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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 old72.7years
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 old20.5per 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 old94per 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 old46.0% 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 old6.80% 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 old2.29births 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 old82.1% 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 old101.5% 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 old3.08% 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 old6,598current 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 old15,197international $
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 old9.7% 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 old45.2index, 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 old2.6% 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 old1.5% 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 old0.37% 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 old90.9% 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 old48.8% 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 old60.2% 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 old1.11t 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 old18.7mpeople
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.