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Guatemala vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 102nd vs. 187th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Malta
Population
18912872
583596
Population rank 70/197 167/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$30B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 124/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Guatemala and Malta: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Malta economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Malta
Year GDP
Guatemala Malta
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 $250,728,796
1971 $1,984,800,000 $264,578,485
1972 $2,101,300,000 $295,106,628
1973 $2,569,200,100 $345,616,106
1974 $3,161,499,900 $376,081,124
1975 $3,645,900,000 $474,618,321
1976 $4,365,300,200 $527,936,989
1977 $5,480,500,200 $625,563,171
1978 $6,070,600,200 $793,673,402
1979 $6,902,600,200 $1,001,288,847
1980 $7,878,700,000 $1,250,198,601
1981 $8,607,500,300 $1,243,509,394
1982 $8,716,999,700 $1,234,474,404
1983 $9,050,000,400 $1,165,729,707
1984 $9,470,000,100 $1,101,807,023
1985 $9,721,652,087 $1,117,797,439
1986 $7,231,963,516 $1,435,038,441
1987 $7,084,399,840 $1,751,293,461
1988 $7,841,602,824 $2,019,503,068
1989 $8,410,724,361 $2,118,655,677
1990 $7,650,196,845 $2,547,328,748
1991 $9,406,135,143 $2,750,216,747
1992 $10,440,781,588 $3,021,942,759
1993 $11,400,017,301 $2,709,193,538
1994 $12,983,233,311 $2,998,505,428
1995 $14,655,404,433 $3,709,360,097
1996 $15,674,835,615 $3,822,489,746
1997 $17,790,026,222 $3,787,070,704
1998 $19,395,491,993 $4,010,092,091
1999 $18,318,412,251 $4,111,891,845
2000 $19,288,929,030 $4,036,809,865
2001 $18,405,220,247 $4,070,867,153
2002 $20,444,205,991 $4,455,127,398
2003 $21,576,351,799 $5,418,315,225
2004 $23,577,298,095 $6,104,141,501
2005 $26,783,389,294 $6,393,234,965
2006 $29,744,246,827 $6,749,838,862
2007 $33,567,850,824 $7,908,412,374
2008 $38,503,720,224 $9,135,419,490
2009 $37,126,148,265 $8,734,745,632
2010 $40,676,578,423 $9,097,044,182
2011 $46,876,006,272 $9,789,361,705
2012 $49,593,929,487 $9,609,532,106
2013 $52,996,446,180 $10,796,782,634
2014 $57,852,152,955 $11,888,032,862
2015 $62,186,064,758 $11,340,795,033
2016 $66,053,403,364 $12,025,782,885
2017 $71,653,754,107 $14,161,366,733
2018 $73,328,365,862 $16,153,779,511
2019 $77,172,317,259 $16,337,793,531
2020 $77,719,464,221 $16,409,900,599
2021 $86,455,519,687 $19,723,563,355
2022 $95,641,441,235 $19,239,187,084
2023 $104,368,413,483 $22,210,718,401
2024 $113,199,586,004 $24,322,006,608

Guatemala and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Malta
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 $828
1971 $358 $874
1972 $370 $976
1973 $441 $1,144
1974 $529 $1,245
1975 $595 $1,560
1976 $697 $1,727
1977 $856 $2,038
1978 $925 $2,559
1979 $1,026 $3,196
1980 $1,142 $3,948
1981 $1,216 $3,898
1982 $1,204 $3,788
1983 $1,220 $3,527
1984 $1,241 $3,333
1985 $1,238 $3,322
1986 $896 $4,195
1987 $854 $5,084
1988 $919 $5,814
1989 $958 $6,041
1990 $848 $7,192
1991 $1,014 $7,559
1992 $1,096 $8,220
1993 $1,166 $7,296
1994 $1,293 $8,000
1995 $1,421 $9,828
1996 $1,481 $10,062
1997 $1,638 $9,893
1998 $1,741 $10,408
1999 $1,604 $10,609
2000 $1,649 $10,348
2001 $1,538 $10,358
2002 $1,669 $11,251
2003 $1,723 $13,594
2004 $1,841 $15,212
2005 $2,046 $15,831
2006 $2,225 $16,654
2007 $2,459 $19,444
2008 $2,763 $22,315
2009 $2,612 $21,176
2010 $2,805 $21,947
2011 $3,169 $23,517
2012 $3,287 $22,878
2013 $3,444 $25,416
2014 $3,689 $27,425
2015 $3,894 $25,530
2016 $4,060 $26,459
2017 $4,325 $30,317
2018 $4,353 $33,382
2019 $4,512 $32,422
2020 $4,478 $31,834
2021 $4,913 $38,065
2022 $5,359 $36,224
2023 $5,758 $40,182
2024 $6,150 $42,347

