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Guatemala vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 102nd vs. 121st).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Latvia
Population
18912872
1844219
Population rank 70/197 149/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$30B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 124/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Guatemala and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Latvia
Year GDP
Guatemala Latvia
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 -
1971 $1,984,800,000 -
1972 $2,101,300,000 -
1973 $2,569,200,100 -
1974 $3,161,499,900 -
1975 $3,645,900,000 -
1976 $4,365,300,200 -
1977 $5,480,500,200 -
1978 $6,070,600,200 -
1979 $6,902,600,200 -
1980 $7,878,700,000 -
1981 $8,607,500,300 -
1982 $8,716,999,700 -
1983 $9,050,000,400 -
1984 $9,470,000,100 -
1985 $9,721,652,087 -
1986 $7,231,963,516 -
1987 $7,084,399,840 -
1988 $7,841,602,824 -
1989 $8,410,724,361 -
1990 $7,650,196,845 -
1991 $9,406,135,143 -
1992 $10,440,781,588 -
1993 $11,400,017,301 -
1994 $12,983,233,311 -
1995 $14,655,404,433 $5,608,208,785
1996 $15,674,835,615 $5,799,465,288
1997 $17,790,026,222 $6,349,481,007
1998 $19,395,491,993 $6,974,112,951
1999 $18,318,412,251 $7,324,192,890
2000 $19,288,929,030 $7,761,252,607
2001 $18,405,220,247 $8,190,888,740
2002 $20,444,205,991 $9,249,030,241
2003 $21,576,351,799 $11,244,337,720
2004 $23,577,298,095 $13,827,070,379
2005 $26,783,389,294 $16,306,935,905
2006 $29,744,246,827 $20,434,922,247
2007 $33,567,850,824 $29,420,499,248
2008 $38,503,720,224 $34,135,200,994
2009 $37,126,148,265 $25,691,530,442
2010 $40,676,578,423 $23,468,324,572
2011 $46,876,006,272 $26,575,547,901
2012 $49,593,929,487 $27,116,149,949
2013 $52,996,446,180 $29,152,128,168
2014 $57,852,152,955 $30,277,203,767
2015 $62,186,064,758 $26,344,565,877
2016 $66,053,403,364 $27,117,105,060
2017 $71,653,754,107 $29,391,059,767
2018 $73,328,365,862 $33,247,935,477
2019 $77,172,317,259 $33,099,503,951
2020 $77,719,464,221 $33,379,927,435
2021 $86,455,519,687 $38,183,326,785
2022 $95,641,441,235 $38,014,713,596
2023 $104,368,413,483 $42,572,151,720
2024 $113,199,586,004 $43,520,773,851

Guatemala and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Latvia
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 -
1971 $358 -
1972 $370 -
1973 $441 -
1974 $529 -
1975 $595 -
1976 $697 -
1977 $856 -
1978 $925 -
1979 $1,026 -
1980 $1,142 -
1981 $1,216 -
1982 $1,204 -
1983 $1,220 -
1984 $1,241 -
1985 $1,238 -
1986 $896 -
1987 $854 -
1988 $919 -
1989 $958 -
1990 $848 -
1991 $1,014 -
1992 $1,096 -
1993 $1,166 -
1994 $1,293 -
1995 $1,421 $2,257
1996 $1,481 $2,360
1997 $1,638 $2,610
1998 $1,741 $2,894
1999 $1,604 $3,064
2000 $1,649 $3,278
2001 $1,538 $3,505
2002 $1,669 $4,004
2003 $1,723 $4,915
2004 $1,841 $6,110
2005 $2,046 $7,284
2006 $2,225 $9,212
2007 $2,459 $13,371
2008 $2,763 $15,678
2009 $2,612 $11,996
2010 $2,805 $11,188
2011 $3,169 $12,903
2012 $3,287 $13,329
2013 $3,444 $14,484
2014 $3,689 $15,186
2015 $3,894 $13,322
2016 $4,060 $13,839
2017 $4,325 $15,132
2018 $4,353 $17,252
2019 $4,512 $17,295
2020 $4,478 $17,564
2021 $4,913 $20,262
2022 $5,359 $20,227
2023 $5,758 $22,676
2024 $6,150 $23,368

