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Guatemala vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 102nd vs. 160th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Lebanon
Population
18912872
5888008
Population rank 70/197 115/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 67/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 113/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$30B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 124/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Guatemala and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Lebanon
Year GDP
Guatemala Lebanon
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 $3,313,540,068
1989 $8,410,724,361 $2,717,998,688
1990 $7,650,196,845 $2,838,485,354
1991 $9,406,135,143 $4,690,415,093
1992 $10,440,781,588 $5,843,579,161
1993 $11,400,017,301 $7,941,744,492
1994 $12,983,233,311 $9,599,127,050
1995 $14,655,404,433 $11,718,795,529
1996 $15,674,835,615 $13,690,217,334
1997 $17,790,026,222 $15,751,867,489
1998 $19,395,491,993 $17,247,179,006
1999 $18,318,412,251 $17,391,056,369
2000 $19,288,929,030 $17,260,364,842
2001 $18,405,220,247 $17,649,751,244
2002 $20,444,205,991 $19,152,238,806
2003 $21,576,351,799 $20,082,918,740
2004 $23,577,298,095 $21,159,827,992
2005 $26,783,389,294 $21,497,336,499
2006 $29,744,246,827 $22,022,709,851
2007 $33,567,850,824 $24,827,355,015
2008 $38,503,720,224 $29,118,916,105
2009 $37,126,148,265 $35,399,582,929
2010 $40,676,578,423 $38,443,907,042
2011 $46,876,006,272 $39,927,125,962
2012 $49,593,929,487 $44,016,799,516
2013 $52,996,446,180 $46,880,103,081
2014 $57,852,152,955 $48,095,213,747
2015 $62,186,064,758 $49,929,337,837
2016 $66,053,403,364 $51,147,308,774
2017 $71,653,754,107 $53,027,680,686
2018 $73,328,365,862 $54,901,519,156
2019 $77,172,317,259 $51,605,959,131
2020 $77,719,464,221 $31,712,128,254
2021 $86,455,519,687 $23,131,941,557
2022 $95,641,441,235 $20,992,421,949
2023 $104,368,413,483 $20,078,620,357
2024 $113,199,586,004 -

Guatemala and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Lebanon
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 $959
1989 $958 $771
1990 $848 $790
1991 $1,014 $1,278
1992 $1,096 $1,559
1993 $1,166 $2,079
1994 $1,293 $2,468
1995 $1,421 $2,959
1996 $1,481 $3,393
1997 $1,638 $3,834
1998 $1,741 $4,125
1999 $1,604 $4,087
2000 $1,649 $3,987
2001 $1,538 $4,010
2002 $1,669 $4,291
2003 $1,723 $4,438
2004 $1,841 $4,601
2005 $2,046 $4,602
2006 $2,225 $4,635
2007 $2,459 $5,125
2008 $2,763 $5,912
2009 $2,612 $7,091
2010 $2,805 $7,626
2011 $3,169 $7,835
2012 $3,287 $8,407
2013 $3,444 $8,162
2014 $3,689 $7,578
2015 $3,894 $7,714
2016 $4,060 $8,089
2017 $4,325 $8,608
2018 $4,353 $9,175
2019 $4,512 $8,906
2020 $4,478 $5,561
2021 $4,913 $4,045
2022 $5,359 $3,654
2023 $5,758 $3,478
2024 $6,150 -