Guatemala vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Malta
1950 37.8 63.5
1951 38.3 63.9
1952 38.9 64.1
1953 39.5 64.3
1954 40.1 65.1
1955 40.7 66.3
1956 41.3 66.8
1957 41.9 67.5
1958 43.1 67.8
1959 44.3 68.4
1960 45.8 68.4
1961 46.1 68.4
1962 46.5 69.2
1963 46.6 69.2
1964 47.1 69.3
1965 47.2 69.5
1966 47.5 69.7
1967 47.7 69.8
1968 47.8 69.9
1969 47.5 70.1
1970 48.5 70.4
1971 50.3 70.1
1972 51.8 70.7
1973 52.8 71.3
1974 53 71.9
1975 52.8 72.1
1976 47.6 72.2
1977 55.2 72.3
1978 56.4 72.3
1979 56.6 72.5
1980 55.3 72.3
1981 54.7 72.4
1982 48.9 72.8
1983 57.9 73.1
1984 59.1 73.3
1985 59.8 73.9
1986 60.3 74.5
1987 61 75.3
1988 61.5 75.9
1989 61.7 76.2
1990 61.8 76.2
1991 61.9 76.5
1992 62 76.7
1993 62.4 76.8
1994 63 76.9
1995 63.7 77
1996 64.5 76.3
1997 65.2 77.3
1998 66 77.8
1999 66.6 77.8
2000 67.1 77.9
2001 67.4 78.9
2002 67.8 78.5
2003 68.2 78.7
2004 68.2 79.2
2005 68.2 79.5
2006 68.8 79.6
2007 69.3 79.7
2008 69.5 79.7
2009 69.7 80.4
2010 69.9 81.4
2011 70.3 80.8
2012 70.7 81.1
2013 70.9 81.8
2014 70.9 82.3
2015 70.9 82.6
2016 71.2 82.7
2017 71.6 83.1
2018 71.5 82.9
2019 71.6 82.8
2020 70 82.3
2021 67.9 82.3
2022 71.2 82.2
2023 72.6 83.3
2024 72.7 83.5
2025 72.9 83.6

Guatemala and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Malta
Year Population
Guatemala Malta
1960 4,063,655 326,550
1961 4,186,201 325,250
1962 4,312,044 323,900
1963 4,440,264 322,550
1964 4,571,109 321,250
1965 4,704,965 318,800
1966 4,840,958 315,200
1967 4,978,862 311,550
1968 5,118,111 307,900
1969 5,257,081 304,300
1970 5,396,966 302,650
1971 5,538,355 302,700
1972 5,682,833 302,450
1973 5,831,631 302,200
1974 5,981,197 301,996
1975 6,128,731 304,222
1976 6,262,404 305,774
1977 6,401,515 306,970
1978 6,561,534 310,182
1979 6,727,797 313,342
1980 6,900,212 316,645
1981 7,075,648 318,982
1982 7,240,241 325,898
1983 7,419,642 330,524
1984 7,630,682 330,593
1985 7,849,693 336,452
1986 8,070,818 342,121
1987 8,296,485 344,485
1988 8,532,099 347,325
1989 8,775,546 350,722
1990 9,024,773 354,170
1991 9,272,584 363,845
1992 9,522,266 367,618
1993 9,779,761 371,308
1994 10,043,718 374,797
1995 10,312,996 377,419
1996 10,583,526 379,905
1997 10,857,754 382,791
1998 11,139,145 385,287
1999 11,422,965 387,578
2000 11,697,592 390,087
2001 11,969,422 393,028
2002 12,246,915 395,969
2003 12,525,842 398,582
2004 12,807,402 401,268
2005 13,087,629 403,834
2006 13,367,459 405,308
2007 13,652,040 406,724
2008 13,935,174 409,379
2009 14,215,611 412,477
2010 14,500,112 414,508
2011 14,792,126 416,268
2012 15,089,647 420,028
2013 15,387,337 424,810
2014 15,681,725 433,481
2015 15,971,743 444,220
2016 16,268,760 454,505
2017 16,567,357 467,106
2018 16,845,685 483,903
2019 17,103,803 503,912
2020 17,357,325 515,490
2021 17,598,650 518,150
2022 17,847,877 531,113
2023 18,124,838 552,747
2024 18,406,359 574,346

