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Guatemala

Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · capital Guatemala City

Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.

Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.

Health

Life expectancy

2024 · 2 years old

72.7years

Ranks 128 of 217 in 2024

3% below world median · 4% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Under-5 mortality

2024 · 2 years old

20.5per 1,000 live births

Ranks 124 of 196 in 2024

37% above world median · 56% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Maternal mortality

2023 · 3 years old

94per 100,000 live births

Ranks 127 of 194 in 2023

1.0× above world median · 72% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Child stunting

2021 · 5 years old

46.0% of under-5s

Ranks 32 of 32 in 2021

1.5× above world median · 2.8× above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure

Health spending

2023 · 3 years old

6.80% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

7% above world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Fertility rate

2024 · 2 years old

2.29births per woman

Not ranked — no better end

21% above world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education

Adult literacy

2024 · 2 years old

82.1% of adults 15+

Ranks 24 of 29 in 2024

13% below world median · 13% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 29 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Primary enrolment

2024 · 2 years old

101.5% gross

Ranks 51 of 134 in 2024

2% above world median · 4% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education spending

2024 · 2 years old

3.08% of GDP

Ranks 35 of 40 in 2024

28% below world median · 24% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 40 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Economy

GDP per capita

2025 · 1 year old

6,598current US$

Ranks 103 of 186 in 2025

16% below world median · 40% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

GDP per capita (PPP)

2025 · 1 year old

15,197international $

Ranks 111 of 185 in 2025

25% below world median · 34% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Extreme poverty

2023 · 3 years old

9.7% of population

Ranks 55 of 57 in 2023

9.8× above world median · 1.6× above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Income inequality (Gini)

2023 · 3 years old

45.2index, 0–100

Ranks 52 of 57 in 2023

33% above world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Unemployment

2025 · 1 year old

2.6% of labour force

Ranks 26 of 182 in 2025

49% below world median · 57% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Inflation

2025 · 1 year old

1.5% per year

Not ranked — no better end

51% below world median

Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Military spending

2024 · 2 years old

0.37% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

77% below world median

Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Infrastructure

Electricity access

2024 · 2 years old

90.9% of population

Ranks 160 of 215 in 2024

9% below world median · 9% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Safe drinking water

2024 · 2 years old

48.8% of population

Ranks 107 of 148 in 2024

40% below world median · 29% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Internet use

2024 · 2 years old

60.2% of population

Ranks 135 of 182 in 2024

27% below world median · 24% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Environment

CO₂ per person

2024 · 2 years old

1.11t CO₂e per person

Not ranked — no better end

57% below world median

Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Society

Population

2025 · 1 year old

18.7mpeople

Not ranked — no better end

1.9× above world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.