Guatemala vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Lebanon
1950 37.8 59.9
1951 38.3 60.3
1952 38.9 60.8
1953 39.5 61.2
1954 40.1 61.6
1955 40.7 61.5
1956 41.3 62.2
1957 41.9 62.8
1958 43.1 61.2
1959 44.3 63.6
1960 45.8 63.9
1961 46.1 64.3
1962 46.5 64.6
1963 46.6 64.9
1964 47.1 65.1
1965 47.2 65.3
1966 47.5 65.5
1967 47.7 65.7
1968 47.8 65.8
1969 47.5 65.9
1970 48.5 66
1971 50.3 66.1
1972 51.8 66.2
1973 52.8 66.3
1974 53 66.4
1975 52.8 57.7
1976 47.6 36.4
1977 55.2 60.3
1978 56.4 60
1979 56.6 59.6
1980 55.3 59.9
1981 54.7 60.3
1982 48.9 47.2
1983 57.9 60.8
1984 59.1 61.2
1985 59.8 61.6
1986 60.3 62
1987 61 62.5
1988 61.5 62.9
1989 61.7 65.1
1990 61.8 65.5
1991 61.9 70.9
1992 62 71.2
1993 62.4 71.6
1994 63 72
1995 63.7 72.4
1996 64.5 72.6
1997 65.2 72.9
1998 66 73.2
1999 66.6 73.5
2000 67.1 73.9
2001 67.4 74.4
2002 67.8 74.8
2003 68.2 75.3
2004 68.2 75.7
2005 68.2 76.1
2006 68.8 75.7
2007 69.3 76.7
2008 69.5 77
2009 69.7 77.3
2010 69.9 77.5
2011 70.3 77.8
2012 70.7 77.9
2013 70.9 78
2014 70.9 78.1
2015 70.9 78.3
2016 71.2 78.3
2017 71.6 78.2
2018 71.5 78.3
2019 71.6 78.2
2020 70 76.3
2021 67.9 73.6
2022 71.2 78
2023 72.6 77.8
2024 72.7 77.9
2025 72.9 78.1

Guatemala and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Lebanon
Year Population
Guatemala Lebanon
1960 4,063,655 1,794,406
1961 4,186,201 1,850,084
1962 4,312,044 1,909,578
1963 4,440,264 1,970,316
1964 4,571,109 2,030,543
1965 4,704,965 2,088,831
1966 4,840,958 2,148,260
1967 4,978,862 2,206,731
1968 5,118,111 2,266,368
1969 5,257,081 2,328,159
1970 5,396,966 2,386,114
1971 5,538,355 2,446,314
1972 5,682,833 2,509,729
1973 5,831,631 2,572,935
1974 5,981,197 2,635,185
1975 6,128,731 2,693,191
1976 6,262,404 2,726,469
1977 6,401,515 2,762,155
1978 6,561,534 2,822,682
1979 6,727,797 2,882,635
1980 6,900,212 2,944,763
1981 7,075,648 3,008,981
1982 7,240,241 3,054,931
1983 7,419,642 3,094,996
1984 7,630,682 3,152,744
1985 7,849,693 3,217,376
1986 8,070,818 3,300,365
1987 8,296,485 3,385,555
1988 8,532,099 3,454,649
1989 8,775,546 3,525,285
1990 9,024,773 3,595,175
1991 9,272,584 3,668,912
1992 9,522,266 3,747,371
1993 9,779,761 3,820,647
1994 10,043,718 3,889,799
1995 10,312,996 3,960,735
1996 10,583,526 4,034,781
1997 10,857,754 4,108,405
1998 11,139,145 4,181,281
1999 11,422,965 4,255,277
2000 11,697,592 4,329,340
2001 11,969,422 4,401,918
2002 12,246,915 4,463,504
2003 12,525,842 4,525,508
2004 12,807,402 4,599,279
2005 13,087,629 4,671,102
2006 13,367,459 4,751,136
2007 13,652,040 4,844,118
2008 13,935,174 4,925,354
2009 14,215,611 4,992,287
2010 14,500,112 5,041,288
2011 14,792,126 5,096,020
2012 15,089,647 5,235,742
2013 15,387,337 5,743,436
2014 15,681,725 6,346,990
2015 15,971,743 6,472,469
2016 16,268,760 6,323,060
2017 16,567,357 6,160,128
2018 16,845,685 5,984,119
2019 17,103,803 5,794,594
2020 17,357,325 5,702,398
2021 17,598,650 5,718,122
2022 17,847,877 5,744,489
2023 18,124,838 5,773,493
2024 18,406,359 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Lebanon
1960 7 5.88
1961 6.98 5.89
1962 6.93 5.9
1963 6.9 5.91
1964 6.87 5.85
1965 6.84 5.77
1966 6.8 5.68
1967 6.76 5.57
1968 6.7 5.45
1969 6.65 5.32
1970 6.6 5.19
1971 6.55 5.05
1972 6.51 4.91
1973 6.49 4.79
1974 6.46 4.65
1975 6.41 4.52
1976 6.37 4.39
1977 6.32 4.28
1978 6.26 4.18
1979 6.22 4.08
1980 6.17 4.01
1981 6.12 3.95
1982 6.06 3.86
1983 5.98 3.73
1984 5.86 3.66
1985 5.73 3.53
1986 5.66 3.47
1987 5.64 3.42
1988 5.62 3.39
1989 5.56 3.36
1990 5.48 3.27
1991 5.38 3.16
1992 5.31 3.05
1993 5.25 2.94
1994 5.19 2.82
1995 5.11 2.73
1996 5.01 2.7
1997 4.91 2.67
1998 4.8 2.65
1999 4.69 2.63
2000 4.58 2.6
2001 4.5 2.58
2002 4.37 2.52
2003 4.25 2.46
2004 4.13 2.38
2005 3.97 2.29
2006 3.85 2.24
2007 3.72 2.2
2008 3.57 2.17
2009 3.47 2.19
2010 3.38 2.26
2011 3.29 2.32
2012 3.22 2.35
2013 3.15 2.36
2014 3.09 2.38
2015 3.03 2.38
2016 2.97 2.39
2017 2.86 2.37
2018 2.74 2.35
2019 2.59 2.33
2020 2.47 2.31
2021 2.39 2.28
2022 2.34 2.26
2023 2.31 2.24

