58.02 1972 Guatemala: 51.82 Nicaragua: 47.96 World: 58.84 1973 Guatemala: 52.85 Nicaragua: 55.02 World: 59.3 1974 Guatemala: 53.02 Nicaragua: 55.4 World: 59.7 1975 Guatemala: 52.83 Nicaragua: 55.77 World: 60.13 1976 Guatemala: 47.62 Nicaragua: 56.12 World: 60.45 1977 Guatemala: 55.18 Nicaragua: 56.13 World: 61.04 1978 Guatemala: 56.41 Nicaragua: 53.53 World: 61.39 1979 Guatemala: 56.6 Nicaragua: 50.83 World: 61.84 1980 Guatemala: 55.3 Nicaragua: 57.95 World: 62.15 1981 Guatemala: 54.71 Nicaragua: 58.28 World: 62.52 1982 Guatemala: 48.86 Nicaragua: 58.69 World: 62.87 1983 Guatemala: 57.91 Nicaragua: 56.85 World: 63.13 1984 Guatemala: 59.07 Nicaragua: 56.13 World: 63.44 1985 Guatemala: 59.79 Nicaragua: 56.4 World: 63.73 1986 Guatemala: 60.34 Nicaragua: 57.56 World: 64.12 1987 Guatemala: 60.99 Nicaragua: 57.33 World: 64.46 1988 Guatemala: 61.54 Nicaragua: 59.83 World: 64.67 1989 Guatemala: 61.75 Nicaragua: 61.88 World: 64.96 1990 Guatemala: 61.77 Nicaragua: 62.47 World: 65.11 1991 Guatemala: 61.93 Nicaragua: 63.31 World: 65.3 1992 Guatemala: 61.99 Nicaragua: 63.67 World: 65.55 1993 Guatemala: 62.44 Nicaragua: 64.09 World: 65.74 1994 Guatemala: 63.03 Nicaragua: 64.55 World: 65.96 1995 Guatemala: 63.66 Nicaragua: 64.87 World: 66.2 1996 Guatemala: 64.54 Nicaragua: 65.22 World: 66.52 1997 Guatemala: 65.25 Nicaragua: 65.52 World: 66.83 1998 Guatemala: 65.97 Nicaragua: 64.11 World: 67.07 1999 Guatemala: 66.63 Nicaragua: 65.89 World: 67.31 2000 Guatemala: 67.1 Nicaragua: 66.36 World: 67.65 2001 Guatemala: 67.44 Nicaragua: 67.03 World: 67.95 2002 Guatemala: 67.84 Nicaragua: 67.95 World: 68.23 2003 Guatemala: 68.2 Nicaragua: 68.75 World: 68.52 2004 Guatemala: 68.25 Nicaragua: 69.51 World: 68.77 2005 Guatemala: 68.17 Nicaragua: 70.37 World: 69.11 2006 Guatemala: 68.79 Nicaragua: 70.96 World: 69.47 2007 Guatemala: 69.3 Nicaragua: 71.2 World: 69.81 2008 Guatemala: 69.49 Nicaragua: 71.4 World: 70 2009 Guatemala: 69.68 Nicaragua: 71.5 World: 70.38 2010 Guatemala: 69.89 Nicaragua: 71.76 World: 70.68 2011 Guatemala: 70.32 Nicaragua: 72.03 World: 70.97 2012 Guatemala: 70.72 Nicaragua: 72.44 World: 71.26 2013 Guatemala: 70.88 Nicaragua: 72.55 World: 71.53 2014 Guatemala: 70.94 Nicaragua: 72.79 World: 71.78 2015 Guatemala: 70.92 Nicaragua: 72.9 World: 71.97 2016 Guatemala: 71.22 Nicaragua: 73.18 World: 72.19 2017 Guatemala: 71.58 Nicaragua: 73.39 World: 72.37 2018 Guatemala: 71.5 Nicaragua: 73.88 World: 72.64 2019 Guatemala: 71.64 Nicaragua: 73.76 World: 72.87 2020 Guatemala: 69.97 Nicaragua: 70.77 World: 72.18 2021 Guatemala: 67.86 Nicaragua: 70.48 World: 71.22 2022 Guatemala: 71.21 Nicaragua: 74.46 World: 72.97 2023 Guatemala: 72.6 Nicaragua: 74.95 World: 73.33 2024 Guatemala: 72.75 Nicaragua: 75.1 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Guatemala Nicaragua World