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Malta

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Malta
1960 7 3.62
1961 6.98 3.27
1962 6.93 3.24
1963 6.9 2.9
1964 6.87 2.79
1965 6.84 2.52
1966 6.8 2.33
1967 6.76 2.24
1968 6.7 2.12
1969 6.65 2.02
1970 6.6 2.03
1971 6.55 2.06
1972 6.51 2.01
1973 6.49 1.65
1974 6.46 1.64
1975 6.41 2.27
1976 6.37 2.21
1977 6.32 2.14
1978 6.26 2.05
1979 6.22 2.1
1980 6.17 1.99
1981 6.12 1.87
1982 6.06 1.9
1983 5.98 1.92
1984 5.86 1.95
1985 5.73 1.95
1986 5.66 1.93
1987 5.64 1.97
1988 5.62 2.06
1989 5.56 2.1
1990 5.48 2.02
1991 5.38 1.99
1992 5.31 2.07
1993 5.25 1.96
1994 5.19 1.84
1995 5.11 1.77
1996 5.01 1.99
1997 4.91 1.93
1998 4.8 1.84
1999 4.69 1.73
2000 4.58 1.68
2001 4.5 1.48
2002 4.37 1.45
2003 4.25 1.48
2004 4.13 1.4
2005 3.97 1.38
2006 3.85 1.36
2007 3.72 1.35
2008 3.57 1.43
2009 3.47 1.42
2010 3.38 1.36
2011 3.29 1.45
2012 3.22 1.42
2013 3.15 1.36
2014 3.09 1.38
2015 3.03 1.37
2016 2.97 1.37
2017 2.86 1.26
2018 2.74 1.23
2019 2.59 1.14
2020 2.47 1.13
2021 2.39 1.13
2022 2.34 1.08
2023 2.31 1.06

Guatemala and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Malta
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Malta
1960 16.7 23.6
1961 16.7 23.8
1962 16.6 24
1963 16.6 24.2
1964 16.6 24.4
1965 16.7 24.5
1966 16.7 24.6
1967 16.7 24.8
1968 16.7 25
1969 16.8 25.5
1970 16.8 25.9
1971 16.8 26.3
1972 16.8 26.8
1973 16.8 27.2
1974 16.8 27.6
1975 16.9 28
1976 17 28.4
1977 17 28.7
1978 17 29.2
1979 17.1 29.6
1980 17.1 30
1981 17.1 30.3
1982 17.1 30.6
1983 17 30.9
1984 17 31.2
1985 17 31.4
1986 17.1 31.7
1987 17.1 32
1988 17.1 32.4
1989 17.1 32.7
1990 17.2 33
1991 17.2 33.3
1992 17.3 33.7
1993 17.3 34
1994 17.3 34.3
1995 17.4 34.7
1996 17.4 35.1
1997 17.5 35.5
1998 17.6 35.8
1999 17.7 36.1
2000 17.7 36.4
2001 17.8 36.7
2002 18 37
2003 18.1 37.4
2004 18.3 37.7
2005 18.5 38.1
2006 18.7 38.4
2007 18.9 38.7
2008 19.1 39
2009 19.4 39.3
2010 19.6 39.6
2011 19.9 39.9
2012 20.1 40.2
2013 20.4 40.4
2014 20.8 40.6
2015 21.1 40.6
2016 21.3 40.6
2017 21.7 40.5
2018 22 40.2
2019 22.3 39.9
2020 22.6 39.9
2021 22.9 40.2
2022 23.3 40.8
2023 23.7 41.4
2024 24 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Guatemala Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.26%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
38.4%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
670 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
60.7%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guatemala Malta
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
94.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Guatemala Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Malta
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
1,401 mi
2001

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