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Congo vs Guatemala statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 18.4M in Guatemala (ranked 70/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 41,375 sq mi for Guatemala (ranked 64th vs. 102nd).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Guatemala
Population
6607609
18912872
Population rank 109/197 70/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$113B
2024
GDP rank 141/197 67/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$6,150
2024
GDP per capita rank 148/197 113/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$14,369
2024
Government debt
$15B
2024
$30B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
27.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$1,628
2024
Government debt per person rank 113/185 124/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$5,583
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
41,375 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
445 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
2.31
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
24 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
72.9 years
2025

Congo and Guatemala: Comparison Charts

Congo and Guatemala economies compared

GDP
Congo

Guatemala
Year GDP
Congo Guatemala
1960 $131,731,863 $1,043,599,900
1961 $151,675,739 $1,076,699,900
1962 $166,521,240 $1,143,600,000
1963 $172,233,431 $1,262,800,000
1964 $185,693,725 $1,299,099,900
1965 $198,318,064 $1,331,399,900
1966 $220,613,582 $1,390,700,000
1967 $237,397,428 $1,453,500,000
1968 $251,247,458 $1,610,500,000
1969 $265,040,036 $1,715,399,900
1970 $274,960,700 $1,904,000,000
1971 $322,128,019 $1,984,800,000
1972 $410,669,264 $2,101,300,000
1973 $541,973,363 $2,569,200,100
1974 $585,364,634 $3,161,499,900
1975 $767,102,680 $3,645,900,000
1976 $754,549,601 $4,365,300,200
1977 $765,224,029 $5,480,500,200
1978 $878,771,772 $6,070,600,200
1979 $1,198,749,667 $6,902,600,200
1980 $1,705,796,853 $7,878,700,000
1981 $1,993,512,323 $8,607,500,300
1982 $2,160,640,565 $8,716,999,700
1983 $2,097,274,290 $9,050,000,400
1984 $2,193,581,365 $9,470,000,100
1985 $2,160,872,540 $9,721,652,087
1986 $1,849,268,212 $7,231,963,516
1987 $2,297,753,652 $7,084,399,840
1988 $2,212,536,312 $7,841,602,824
1989 $2,389,593,026 $8,410,724,361
1990 $2,798,746,050 $7,650,196,845
1991 $2,724,853,506 $9,406,135,143
1992 $2,933,222,703 $10,440,781,588
1993 $2,684,323,623 $11,400,017,301
1994 $1,769,365,438 $12,983,233,311
1995 $2,116,003,868 $14,655,404,433
1996 $2,540,697,539 $15,674,835,615
1997 $2,322,719,103 $17,790,026,222
1998 $1,949,481,379 $19,395,491,993
1999 $2,354,772,960 $18,318,412,251
2000 $3,227,927,698 $19,288,929,030
2001 $2,796,704,604 $18,405,220,247
2002 $3,034,250,924 $20,444,205,991
2003 $3,503,723,088 $21,576,351,799
2004 $4,656,974,940 $23,577,298,095
2005 $6,650,001,680 $26,783,389,294
2006 $8,072,305,029 $29,744,246,827
2007 $8,782,703,437 $33,567,850,824
2008 $11,649,857,673 $38,503,720,224
2009 $9,723,299,915 $37,126,148,265
2010 $13,148,396,212 $40,676,578,423
2011 $15,655,383,577 $46,876,006,272
2012 $17,692,911,296 $49,593,929,487
2013 $17,958,720,699 $52,996,446,180
2014 $17,919,321,078 $57,852,152,955
2015 $12,434,793,867 $62,186,064,758
2016 $10,931,328,151 $66,053,403,364
2017 $11,834,473,039 $71,653,754,107
2018 $14,773,900,289 $73,328,365,862
2019 $13,976,637,780 $77,172,317,259
2020 $11,468,687,464 $77,719,464,221
2021 $14,825,690,211 $86,455,519,687
2022 $15,817,030,157 $95,641,441,235
2023 $15,321,055,818 $104,368,413,483
2024 $15,719,985,776 $113,199,586,004

Congo and Guatemala economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Guatemala
Year GDP per capita
Congo Guatemala
1960 $124.7 $256.8
1961 $139.9 $257.2
1962 $149.6 $265.2
1963 $150.7 $284.4
1964 $158.1 $284.2
1965 $164.2 $283
1966 $177.6 $287.3
1967 $185.7 $291.9
1968 $190.8 $315
1969 $195.4 $326
1970 $196.7 $353
1971 $223.5 $358
1972 $276.3 $370
1973 $353 $441
1974 $370 $529
1975 $471 $595
1976 $453 $697
1977 $448 $856
1978 $503 $925
1979 $670 $1,026
1980 $933 $1,142
1981 $1,066 $1,216
1982 $1,131 $1,204
1983 $1,075 $1,220
1984 $1,097 $1,241
1985 $1,049 $1,238
1986 $872 $896
1987 $1,052 $854
1988 $984 $919
1989 $1,033 $958
1990 $1,176 $848
1991 $1,113 $1,014
1992 $1,164 $1,096
1993 $1,034 $1,166
1994 $662 $1,293
1995 $770 $1,421
1996 $899 $1,481
1997 $804 $1,638
1998 $660 $1,741
1999 $776 $1,604
2000 $1,024 $1,649
2001 $855 $1,538
2002 $906 $1,669
2003 $1,017 $1,723
2004 $1,306 $1,841
2005 $1,799 $2,046
2006 $2,104 $2,225
2007 $2,206 $2,459
2008 $2,832 $2,763
2009 $2,271 $2,612
2010 $2,947 $2,805
2011 $3,396 $3,169
2012 $3,732 $3,287
2013 $3,697 $3,444
2014 $3,601 $3,689
2015 $2,439 $3,894
2016 $2,093 $4,060
2017 $2,212 $4,325
2018 $2,694 $4,353
2019 $2,488 $4,512
2020 $1,994 $4,478
2021 $2,516 $4,913
2022 $2,621 $5,359
2023 $2,478 $5,758
2024 $2,482 $6,150