2 4 6 8 1960 Guatemala: 7 Nicaragua: 7.16 World: 4.69 1961 Guatemala: 6.98 Nicaragua: 7.11 World: 4.56 1962 Guatemala: 6.93 Nicaragua: 7.1 World: 5.02 1963 Guatemala: 6.9 Nicaragua: 7.08 World: 5.31 1964 Guatemala: 6.87 Nicaragua: 7.06 World: 5.13 1965 Guatemala: 6.84 Nicaragua: 7.03 World: 5.08 1966 Guatemala: 6.8 Nicaragua: 6.99 World: 4.97 1967 Guatemala: 6.76 Nicaragua: 6.94 World: 4.87 1968 Guatemala: 6.7 Nicaragua: 6.89 World: 4.98 1969 Guatemala: 6.65 Nicaragua: 6.83 World: 4.88 1970 Guatemala: 6.6 Nicaragua: 6.77 World: 4.84 1971 Guatemala: 6.55 Nicaragua: 6.71 World: 4.69 1972 Guatemala: 6.51 Nicaragua: 6.65 World: 4.55 1973 Guatemala: 6.49 Nicaragua: 6.59 World: 4.42 1974 Guatemala: 6.46 Nicaragua: 6.52 World: 4.26 1975 Guatemala: 6.41 Nicaragua: 6.45 World: 4.07 1976 Guatemala: 6.37 Nicaragua: 6.37 World: 3.97 1977 Guatemala: 6.32 Nicaragua: 6.28 World: 3.84 1978 Guatemala: 6.26 Nicaragua: 6.16 World: 3.77 1979 Guatemala: 6.22 Nicaragua: 6.07 World: 3.76 1980 Guatemala: 6.17 Nicaragua: 5.96 World: 3.73 1981 Guatemala: 6.12 Nicaragua: 5.84 World: 3.71 1982 Guatemala: 6.06 Nicaragua: 5.74 World: 3.72 1983 Guatemala: 5.98 Nicaragua: 5.61 World: 3.59 1984 Guatemala: 5.86 Nicaragua: 5.49 World: 3.57 1985 Guatemala: 5.73 Nicaragua: 5.36 World: 3.53 1986 Guatemala: 5.66 Nicaragua: 5.22 World: 3.51 1987 Guatemala: 5.64 Nicaragua: 5.07 World: 3.48 1988 Guatemala: 5.62 Nicaragua: 4.93 World: 3.39 1989 Guatemala: 5.56 Nicaragua: 4.76 World: 3.35 1990 Guatemala: 5.48 Nicaragua: 4.6 World: 3.31 1991 Guatemala: 5.38 Nicaragua: 4.43 World: 3.13 1992 Guatemala: 5.31 Nicaragua: 4.27 World: 3.04 1993 Guatemala: 5.25 Nicaragua: 4.1 World: 2.97 1994 Guatemala: 5.19 Nicaragua: 3.94 World: 2.92 1995 Guatemala: 5.11 Nicaragua: 3.78 World: 2.87 1996 Guatemala: 5.01 Nicaragua: 3.62 World: 2.82 1997 Guatemala: 4.91 Nicaragua: 3.47 World: 2.78 1998 Guatemala: 4.8 Nicaragua: 3.34 World: 2.75 1999 Guatemala: 4.69 Nicaragua: 3.22 World: 2.72 2000 Guatemala: 4.58 Nicaragua: 3.12 World: 2.73 2001 Guatemala: 4.5 Nicaragua: 3 World: 2.69 2002 Guatemala: 4.37 Nicaragua: 2.89 World: 2.66 2003 Guatemala: 4.25 Nicaragua: 2.83 World: 2.64 2004 Guatemala: 4.13 Nicaragua: 2.78 World: 2.63 2005 Guatemala: 3.97 Nicaragua: 2.77 World: 2.61 2006 Guatemala: 3.85 Nicaragua: 2.73 World: 2.61 2007 Guatemala: 3.72 Nicaragua: 2.7 World: 2.6 2008 Guatemala: 3.57 Nicaragua: 2.66 World: 2.6 2009 Guatemala: 3.47 Nicaragua: 2.63 World: 2.59 2010 Guatemala: 3.38 Nicaragua: 2.6 World: 2.57 2011 Guatemala: 3.29 Nicaragua: 2.56 World: 2.55 2012 Guatemala: 3.22 Nicaragua: 2.53 World: 2.56 2013 Guatemala: 3.15 Nicaragua: 2.49 World: 2.53 2014 Guatemala: 3.09 Nicaragua: 2.46 World: 2.52 2015 Guatemala: 3.03 Nicaragua: 2.43 World: 2.49 2016 Guatemala: 2.97 Nicaragua: 2.41 World: 2.49 2017 Guatemala: 2.86 Nicaragua: 2.38 World: 2.46 2018 Guatemala: 2.74 Nicaragua: 2.35 World: 2.39 2019 Guatemala: 2.59 Nicaragua: 2.32 World: 2.35 2020 Guatemala: 2.47 Nicaragua: 2.3 World: 2.28 2021 Guatemala: 2.39 Nicaragua: 2.27 World: 2.25 2022 Guatemala: 2.34 Nicaragua: 2.24 World: 2.22 2023 Guatemala: 2.31 Nicaragua: 2.22 World: 2.2 2024 Guatemala: 2.29 Nicaragua: 2.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Guatemala Nicaragua World

