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Guatemala vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 102nd vs. 139th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Guinea-Bissau
Population
18912872
2288306
Population rank 70/197 146/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$30B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 124/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Guatemala and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Guatemala Guinea-Bissau
1960 $1,043,599,900 -
1961 $1,076,699,900 -
1962 $1,143,600,000 -
1963 $1,262,800,000 -
1964 $1,299,099,900 -
1965 $1,331,399,900 -
1966 $1,390,700,000 -
1967 $1,453,500,000 -
1968 $1,610,500,000 -
1969 $1,715,399,900 -
1970 $1,904,000,000 $204,670,551
1971 $1,984,800,000 $204,167,297
1972 $2,101,300,000 $227,986,203
1973 $2,569,200,100 $232,331,281
1974 $3,161,499,900 $256,769,730
1975 $3,645,900,000 $283,311,997
1976 $4,365,300,200 $292,152,321
1977 $5,480,500,200 $298,871,675
1978 $6,070,600,200 $318,876,550
1979 $6,902,600,200 $308,143,183
1980 $7,878,700,000 $287,648,258
1981 $8,607,500,300 $402,230,865
1982 $8,716,999,700 $430,284,022
1983 $9,050,000,400 $425,225,177
1984 $9,470,000,100 $359,980,491
1985 $9,721,652,087 $373,959,151
1986 $7,231,963,516 $338,524,233
1987 $7,084,399,840 $451,893,375
1988 $7,841,602,824 $427,514,322
1989 $8,410,724,361 $554,072,303
1990 $7,650,196,845 $634,187,269
1991 $9,406,135,143 $668,470,891
1992 $10,440,781,588 $588,309,271
1993 $11,400,017,301 $615,779,519
1994 $12,983,233,311 $612,502,085
1995 $14,655,404,433 $660,195,402
1996 $15,674,835,615 $702,965,148
1997 $17,790,026,222 $698,107,222
1998 $19,395,491,993 $591,034,143
1999 $18,318,412,251 $579,365,780
2000 $19,288,929,030 $391,345,597
2001 $18,405,220,247 $412,610,872
2002 $20,444,205,991 $466,773,711
2003 $21,576,351,799 $553,614,800
2004 $23,577,298,095 $582,169,841
2005 $26,783,389,294 $639,776,041
2006 $29,744,246,827 $634,781,901
2007 $33,567,850,824 $753,162,998
2008 $38,503,720,224 $952,667,544
2009 $37,126,148,265 $890,167,833
2010 $40,676,578,423 $940,112,539
2011 $46,876,006,272 $1,157,074,319
2012 $49,593,929,487 $1,049,412,177
2013 $52,996,446,180 $1,109,682,824
2014 $57,852,152,955 $1,135,250,721
2015 $62,186,064,758 $1,152,384,167
2016 $66,053,403,364 $1,245,074,264
2017 $71,653,754,107 $1,469,978,606
2018 $73,328,365,862 $1,554,133,594
2019 $77,172,317,259 $1,588,767,976
2020 $77,719,464,221 $1,683,619,352
2021 $86,455,519,687 $1,878,659,687
2022 $95,641,441,235 $1,839,048,748
2023 $104,368,413,483 $2,077,816,135
2024 $113,199,586,004 $2,119,865,935

Guatemala and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Guinea-Bissau
1960 $256.8 -
1961 $257.2 -
1962 $265.2 -
1963 $284.4 -
1964 $284.2 -
1965 $283 -
1966 $287.3 -
1967 $291.9 -
1968 $315 -
1969 $326 -
1970 $353 $350
1971 $358 $348
1972 $370 $389
1973 $441 $392
1974 $529 $419
1975 $595 $435
1976 $697 $421
1977 $856 $403
1978 $925 $403
1979 $1,026 $376
1980 $1,142 $347
1981 $1,216 $477
1982 $1,204 $503
1983 $1,220 $489
1984 $1,241 $407
1985 $1,238 $417
1986 $896 $371
1987 $854 $488
1988 $919 $454
1989 $958 $578
1990 $848 $651
1991 $1,014 $672
1992 $1,096 $574
1993 $1,166 $582
1994 $1,293 $561
1995 $1,421 $589
1996 $1,481 $615
1997 $1,638 $599
1998 $1,741 $498
1999 $1,604 $479
2000 $1,649 $317
2001 $1,538 $327
2002 $1,669 $362
2003 $1,723 $420
2004 $1,841 $431
2005 $2,046 $463
2006 $2,225 $449
2007 $2,459 $519
2008 $2,763 $640
2009 $2,612 $583
2010 $2,805 $600
2011 $3,169 $720
2012 $3,287 $635
2013 $3,444 $654
2014 $3,689 $652
2015 $3,894 $645
2016 $4,060 $680
2017 $4,325 $783
2018 $4,353 $809
2019 $4,512 $807
2020 $4,478 $836
2021 $4,913 $912
2022 $5,359 $873
2023 $5,758 $965
2024 $6,150 $963