Congo vs. Guatemala life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Guatemala
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Guatemala
1950 39.6 37.8
1951 40.3 38.3
1952 41.1 38.9
1953 41.9 39.5
1954 42.6 40.1
1955 43.4 40.7
1956 44.3 41.3
1957 45.1 41.9
1958 46 43.1
1959 46.8 44.3
1960 47.6 45.8
1961 48.4 46.1
1962 49 46.5
1963 49.7 46.6
1964 50.4 47.1
1965 51 47.2
1966 51.6 47.5
1967 51.9 47.7
1968 52.6 47.8
1969 53.1 47.5
1970 53.6 48.5
1971 54 50.3
1972 54.4 51.8
1973 54.7 52.8
1974 55.1 53
1975 55.4 52.8
1976 55.7 47.6
1977 56 55.2
1978 56.2 56.4
1979 56.5 56.6
1980 56.8 55.3
1981 57.1 54.7
1982 57.2 48.9
1983 57.4 57.9
1984 57.5 59.1
1985 57.6 59.8
1986 57.6 60.3
1987 57.6 61
1988 57.5 61.5
1989 57.3 61.7
1990 57.1 61.8
1991 56.8 61.9
1992 56.5 62
1993 56 62.4
1994 55.6 63
1995 55.5 63.7
1996 55.2 64.5
1997 48.6 65.2
1998 52.6 66
1999 54.4 66.6
2000 55.4 67.1
2001 55.9 67.4
2002 56.4 67.8
2003 57.1 68.2
2004 58 68.2
2005 58.7 68.2
2006 59.5 68.8
2007 60.1 69.3
2008 60.8 69.5
2009 61.2 69.7
2010 61.7 69.9
2011 62.3 70.3
2012 62.7 70.7
2013 63 70.9
2014 63.3 70.9
2015 63.7 70.9
2016 63.9 71.2
2017 64.2 71.6
2018 64.5 71.5
2019 63.2 71.6
2020 64.4 70
2021 64.2 67.9
2022 65 71.2
2023 65.8 72.6
2024 66 72.7
2025 66.2 72.9

Congo and Guatemala population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Guatemala
Year Population
Congo Guatemala
1960 1,056,732 4,063,655
1961 1,084,389 4,186,201
1962 1,113,175 4,312,044
1963 1,143,263 4,440,264
1964 1,174,816 4,571,109
1965 1,207,880 4,704,965
1966 1,242,534 4,840,958
1967 1,278,691 4,978,862
1968 1,316,519 5,118,111
1969 1,356,182 5,257,081
1970 1,397,638 5,396,966
1971 1,441,039 5,538,355
1972 1,486,468 5,682,833
1973 1,533,680 5,831,631
1974 1,582,301 5,981,197
1975 1,627,032 6,128,731
1976 1,667,225 6,262,404
1977 1,707,568 6,401,515
1978 1,748,089 6,561,534
1979 1,788,524 6,727,797
1980 1,828,985 6,900,212
1981 1,869,759 7,075,648
1982 1,910,430 7,240,241
1983 1,950,321 7,419,642
1984 1,999,528 7,630,682
1985 2,059,311 7,849,693
1986 2,120,602 8,070,818
1987 2,183,473 8,296,485
1988 2,247,653 8,532,099
1989 2,313,558 8,775,546
1990 2,380,560 9,024,773
1991 2,449,229 9,272,584
1992 2,519,465 9,522,266
1993 2,595,124 9,779,761
1994 2,673,144 10,043,718
1995 2,749,461 10,312,996
1996 2,826,785 10,583,526
1997 2,887,862 10,857,754
1998 2,952,061 11,139,145
1999 3,032,874 11,422,965
2000 3,151,345 11,697,592
2001 3,272,537 11,969,422
2002 3,350,771 12,246,915
2003 3,445,753 12,525,842
2004 3,565,554 12,807,402
2005 3,696,393 13,087,629
2006 3,837,409 13,367,459
2007 3,980,430 13,652,040
2008 4,113,517 13,935,174
2009 4,281,219 14,215,611
2010 4,462,290 14,500,112
2011 4,609,724 14,792,126
2012 4,740,450 15,089,647
2013 4,857,099 15,387,337
2014 4,975,880 15,681,725
2015 5,097,581 15,971,743
2016 5,222,536 16,268,760
2017 5,351,011 16,567,357
2018 5,483,118 16,845,685
2019 5,616,661 17,103,803
2020 5,752,791 17,357,325
2021 5,892,183 17,598,650
2022 6,035,104 17,847,877
2023 6,182,885 18,124,838
2024 6,332,961 18,406,359