2 4 6 8 10 1991 Guatemala: 2.2 Nicaragua: 7.91 World: 5.12 1992 Guatemala: 2.16 Nicaragua: 7.81 World: 5.28 1993 Guatemala: 2.13 Nicaragua: 7.83 World: 5.54 1994 Guatemala: 2.12 Nicaragua: 7.67 World: 5.79 1995 Guatemala: 2.12 Nicaragua: 7.41 World: 5.92 1996 Guatemala: 2.16 Nicaragua: 7.12 World: 5.98 1997 Guatemala: 2.15 Nicaragua: 7.1 World: 6.01 1998 Guatemala: 2.15 Nicaragua: 7.2 World: 6.16 1999 Guatemala: 2.11 Nicaragua: 7.18 World: 6.28 2000 Guatemala: 2.14 Nicaragua: 7.18 World: 6.11 2001 Guatemala: 2.25 Nicaragua: 7.22 World: 6.19 2002 Guatemala: 2.25 Nicaragua: 7.52 World: 6.41 2003 Guatemala: 2.81 Nicaragua: 7.6 World: 6.48 2004 Guatemala: 2.97 Nicaragua: 6.41 World: 6.33 2005 Guatemala: 3.06 Nicaragua: 5.37 World: 6.22 2006 Guatemala: 2.96 Nicaragua: 5.31 World: 5.97 2007 Guatemala: 2.85 Nicaragua: 4.89 World: 5.77 2008 Guatemala: 2.9 Nicaragua: 6.2 World: 5.82 2009 Guatemala: 3.22 Nicaragua: 8.16 World: 6.41 2010 Guatemala: 3.5 Nicaragua: 7.83 World: 6.28 2011 Guatemala: 3.17 Nicaragua: 6.61 World: 6.15 2012 Guatemala: 2.77 Nicaragua: 5.21 World: 6.15 2013 Guatemala: 3.02 Nicaragua: 5.28 World: 6.1 2014 Guatemala: 2.72 Nicaragua: 4.52 World: 5.96 2015 Guatemala: 2.51 Nicaragua: 4.7 World: 6 2016 Guatemala: 2.58 Nicaragua: 3.9 World: 5.97 2017 Guatemala: 2.46 Nicaragua: 3.3 World: 5.9 2018 Guatemala: 2.28 Nicaragua: 5.2 World: 5.76 2019 Guatemala: 2.19 Nicaragua: 5.46 World: 5.59 2020 Guatemala: 2.97 Nicaragua: 6.18 World: 6.59 2021 Guatemala: 2.17 Nicaragua: 6.08 World: 6.05 2022 Guatemala: 3.05 Nicaragua: 4.97 World: 5.23 2023 Guatemala: 2.34 Nicaragua: 4.7 World: 4.85 2024 Guatemala: 2.61 Nicaragua: 4.98 World: 4.81 2025 Guatemala: 2.6 Nicaragua: 5.04 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Guatemala Nicaragua World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Guatemala: 0.46 Nicaragua: 0.68 World: 4.14 1971 Guatemala: 0.45 Nicaragua: 0.67 World: 4.04 1972 Guatemala: 0.48 Nicaragua: 0.67 World: 4.16 1973 Guatemala: 0.5 Nicaragua: 0.72 World: 4.32 1974 Guatemala: 0.51 Nicaragua: 0.74 World: 4.23 1975 Guatemala: 0.54 Nicaragua: 0.72 World: 4.14 1976 Guatemala: 0.53 Nicaragua: 0.8 World: 