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Guatemala vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 102nd vs. 188th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Maldives
Population
18912872
531152
Population rank 70/197 168/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$30B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 124/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Guatemala and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Maldives
Year GDP
Guatemala Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $1,984,800,000 $21,566,404
1972 $2,101,300,000 $25,177,138
1973 $2,569,200,100 $30,862,042
1974 $3,161,499,900 $39,120,171
1975 $3,645,900,000 $24,540,878
1976 $4,365,300,200 $22,399,467
1977 $5,480,500,200 $20,853,789
1978 $6,070,600,200 $24,369,109
1979 $6,902,600,200 $38,523,364
1980 $7,878,700,000 $42,463,576
1981 $8,607,500,300 $44,781,457
1982 $8,716,999,700 $47,911,340
1983 $9,050,000,400 $57,829,787
1984 $9,470,000,100 $109,503,546
1985 $9,721,652,087 $127,190,758
1986 $7,231,963,516 $141,882,254
1987 $7,084,399,840 $141,223,029
1988 $7,841,602,824 $168,514,513
1989 $8,410,724,361 $189,514,434
1990 $7,650,196,845 $215,043,970
1991 $9,406,135,143 $244,396,762
1992 $10,440,781,588 $284,875,809
1993 $11,400,017,301 $322,417,837
1994 $12,983,233,311 $356,014,932
1995 $14,655,404,433 $398,988,955
1996 $15,674,835,615 $450,382,328
1997 $17,790,026,222 $508,223,602
1998 $19,395,491,993 $540,096,398
1999 $18,318,412,251 $589,239,754
2000 $19,288,929,030 $624,337,145
2001 $18,405,220,247 $870,031,677
2002 $20,444,205,991 $897,031,250
2003 $21,576,351,799 $1,052,121,055
2004 $23,577,298,095 $1,226,829,563
2005 $26,783,389,294 $1,163,362,438
2006 $29,744,246,827 $1,575,200,391
2007 $33,567,850,824 $1,868,383,461
2008 $38,503,720,224 $2,271,646,188
2009 $37,126,148,265 $2,345,294,875
2010 $40,676,578,423 $2,588,176,055
2011 $46,876,006,272 $2,774,350,240
2012 $49,593,929,487 $2,886,163,997
2013 $52,996,446,180 $3,295,009,238
2014 $57,852,152,955 $3,697,353,039
2015 $62,186,064,758 $4,129,505,319
2016 $66,053,403,364 $4,409,942,624
2017 $71,653,754,107 $4,816,426,257
2018 $73,328,365,862 $5,404,344,163
2019 $77,172,317,259 $5,726,094,799
2020 $77,719,464,221 $3,712,604,583
2021 $86,455,519,687 $5,252,457,370
2022 $95,641,441,235 $6,177,118,114
2023 $104,368,413,483 $6,590,894,302
2024 $113,199,586,004 $6,975,146,349

Guatemala and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Maldives
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 $156.9
1971 $358 $169.8
1972 $370 $192.2
1973 $441 $228.7
1974 $529 $281.5
1975 $595 $171.4
1976 $697 $151.8
1977 $856 $137.3
1978 $925 $156.1
1979 $1,026 $240.2
1980 $1,142 $257.6
1981 $1,216 $264.1
1982 $1,204 $274.8
1983 $1,220 $323
1984 $1,241 $594
1985 $1,238 $669
1986 $896 $720
1987 $854 $692
1988 $919 $799
1989 $958 $870
1990 $848 $957
1991 $1,014 $1,054
1992 $1,096 $1,194
1993 $1,166 $1,317
1994 $1,293 $1,419
1995 $1,421 $1,555
1996 $1,481 $1,717
1997 $1,638 $1,898
1998 $1,741 $1,980
1999 $1,604 $2,124
2000 $1,649 $2,214
2001 $1,538 $3,034
2002 $1,669 $3,076
2003 $1,723 $3,549
2004 $1,841 $4,070
2005 $2,046 $3,797
2006 $2,225 $5,019
2007 $2,459 $5,758
2008 $2,763 $6,757
2009 $2,612 $6,734
2010 $2,805 $7,174
2011 $3,169 $7,425
2012 $3,287 $7,461
2013 $3,444 $8,236
2014 $3,689 $8,939
2015 $3,894 $9,645
2016 $4,060 $9,948
2017 $4,325 $10,510
2018 $4,353 $11,423
2019 $4,512 $11,740
2020 $4,478 $7,394
2021 $4,913 $10,176
2022 $5,359 $11,786
2023 $5,758 $12,530
2024 $6,150 $13,216