Guatemala vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Guinea-Bissau
1950 37.8 35.7
1951 38.3 35.9
1952 38.9 36.1
1953 39.5 36.3
1954 40.1 36.4
1955 40.7 36.6
1956 41.3 36.8
1957 41.9 37
1958 43.1 37.1
1959 44.3 37.3
1960 45.8 37.6
1961 46.1 37.8
1962 46.5 38
1963 46.6 35.6
1964 47.1 35.8
1965 47.2 35.9
1966 47.5 36.1
1967 47.7 36.3
1968 47.8 36.7
1969 47.5 37
1970 48.5 37.3
1971 50.3 37.5
1972 51.8 37.8
1973 52.8 38.2
1974 53 41.6
1975 52.8 41.9
1976 47.6 42.3
1977 55.2 42.6
1978 56.4 42.9
1979 56.6 43.2
1980 55.3 43.6
1981 54.7 43.9
1982 48.9 44.3
1983 57.9 44.6
1984 59.1 44.9
1985 59.8 45.3
1986 60.3 45.5
1987 61 45.8
1988 61.5 46.3
1989 61.7 46.6
1990 61.8 46.9
1991 61.9 47.2
1992 62 47.5
1993 62.4 47.8
1994 63 47.8
1995 63.7 48.5
1996 64.5 48.8
1997 65.2 48
1998 66 48.1
1999 66.6 48.5
2000 67.1 50.6
2001 67.4 51.1
2002 67.8 51.6
2003 68.2 52.2
2004 68.2 52.8
2005 68.2 52.9
2006 68.8 54.1
2007 69.3 54.9
2008 69.5 55.3
2009 69.7 56.3
2010 69.9 57
2011 70.3 57.7
2012 70.7 58.3
2013 70.9 58.9
2014 70.9 59.5
2015 70.9 60.1
2016 71.2 60.6
2017 71.6 61.1
2018 71.5 61.7
2019 71.6 62.2
2020 70 61.3
2021 67.9 61.7
2022 71.2 63.6
2023 72.6 64.1
2024 72.7 64.3
2025 72.9 64.4