4.31 1977 Guatemala: 0.59 Nicaragua: 0.94 World: 4.36 1978 Guatemala: 0.64 Nicaragua: 0.83 World: 4.42 1979 Guatemala: 0.69 Nicaragua: 0.53 World: 4.46 1980 Guatemala: 0.68 Nicaragua: 0.61 World: 4.33 1981 Guatemala: 0.57 Nicaragua: 0.62 World: 4.18 1982 Guatemala: 0.51 Nicaragua: 0.59 World: 4.05 1983 Guatemala: 0.42 Nicaragua: 0.62 World: 4.01 1984 Guatemala: 0.46 Nicaragua: 0.55 World: 4.07 1985 Guatemala: 0.47 Nicaragua: 0.54 World: 4.05 1986 Guatemala: 0.4 Nicaragua: 0.63 World: 4.04 1987 Guatemala: 0.43 Nicaragua: 0.62 World: 4.1 1988 Guatemala: 0.41 Nicaragua: 0.54 World: 4.16 1989 Guatemala: 0.43 Nicaragua: 0.42 World: 4.16 1990 Guatemala: 0.43 Nicaragua: 0.47 World: 4.15 1991 Guatemala: 0.45 Nicaragua: 0.46 World: 4.1 1992 Guatemala: 0.51 Nicaragua: 0.53 World: 4.01 1993 Guatemala: 0.55 Nicaragua: 0.51 World: 3.97 1994 Guatemala: 0.58 Nicaragua: 0.56 World: 3.94 1995 Guatemala: 0.66 Nicaragua: 0.59 World: 3.99 1996 Guatemala: 0.63 Nicaragua: 0.61 World: 4.01 1997 Guatemala: 0.64 Nicaragua: 0.64 World: 4.02 1998 Guatemala: 0.78 Nicaragua: 0.74 World: 3.98 1999 Guatemala: 0.76 Nicaragua: 0.73 World: 3.95 2000 Guatemala: 0.83 Nicaragua: 0.75 World: 4.01 2001 Guatemala: 0.85 Nicaragua: 0.78 World: 4.01 2002 Guatemala: 0.87 Nicaragua: 0.8 World: 4.02 2003 Guatemala: 0.85 Nicaragua: 0.87 World: 4.15 2004 Guatemala: 0.85 Nicaragua: 0.88 World: 4.28 2005 Guatemala: 0.9 Nicaragua: 0.83 World: 4.39 2006 Guatemala: 0.89 Nicaragua: 0.86 World: 4.48 2007 Guatemala: 0.93 Nicaragua: 0.88 World: 4.59 2008 Guatemala: 0.83 Nicaragua: 0.83 World: 4.56 2009 Guatemala: 0.86 Nicaragua: 0.8 World: 4.45 2010 Guatemala: 0.81 Nicaragua: 0.81 World: 4.67 2011 Guatemala: 0.82 Nicaragua: 0.84 World: 4.76 2012 Guatemala: 0.83 Nicaragua: 0.82 World: 4.77 2013 Guatemala: 0.88 Nicaragua: 0.78 World: 4.81 2014 Guatemala: 0.93 Nicaragua: 0.81 World: 4.78 2015 Guatemala: 1.06 Nicaragua: 0.89 World: 4.7 2016 Guatemala: 1.11 Nicaragua: 0.92 World: 4.65 2017 Guatemala: 1.03 Nicaragua: 0.9 World: 4.67 2018 Guatemala: 1.11 Nicaragua: 0.81 World: 4.73 2019 Guatemala: 1.15 Nicaragua: 0.82 World: 4.7 2020 Guatemala: 1.02 Nicaragua: 0.72 World: 4.47 