Guatemala vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Maldives
1950 37.8 36.5
1951 38.3 37.1
1952 38.9 37
1953 39.5 36.9
1954 40.1 36.9
1955 40.7 37
1956 41.3 37.1
1957 41.9 37.3
1958 43.1 37.6
1959 44.3 37.9
1960 45.8 38.2
1961 46.1 38.6
1962 46.5 39.1
1963 46.6 39.6
1964 47.1 40.2
1965 47.2 40.8
1966 47.5 41.4
1967 47.7 42.1
1968 47.8 42.9
1969 47.5 43.7
1970 48.5 44.5
1971 50.3 45.5
1972 51.8 46.4
1973 52.8 47.5
1974 53 48.5
1975 52.8 49.6
1976 47.6 50.8
1977 55.2 51.8
1978 56.4 50.4
1979 56.6 53.9
1980 55.3 54.8
1981 54.7 55.7
1982 48.9 56.6
1983 57.9 57.5
1984 59.1 58.3
1985 59.8 59.2
1986 60.3 60
1987 61 60.8
1988 61.5 61.6
1989 61.7 62.4
1990 61.8 63.1
1991 61.9 63.9
1992 62 64.7
1993 62.4 65.4
1994 63 66.2
1995 63.7 67
1996 64.5 67.7
1997 65.2 68.5
1998 66 69.3
1999 66.6 70.2
2000 67.1 70.9
2001 67.4 71.7
2002 67.8 72.4
2003 68.2 73.3
2004 68.2 73
2005 68.2 74.8
2006 68.8 75.3
2007 69.3 75.7
2008 69.5 76
2009 69.7 76.4
2010 69.9 76.8
2011 70.3 77.1
2012 70.7 77.5
2013 70.9 77.8
2014 70.9 78.2
2015 70.9 78.6
2016 71.2 78.9
2017 71.6 79.2
2018 71.5 79.4
2019 71.6 79.7
2020 70 78.7
2021 67.9 78.1
2022 71.2 80.8
2023 72.6 81
2024 72.7 81.3
2025 72.9 81.5

Guatemala and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Maldives
Year Population
Guatemala Maldives
1960 4,063,655 91,189
1961 4,186,201 93,450
1962 4,312,044 95,802
1963 4,440,264 98,222
1964 4,571,109 100,662
1965 4,704,965 104,102
1966 4,840,958 108,507
1967 4,978,862 112,528
1968 5,118,111 116,075
1969 5,257,081 119,564
1970 5,396,966 123,219
1971 5,538,355 127,035
1972 5,682,833 130,968
1973 5,831,631 134,952
1974 5,981,197 138,978
1975 6,128,731 143,158
1976 6,262,404 147,525
1977 6,401,515 151,930
1978 6,561,534 156,159
1979 6,727,797 160,360
1980 6,900,212 164,835
1981 7,075,648 169,532
1982 7,240,241 174,333
1983 7,419,642 179,128
1984 7,630,682 184,198
1985 7,849,693 190,169
1986 8,070,818 196,935
1987 8,296,485 203,944
1988 8,532,099 210,885
1989 8,775,546 217,738
1990 9,024,773 224,762
1991 9,272,584 231,802
1992 9,522,266 238,543
1993 9,779,761 244,884
1994 10,043,718 250,822
1995 10,312,996 256,649
1996 10,583,526 262,347
1997 10,857,754 267,707
1998 11,139,145 272,723
1999 11,422,965 277,412
2000 11,697,592 282,019
2001 11,969,422 286,767
2002 12,246,915 291,616
2003 12,525,842 296,491
2004 12,807,402 301,413
2005 13,087,629 306,429
2006 13,367,459 313,851
2007 13,652,040 324,479
2008 13,935,174 336,170
2009 14,215,611 348,275
2010 14,500,112 360,792
2011 14,792,126 373,674
2012 15,089,647 386,818
2013 15,387,337 400,070
2014 15,681,725 413,617
2015 15,971,743 428,154
2016 16,268,760 443,308
2017 16,567,357 458,287
2018 16,845,685 473,099
2019 17,103,803 487,731
2020 17,357,325 502,118
2021 17,598,650 516,154
2022 17,847,877 524,106
2023 18,124,838 525,994
2024 18,406,359 527,799