Fertility rates in Congo and Guatemala

Fertility rate
Congo

Guatemala
Year Fertility rate
Congo Guatemala
1960 6.09 7
1961 6.09 6.98
1962 6.1 6.93
1963 6.15 6.9
1964 6.18 6.87
1965 6.23 6.84
1966 6.27 6.8
1967 6.29 6.76
1968 6.33 6.7
1969 6.35 6.65
1970 6.38 6.6
1971 6.42 6.55
1972 6.44 6.51
1973 6.42 6.49
1974 6.39 6.46
1975 6.36 6.41
1976 6.32 6.37
1977 6.27 6.32
1978 6.21 6.26
1979 6.14 6.22
1980 6.07 6.17
1981 5.98 6.12
1982 5.85 6.06
1983 5.76 5.98
1984 5.66 5.86
1985 5.59 5.73
1986 5.51 5.66
1987 5.46 5.64
1988 5.39 5.62
1989 5.33 5.56
1990 5.27 5.48
1991 5.22 5.38
1992 5.18 5.31
1993 5.13 5.25
1994 5.1 5.19
1995 5.07 5.11
1996 5.03 5.01
1997 5 4.91
1998 4.91 4.8
1999 4.81 4.69
2000 4.72 4.58
2001 4.67 4.5
2002 4.7 4.37
2003 4.7 4.25
2004 4.69 4.13
2005 4.67 3.97
2006 4.65 3.85
2007 4.65 3.72
2008 4.73 3.57
2009 4.81 3.47
2010 4.85 3.38
2011 4.83 3.29
2012 4.79 3.22
2013 4.73 3.15
2014 4.67 3.09
2015 4.61 3.03
2016 4.55 2.97
2017 4.5 2.86
2018 4.44 2.74
2019 4.38 2.59
2020 4.33 2.47
2021 4.28 2.39
2022 4.22 2.34
2023 4.16 2.31

Congo and Guatemala demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Guatemala
Year Median age, years
Congo Guatemala
1960 18.8 16.7
1961 18.7 16.7
1962 18.6 16.6
1963 18.4 16.6
1964 18.3 16.6
1965 18.2 16.7
1966 18.1 16.7
1967 17.9 16.7
1968 17.8 16.7
1969 17.7 16.8
1970 17.6 16.8
1971 17.5 16.8
1972 17.4 16.8
1973 17.4 16.8
1974 17.3 16.8
1975 17.2 16.9
1976 17.1 17
1977 17 17
1978 17 17
1979 17 17.1
1980 17 17.1
1981 17 17.1
1982 17.1 17.1
1983 17.2 17
1984 17.2 17
1985 17.3 17
1986 17.4 17.1
1987 17.4 17.1
1988 17.5 17.1
1989 17.6 17.1
1990 17.7 17.2
1991 17.7 17.2
1992 17.8 17.3
1993 17.9 17.3
1994 18 17.3
1995 18.1 17.4
1996 18.1 17.4
1997 18.1 17.5
1998 18.1 17.6
1999 18.2 17.7
2000 18.5 17.7
2001 18.8 17.8
2002 18.8 18
2003 18.9 18.1
2004 19 18.3
2005 19.2 18.5
2006 19.3 18.7
2007 19.5 18.9
2008 19.5 19.1
2009 19.7 19.4
2010 19.8 19.6
2011 19.7 19.9
2012 19.6 20.1
2013 19.5 20.4
2014 19.4 20.8
2015 19.3 21.1
2016 19.2 21.3
2017 19.2 21.7
2018 19.1 22
2019 19.1 22.3
2020 19.2 22.6
2021 19.2 22.9
2022 19.3 23.3
2023 19.4 23.7
2024 19.5 24

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Guatemala
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$106B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
14.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
3.11%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
0.41%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
43,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
2.34%
2023
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
21.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
63.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
34.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
1.6%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$24.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$21.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
594,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
2.35%
2020
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
38.3%
2024

Energy

Congo Guatemala
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
888 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
$14.7
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
1.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
34.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
62.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
5.26%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
38.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
670 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
60.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
43.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Congo Guatemala
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
-7,725
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
53.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
4.95 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
38.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
25
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
44
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
20
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
22.9
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
133
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
82.1%
2024
English speaking
0%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
56.1%
2023

Health

Congo Guatemala
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$396
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$231.2
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
72.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
2.04%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
1.28
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
20.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
94
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
21.4
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
13.2%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
11.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
1.54 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Guatemala
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
2,248 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
17,807 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
13,487 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
10,949 mi
2016

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