2021 Guatemala: 1.15 Nicaragua: 0.78 World: 4.68 2022 Guatemala: 1.06 Nicaragua: 0.78 World: 4.67 2023 Guatemala: 1.11 Nicaragua: 0.81 World: 4.68 2024 Guatemala: 1.11 Nicaragua: 0.83 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Guatemala Nicaragua World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Guatemala: 5.7 Nicaragua: 2.57 World: 15.6 2006 Guatemala: 6.5 Nicaragua: 2.81 World: 17.2 2007 Guatemala: 7.3 Nicaragua: 3.9 World: 20.2 2008 Guatemala: 8.3 Nicaragua: 5.3 World: 22.8 2009 Guatemala: 9.3 Nicaragua: 7.3 World: 25.3 2010 Guatemala: 10.5 Nicaragua: 10 World: 28.4 2011 Guatemala: 12.3 Nicaragua: 10.6 World: 30.9 2012 Guatemala: 16 Nicaragua: 13.5 World: 33.3 2013 Guatemala: 19.7 Nicaragua: 15.5 World: 35.3 2014 Guatemala: 23.4 Nicaragua: 17.6 World: 37.4 2015 Guatemala: 28.81 Nicaragua: 19.7 World: 39.9 2016 Guatemala: 34.51 Nicaragua: 24.57 World: 43.6 2017 Guatemala: 37.9 Nicaragua: 30.4 World: 46.3 2018 Guatemala: 41.5 Nicaragua: 33.91 World: 49.4 2019 Guatemala: 44.4 Nicaragua: 39.01 World: 53.9 2020 Guatemala: 47.51 Nicaragua: 44.87 World: 60.1 2021 Guatemala: 50.84 Nicaragua: 51.62 World: 63.8 2022 Guatemala: 54.4 Nicaragua: 59.38 World: 67 2023 Guatemala: 56.73 Nicaragua: 60.3 World: 69.2 2024 Guatemala: 60.22 Nicaragua: 61.4 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Guatemala Nicaragua
Population 18.7 mn 2025
69th of 215		 7 mn 2025
108th of 215
Population density 169.1 /km² 2023
68th of 214		 56.7 /km² 2023
146th of 214
Population growth 1.52 % 2025
69th of 215		 1.31 % 2025
79th of 215
Life expectancy 72.7 years 2024
126th of 215		 75.1 years 2024
104th of 215
Fertility rate 2.29 2024
86th of 215		 2.21 2024
93rd of 215
Birth rate 20.6 ‰ 2024
70th of 215		 19.1 ‰ 2024
79th of 215
Infant mortality 17.2 ‰ 2024
124th of 196		 9.4 ‰ 2024
81st of 196
Urban population 56.3 % 2025
136th of 215		 59.4 % 2025
127th of 215
Aged 65+ 5.0 % 2025
146th of 215		 5.7 % 2025
139th of 215
Living in cities 31.1 % 2025
136th of 215		 35.0 % 2025
119th of 215
Living in towns 43.5 % 2025
51st of 215		 29.7 % 2025
116th of 215
Living in rural areas 25.4 % 2025
104th of 215		 35.3 % 2025
60th of 215