Guatemala vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Latvia
1950 37.8 64.6
1951 38.3 65.2
1952 38.9 65.7
1953 39.5 66.2
1954 40.1 66.7
1955 40.7 67.1
1956 41.3 67.6
1957 41.9 68.3
1958 43.1 68.9
1959 44.3 69.5
1960 45.8 70.3
1961 46.1 70.5
1962 46.5 69.9
1963 46.6 70.3
1964 47.1 71.5
1965 47.2 71.2
1966 47.5 71.2
1967 47.7 70.9
1968 47.8 70.5
1969 47.5 70.2
1970 48.5 70.2
1971 50.3 70.6
1972 51.8 70.3
1973 52.8 70.2
1974 53 70.1
1975 52.8 69.3
1976 47.6 69.4
1977 55.2 69.4
1978 56.4 69.3
1979 56.6 68.8
1980 55.3 69.1
1981 54.7 69.1
1982 48.9 69.6
1983 57.9 69.4
1984 59.1 69.4
1985 59.8 69.6
1986 60.3 71
1987 61 71
1988 61.5 70.9
1989 61.7 70.4
1990 61.8 69.5
1991 61.9 69.2
1992 62 68.5
1993 62.4 66.6
1994 63 65.2
1995 63.7 66
1996 64.5 68.6
1997 65.2 69.2
1998 66 68.9
1999 66.6 69.6
2000 67.1 70.2
2001 67.4 69.9
2002 67.8 70.2
2003 68.2 70.6
2004 68.2 70.9
2005 68.2 70.6
2006 68.8 70.6
2007 69.3 70.8
2008 69.5 72
2009 69.7 72.7
2010 69.9 73
2011 70.3 73.7
2012 70.7 73.9
2013 70.9 74.2
2014 70.9 74.3
2015 70.9 74.7
2016 71.2 74.8
2017 71.6 74.8
2018 71.5 75
2019 71.6 75.6
2020 70 75.5
2021 67.9 73.2
2022 71.2 74.9
2023 72.6 76.2
2024 72.7 76.3
2025 72.9 76.5

Guatemala and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Latvia
Year Population
Guatemala Latvia
1960 4,063,655 2,120,979
1961 4,186,201 2,152,681
1962 4,312,044 2,181,586
1963 4,440,264 2,210,919
1964 4,571,109 2,240,623
1965 4,704,965 2,265,919
1966 4,840,958 2,283,217
1967 4,978,862 2,301,220
1968 5,118,111 2,323,619
1969 5,257,081 2,343,173
1970 5,396,966 2,359,164
1971 5,538,355 2,376,389
1972 5,682,833 2,395,674
1973 5,831,631 2,415,819
1974 5,981,197 2,437,186
1975 6,128,731 2,456,130
1976 6,262,404 2,470,989
1977 6,401,515 2,485,073
1978 6,561,534 2,497,921
1979 6,727,797 2,505,953
1980 6,900,212 2,511,701
1981 7,075,648 2,519,421
1982 7,240,241 2,531,080
1983 7,419,642 2,546,011
1984 7,630,682 2,562,047
1985 7,849,693 2,578,873
1986 8,070,818 2,599,892
1987 8,296,485 2,626,583
1988 8,532,099 2,653,434
1989 8,775,546 2,666,955
1990 9,024,773 2,663,151
1991 9,272,584 2,650,581
1992 9,522,266 2,614,338
1993 9,779,761 2,563,290
1994 10,043,718 2,520,742
1995 10,312,996 2,485,056
1996 10,583,526 2,457,222
1997 10,857,754 2,432,851
1998 11,139,145 2,410,019
1999 11,422,965 2,390,482
2000 11,697,592 2,367,550
2001 11,969,422 2,337,170
2002 12,246,915 2,310,173
2003 12,525,842 2,287,955
2004 12,807,402 2,263,122
2005 13,087,629 2,238,799
2006 13,367,459 2,218,357
2007 13,652,040 2,200,325
2008 13,935,174 2,177,322
2009 14,215,611 2,141,669
2010 14,500,112 2,097,555
2011 14,792,126 2,059,709
2012 15,089,647 2,034,319
2013 15,387,337 2,012,647
2014 15,681,725 1,993,782
2015 15,971,743 1,977,527
2016 16,268,760 1,959,537
2017 16,567,357 1,942,248
2018 16,845,685 1,927,174
2019 17,103,803 1,913,822
2020 17,357,325 1,900,449
2021 17,598,650 1,884,490
2022 17,847,877 1,879,383
2023 18,124,838 1,877,445
2024 18,406,359 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Latvia