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Maldives

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Maldives
1960 7 6.71
1961 6.98 6.79
1962 6.93 6.89
1963 6.9 6.94
1964 6.87 7
1965 6.84 7.07
1966 6.8 7.15
1967 6.76 7.23
1968 6.7 7.28
1969 6.65 7.33
1970 6.6 7.39
1971 6.55 7.38
1972 6.51 7.37
1973 6.49 7.4
1974 6.46 7.38
1975 6.41 7.32
1976 6.37 7.29
1977 6.32 7.27
1978 6.26 7.23
1979 6.22 7.23
1980 6.17 7.23
1981 6.12 7.19
1982 6.06 7.15
1983 5.98 7.09
1984 5.86 7.03
1985 5.73 6.94
1986 5.66 6.85
1987 5.64 6.73
1988 5.62 6.58
1989 5.56 6.39
1990 5.48 6.13
1991 5.38 5.8
1992 5.31 5.44
1993 5.25 5.06
1994 5.19 4.69
1995 5.11 4.29
1996 5.01 3.86
1997 4.91 3.48
1998 4.8 3.17
1999 4.69 2.9
2000 4.58 2.69
2001 4.5 2.53
2002 4.37 2.42
2003 4.25 2.34
2004 4.13 2.26
2005 3.97 2.2
2006 3.85 2.2
2007 3.72 2.29
2008 3.57 2.37
2009 3.47 2.39
2010 3.38 2.35
2011 3.29 2.31
2012 3.22 2.25
2013 3.15 2.17
2014 3.09 2.09
2015 3.03 2
2016 2.97 1.9
2017 2.86 1.8
2018 2.74 1.71
2019 2.59 1.64
2020 2.47 1.61
2021 2.39 1.6
2022 2.34 1.58
2023 2.31 1.58

Guatemala and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Maldives
1960 16.7 20.6
1961 16.7 20.6
1962 16.6 20.6
1963 16.6 20.6
1964 16.6 20.5
1965 16.7 19.9
1966 16.7 18.9
1967 16.7 18.2
1968 16.7 17.8
1969 16.8 17.6
1970 16.8 17.4
1971 16.8 17.3
1972 16.8 17.2
1973 16.8 17.2
1974 16.8 17.2
1975 16.9 17.1
1976 17 17
1977 17 17
1978 17 17
1979 17.1 16.9
1980 17.1 16.8
1981 17.1 16.8
1982 17.1 16.9
1983 17 16.9
1984 17 17
1985 17 17
1986 17.1 16.9
1987 17.1 16.7
1988 17.1 16.6
1989 17.1 16.5
1990 17.2 16.4
1991 17.2 16.4
1992 17.3 16.4
1993 17.3 16.5
1994 17.3 16.7
1995 17.4 16.9
1996 17.4 17.3
1997 17.5 17.6
1998 17.6 18
1999 17.7 18.4
2000 17.7 18.9
2001 17.8 19.3
2002 18 19.8
2003 18.1 20.3
2004 18.3 20.9
2005 18.5 21.5
2006 18.7 22.1
2007 18.9 22.7
2008 19.1 23.2
2009 19.4 23.8
2010 19.6 24.4
2011 19.9 25.1
2012 20.1 25.8
2013 20.4 26.5
2014 20.8 27.1
2015 21.1 27.6
2016 21.3 28
2017 21.7 28.5
2018 22 29
2019 22.3 29.5
2020 22.6 30.1
2021 22.9 30.7
2022 23.3 31.4
2023 23.7 32.1
2024 24 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Guatemala Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
1.2%
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
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guatemala Maldives
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
97.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Guatemala Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Maldives
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
57.8 mi
2018

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