Human development

Indicator Guatemala Nicaragua
Human Development Index 0.662 2023
137th of 193		 0.706 2023
123rd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.479 2023
114th of 169		 0.535 2023
105th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.626 2023
100th of 156		 0.668 2023
83rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.480 2023
121st of 172		 0.408 2023
103rd of 172

Economy

Indicator Guatemala Nicaragua
GDP 123.3 bn US$ 2025
67th of 186		 22.2 bn US$ 2025
126th of 186
GDP per capita 6,598 US$ 2025
103rd of 186		 3,173 US$ 2025
135th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 15,197 int. $ 2025
111th of 185		 9,284 int. $ 2025
131st of 185
GNI per capita 6,360 US$ 2025
98th of 182		 2,850 US$ 2025
135th of 182
GDP growth 4.3 % 2025
65th of 186		 4.9 % 2025
49th of 186
Inflation 1.5 % 2025
121st of 165		 2.1 % 2025
109th of 165
Trade 46.5 % 2025
110th of 138		 96.4 % 2025
49th of 138
Exports 15.6 % 2025
122nd of 138		 41.6 % 2025
56th of 138
FDI inflows 1.6 % 2024
124th of 192		 6.9 % 2024
33rd of 192
Manufacturing 13.2 % 2025
51st of 132		 12.6 % 2025
57th of 132
Agriculture 9.6 % 2025
60th of 158		 14.5 % 2025
43rd of 158
Tax revenue 11.6 % 2024
72nd of 89		 20.1 % 2024
37th of 89
Government debt 25.2 % 2013 -
Military spending 0.4 % 2024
142nd of 147		 0.5 % 2024
137th of 147

Labour

Indicator Guatemala Nicaragua
Unemployment 2.6 % 2025
26th of 181		 5.0 % 2025
88th of 181
Youth unemployment 4.8 % 2025
25th of 181		 9.5 % 2025
67th of 181
Women in the labour force 38.3 % 2025
153rd of 181		 51.3 % 2025
110th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 29.1 % 2025
60th of 181		 30.5 % 2025
57th of 181
Weekly hours worked 41.4 h 2025
62nd of 181		 35.9 h 2025
125th of 181
Youth NEET rate 24.1 % 2025
125th of 181		 21.9 % 2025
114th of 181
Labour income share 43.7 % 2024
65th of 114		 46.8 % 2023
Output per hour 15.0 $ 2025
114th of 181		 9.3 $ 2025
133rd of 181

Health

Indicator Guatemala Nicaragua
Health spending 6.8 % 2023
88th of 192		 8.3 % 2023
57th of 192
Health spending per person 392 US$ 2023
102nd of 191		 217 US$ 2023
125th of 191
Physicians 1.28 /1,000 2020 0.68 /1,000 2018
Under-5 mortality 20.5 ‰ 2024
124th of 196		 11.2 ‰ 2024
81st of 196
Maternal mortality 94 /100k 2023
127th of 194		 60 /100k 2023
108th of 194
Tobacco use 11.2 % 2024
41st of 166		 -
Safe drinking water 48.8 % 2024
106th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Guatemala Nicaragua
Calories per person 2,859 kcal 2024
102nd of 155		 2,798 kcal 2022
Protein supply 71.9 g 2022
132nd of 174		 74.9 g 2022
125th of 174
Animal protein supply 31.0 g 2022
115th of 174		 30.4 g 2022
116th of 174
Fat supply 72.9 g 2022
120th of 174		 66.0 g 2022
127th of 174
Food insecurity 49.0 % 2024
106th of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 22.4 % 2024
107th of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency 54.7 % 2022
65th of 160		 50.5 % 2022
70th of 160