Guatemala and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Guatemala Guinea-Bissau
1960 4,063,655 577,633
1961 4,186,201 582,532
1962 4,312,044 589,474
1963 4,440,264 594,418
1964 4,571,109 588,543
1965 4,704,965 575,005
1966 4,840,958 566,908
1967 4,978,862 569,011
1968 5,118,111 578,170
1969 5,257,081 581,610
1970 5,396,966 584,403
1971 5,538,355 586,221
1972 5,682,833 586,620
1973 5,831,631 592,808
1974 5,981,197 613,338
1975 6,128,731 650,966
1976 6,262,404 694,191
1977 6,401,515 741,789
1978 6,561,534 791,694
1979 6,727,797 819,867
1980 6,900,212 829,303
1981 7,075,648 842,432
1982 7,240,241 855,891
1983 7,419,642 869,592
1984 7,630,682 883,519
1985 7,849,693 897,697
1986 8,070,818 912,126
1987 8,296,485 926,862
1988 8,532,099 942,061
1989 8,775,546 957,789
1990 9,024,773 973,669
1991 9,272,584 994,639
1992 9,522,266 1,024,356
1993 9,779,761 1,058,745
1994 10,043,718 1,092,031
1995 10,312,996 1,119,949
1996 10,583,526 1,143,535
1997 10,857,754 1,165,545
1998 11,139,145 1,187,473
1999 11,422,965 1,210,206
2000 11,697,592 1,234,741
2001 11,969,422 1,261,273
2002 12,246,915 1,289,307
2003 12,525,842 1,318,806
2004 12,807,402 1,349,563
2005 13,087,629 1,381,585
2006 13,367,459 1,415,303
2007 13,652,040 1,450,986
2008 13,935,174 1,488,054
2009 14,215,611 1,526,377
2010 14,500,112 1,566,347
2011 14,792,126 1,608,076
2012 15,089,647 1,651,417
2013 15,387,337 1,695,973
2014 15,681,725 1,741,122
2015 15,971,743 1,786,457
2016 16,268,760 1,831,893
2017 16,567,357 1,877,072
2018 16,845,685 1,922,168
2019 17,103,803 1,967,696
2020 17,357,325 2,013,255
2021 17,598,650 2,058,841
2022 17,847,877 2,105,529
2023 18,124,838 2,153,339
2024 18,406,359 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Guinea-Bissau
1960 7 5.92
1961 6.98 5.93
1962 6.93 5.94
1963 6.9 5.95
1964 6.87 5.96
1965 6.84 5.97
1966 6.8 5.98
1967 6.76 5.99
1968 6.7 6.01
1969 6.65 6.02
1970 6.6 6.04
1971 6.55 6.06
1972 6.51 6.08
1973 6.49 6.1
1974 6.46 6.12
1975 6.41 6.15
1976 6.37 6.19
1977 6.32 6.25
1978 6.26 6.32
1979 6.22 6.4
1980 6.17 6.49
1981 6.12 6.57
1982 6.06 6.64
1983 5.98 6.69
1984 5.86 6.73
1985 5.73 6.74
1986 5.66 6.73
1987 5.64 6.72
1988 5.62 6.69
1989 5.56 6.66
1990 5.48 6.5
1991 5.38 6.47
1992 5.31 6.44
1993 5.25 6.37
1994 5.19 6.3
1995 5.11 6.22
1996 5.01 6.14
1997 4.91 6.06
1998 4.8 5.97
1999 4.69 5.87
2000 4.58 5.79
2001 4.5 5.69
2002 4.37 5.63
2003 4.25 5.58
2004 4.13 5.5
2005 3.97 5.46
2006 3.85 5.41
2007 3.72 5.37
2008 3.57 5.27
2009 3.47 5.18
2010 3.38 5.11
2011 3.29 5.07
2012 3.22 5
2013 3.15 4.93
2014 3.09 4.79
2015 3.03 4.66
2016 2.97 4.52
2017 2.86 4.35
2018 2.74 4.24
2019 2.59 4.15
2020 2.47 4.08
2021 2.39 4
2022 2.34 3.91
2023 2.31 3.84

Guatemala and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Guinea-Bissau
1960 16.7 22.9
1961 16.7 22.9
1962 16.6 22.6
1963 16.6 22.3
1964 16.6 21.7
1965 16.7 20.7
1966 16.7 19.9
1967 16.7 19.6
1968 16.7 19.5
1969 16.8 19.3
1970 16.8 19.1
1971 16.8 19
1972 16.8 18.8
1973 16.8 18.9
1974 16.8 18.9
1975 16.9 18.8
1976 17 18.5
1977 17 18.2
1978 17 17.8
1979 17.1 17.6
1980 17.1 17.7
1981 17.1 17.6
1982 17.1 17.5
1983 17 17.3
1984 17 17.2
1985 17 17.2
1986 17.1 17.1
1987 17.1 17.1
1988 17.1 17
1989 17.1 17
1990 17.2 17.1
1991 17.2 17.1
1992 17.3 17.1
1993 17.3 17.1
1994 17.3 17.1
1995 17.4 17.2
1996 17.4 17.2
1997 17.5 17.3
1998 17.6 17.3
1999 17.7 17.4
2000 17.7 17.4
2001 17.8 17.5
2002 18 17.6
2003 18.1 17.6
2004 18.3 17.7
2005 18.5 17.8
2006 18.7 17.9
2007 18.9 17.9
2008 19.1 18
2009 19.4 18.1
2010 19.6 18.2
2011 19.9 18.3
2012 20.1 18.3
2013 20.4 18.4
2014 20.8 18.5
2015 21.1 18.6
2016 21.3 18.8
2017 21.7 18.9
2018 22 19.1
2019 22.3 19.2
2020 22.6 19.4
2021 22.9 19.6
2022 23.3 19.8
2023 23.7 19.9
2024 24 20.2

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Finance

Guatemala Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
3.4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
6.48%
2019
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Guatemala Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
87.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.26%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
38.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
670 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
60.7%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Guatemala Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
63.9%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Guatemala Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
2,734 mi
2018

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