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Latvia
1960 7 1.94
1961 6.98 1.94
1962 6.93 1.91
1963 6.9 1.85
1964 6.87 1.79
1965 6.84 1.74
1966 6.8 1.76
1967 6.76 1.8
1968 6.7 1.83
1969 6.65 1.88
1970 6.6 1.96
1971 6.55 2
1972 6.51 2
1973 6.49 1.98
1974 6.46 1.97
1975 6.41 1.96
1976 6.37 1.93
1977 6.32 1.89
1978 6.26 1.87
1979 6.22 1.87
1980 6.17 1.86
1981 6.12 1.88
1982 6.06 1.97
1983 5.98 2.07
1984 5.86 2.09
1985 5.73 2.08
1986 5.66 2.12
1987 5.64 2.15
1988 5.62 2.11
1989 5.56 2.05
1990 5.48 2.02
1991 5.38 1.86
1992 5.31 1.73
1993 5.25 1.51
1994 5.19 1.39
1995 5.11 1.25
1996 5.01 1.16
1997 4.91 1.11
1998 4.8 1.09
1999 4.69 1.16
2000 4.58 1.25
2001 4.5 1.22
2002 4.37 1.26
2003 4.25 1.32
2004 4.13 1.29
2005 3.97 1.39
2006 3.85 1.46
2007 3.72 1.54
2008 3.57 1.58
2009 3.47 1.46
2010 3.38 1.36
2011 3.29 1.33
2012 3.22 1.44
2013 3.15 1.52
2014 3.09 1.65
2015 3.03 1.7
2016 2.97 1.74
2017 2.86 1.69
2018 2.74 1.6
2019 2.59 1.61
2020 2.47 1.55
2021 2.39 1.57
2022 2.34 1.47
2023 2.31 1.36

Guatemala and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Latvia
1960 16.7 32.3
1961 16.7 32.4
1962 16.6 32.6
1963 16.6 32.8
1964 16.6 33
1965 16.7 33.2
1966 16.7 33.5
1967 16.7 33.8
1968 16.7 34
1969 16.8 34.1
1970 16.8 34.2
1971 16.8 34.3
1972 16.8 34.5
1973 16.8 34.6
1974 16.8 34.7
1975 16.9 34.9
1976 17 35
1977 17 35.1
1978 17 35.1
1979 17.1 35.1
1980 17.1 34.9
1981 17.1 34.8
1982 17.1 34.7
1983 17 34.6
1984 17 34.7
1985 17 34.7
1986 17.1 34.7
1987 17.1 34.6
1988 17.1 34.6
1989 17.1 34.5
1990 17.2 34.6
1991 17.2 34.8
1992 17.3 35.2
1993 17.3 35.6
1994 17.3 36
1995 17.4 36.2
1996 17.4 36.6
1997 17.5 36.9
1998 17.6 37.3
1999 17.7 37.6
2000 17.7 37.9
2001 17.8 38.3
2002 18 38.6
2003 18.1 38.9
2004 18.3 39.2
2005 18.5 39.4
2006 18.7 39.7
2007 18.9 39.9
2008 19.1 40.1
2009 19.4 40.5
2010 19.6 41.1
2011 19.9 41.6
2012 20.1 42
2013 20.4 42.3
2014 20.8 42.5
2015 21.1 42.8
2016 21.3 43
2017 21.7 43.2
2018 22 43.4
2019 22.3 43.6
2020 22.6 43.8
2021 22.9 43.9
2022 23.3 44
2023 23.7 44.1
2024 24 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Guatemala Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.26%
2022
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
38.4%
2022
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
670 kWh
2022
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
60.7%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guatemala Latvia
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
99.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Guatemala Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Latvia
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
n/a

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