Education

Indicator Guatemala Nicaragua
Literacy 82.1 % 2024
24th of 29		 87.3 % 2014
Secondary enrolment 49.6 % 2024
102nd of 108		 70.2 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 27.3 % 2023
94th of 128		 30.4 % 2023
93rd of 128
Education spending 3.1 % 2024
80th of 121		 2.9 % 2023
85th of 121
Expected schooling 10.7 yrs 2023
166th of 195		 11.5 yrs 2023
146th of 195
Mean schooling 5.8 yrs 2023
161st of 193		 9.9 yrs 2023
97th of 193

Society

Indicator Guatemala Nicaragua
Income inequality 45.2 2023 46.2 2014
Extreme poverty 9.7 % 2023 6.6 % 2014
Internet use 60.2 % 2024
135th of 182		 61.4 % 2024
134th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 112.5 /100 2024
96th of 151		 106.0 /100 2024
109th of 151
Electricity access 90.9 % 2024
158th of 213		 88.7 % 2024
163rd of 213
Women in parliament 20.0 % 2025
121st of 184		 54.9 % 2025
3rd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Guatemala Nicaragua
Refugees hosted 1,586 2025
118th of 177		 311 2023
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
134th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2023
Asylum-seekers hosted 4,088 2025
74th of 177		 124 2023
Refugees from the country 34,994 2025
39th of 199		 35,341 2025
38th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 1.9 ‰ 2025
47th of 199		 5.0 ‰ 2025
28th of 199

Governance

Indicator Guatemala Nicaragua
Control of corruption 28.7 /100 2024
164th of 207		 18.9 /100 2024
194th of 207
Government effectiveness 33.7 /100 2024
175th of 205		 30.9 /100 2024
180th of 205
Rule of law 40.4 /100 2024
162nd of 207		 29.1 /100 2024
195th of 207
Regulatory quality 50.0 /100 2024
123rd of 205		 39.2 /100 2024
177th of 205
Voice and accountability 48.6 /100 2024
128th of 205		 26.8 /100 2024
195th of 205
Political stability 62.3 /100 2024
122nd of 207		 64.7 /100 2024
113th of 207

Environment

Indicator Guatemala Nicaragua
CO₂ per capita 1.11 t 2024
66th of 202		 0.83 t 2024
58th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 19.9 Mt 2024
89th of 204		 5.6 Mt 2024
132nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.05 % 2024
89th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
132nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.5 Gt 2024
102nd of 204		 0.2 Gt 2024
129th of 204
GHG per capita 2.36 t 2024
67th of 202		 2.77 t 2024
75th of 202
Renewable energy 62.1 % 2021
35th of 211		 50.4 % 2021
48th of 211
Forest area 32.6 % 2023
102nd of 212		 25.8 % 2023
116th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 29.7 µg/m³ 2023
151st of 200		 20.4 µg/m³ 2023
123rd of 200
Water stress 5.7 % 2022
62nd of 176		 2.2 % 2022
33rd of 176
Land area 107,160 km² 2023
103rd of 214		 120,340 km² 2023
99th of 214

Energy

Indicator Guatemala Nicaragua
Renewable electricity 68.3 % 2024
45th of 190		 62.4 % 2024
51st of 190
Wind and solar 4.1 % 2024
110th of 190		 13.1 % 2024
57th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
84th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
130th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 68.3 % 2024
55th of 190		 62.4 % 2024
61st of 190
Fossil electricity 31.7 % 2024
55th of 190		 37.6 % 2024
61st of 190
Coal power 15.8 % 2024
147th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
73rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 301 g/kWh 2024
66th of 190		 300 g/kWh 2024
65th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.89 MWh 2024
139th of 191		 0.78 MWh 2024
142nd 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.