Guatemala and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Lebanon
1960 16.7 19.9
1961 16.7 19.5
1962 16.6 19.1
1963 16.6 18.7
1964 16.6 18.4
1965 16.7 18.2
1966 16.7 18.1
1967 16.7 18
1968 16.7 18
1969 16.8 18.1
1970 16.8 18.2
1971 16.8 18.3
1972 16.8 18.5
1973 16.8 18.7
1974 16.8 18.9
1975 16.9 19
1976 17 19.1
1977 17 19.2
1978 17 19.4
1979 17.1 19.6
1980 17.1 19.8
1981 17.1 19.9
1982 17.1 20.1
1983 17 20.3
1984 17 20.5
1985 17 20.7
1986 17.1 20.8
1987 17.1 21
1988 17.1 21.2
1989 17.1 21.4
1990 17.2 21.6
1991 17.2 21.8
1992 17.3 22
1993 17.3 22.3
1994 17.3 22.5
1995 17.4 22.8
1996 17.4 23.1
1997 17.5 23.4
1998 17.6 23.7
1999 17.7 24
2000 17.7 24.3
2001 17.8 24.6
2002 18 24.9
2003 18.1 25.2
2004 18.3 25.6
2005 18.5 26
2006 18.7 26.3
2007 18.9 26.7
2008 19.1 27.1
2009 19.4 27.5
2010 19.6 27.9
2011 19.9 28.2
2012 20.1 28.6
2013 20.4 28.9
2014 20.8 29.2
2015 21.1 29.4
2016 21.3 29.5
2017 21.7 29.4
2018 22 29.3
2019 22.3 29
2020 22.6 28.9
2021 22.9 29
2022 23.3 29.2
2023 23.7 29.4
2024 24 29.6

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Finance

Guatemala Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
27%
2020
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

Guatemala Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.26%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
38.4%
2022
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
670 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.7%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guatemala Lebanon
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
92%
2019
English speaking
1%
2025
40%
2023
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Guatemala Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Lebanon
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
13,487 mi
2017

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