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Guatemala vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 102nd vs. 28th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Mauritania
Population
18912872
5432542
Population rank 70/197 123/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$30B
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 124/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Guatemala and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Mauritania
Year GDP
Guatemala Mauritania
1960 $1,043,599,900 -
1961 $1,076,699,900 $159,213,430
1962 $1,143,600,000 $164,271,558
1963 $1,262,800,000 $168,186,297
1964 $1,299,099,900 $224,495,744
1965 $1,331,399,900 $255,340,475
1966 $1,390,700,000 $266,533,605
1967 $1,453,500,000 $282,615,310
1968 $1,610,500,000 $311,395,937
1969 $1,715,399,900 $295,062,308
1970 $1,904,000,000 $309,405,316
1971 $1,984,800,000 $335,568,907
1972 $2,101,300,000 $391,669,449
1973 $2,569,200,100 $493,237,876
1974 $3,161,499,900 $613,010,553
1975 $3,645,900,000 $703,377,837
1976 $4,365,300,200 $775,045,517
1977 $5,480,500,200 $799,030,017
1978 $6,070,600,200 $804,629,877
1979 $6,902,600,200 $951,900,945
1980 $7,878,700,000 $1,047,925,106
1981 $8,607,500,300 $1,105,494,682
1982 $8,716,999,700 $1,108,776,653
1983 $9,050,000,400 $1,165,171,263
1984 $9,470,000,100 $1,074,373,230
1985 $9,721,652,087 $1,009,723,326
1986 $7,231,963,516 $1,186,628,778
1987 $7,084,399,840 $1,344,664,725
1988 $7,841,602,824 $1,414,951,290
1989 $8,410,724,361 $1,450,647,019
1990 $7,650,196,845 $1,506,914,408
1991 $9,406,135,143 $2,133,692,697
1992 $10,440,781,588 $2,164,298,425
1993 $11,400,017,301 $1,847,353,211
1994 $12,983,233,311 $1,944,876,755
1995 $14,655,404,433 $2,091,726,101
1996 $15,674,835,615 $2,132,087,009
1997 $17,790,026,222 $2,071,996,564
1998 $19,395,491,993 $2,032,347,665
1999 $18,318,412,251 $1,985,922,776
2000 $19,288,929,030 $1,779,520,886
2001 $18,405,220,247 $1,746,063,558
2002 $20,444,205,991 $1,777,057,481
2003 $21,576,351,799 $2,051,147,607
2004 $23,577,298,095 $2,362,501,023
2005 $26,783,389,294 $2,936,019,526
2006 $29,744,246,827 $3,919,577,286
2007 $33,567,850,824 $4,346,212,355
2008 $38,503,720,224 $5,206,437,194
2009 $37,126,148,265 $4,714,595,548
2010 $40,676,578,423 $5,628,878,798
2011 $46,876,006,272 $6,764,627,746
2012 $49,593,929,487 $6,728,208,836
2013 $52,996,446,180 $7,223,071,097
2014 $57,852,152,955 $6,592,537,782
2015 $62,186,064,758 $6,166,863,897
2016 $66,053,403,364 $6,398,747,592
2017 $71,653,754,107 $6,800,135,898
2018 $73,328,365,862 $7,473,550,557
2019 $77,172,317,259 $7,894,764,886
2020 $77,719,464,221 $8,260,752,385
2021 $86,455,519,687 $9,222,536,364
2022 $95,641,441,235 $9,557,966,698
2023 $104,368,413,483 $10,651,709,314
2024 $113,199,586,004 $10,766,731,874

Guatemala and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Mauritania
1960 $256.8 -
1961 $257.2 $188.2
1962 $265.2 $189
1963 $284.4 $188.2
1964 $284.2 $244.3
1965 $283 $270
1966 $287.3 $273.6
1967 $291.9 $281.5
1968 $315 $301
1969 $326 $276.6
1970 $353 $281.3
1971 $358 $296
1972 $370 $335
1973 $441 $410
1974 $529 $494
1975 $595 $551
1976 $697 $589
1977 $856 $590
1978 $925 $578
1979 $1,026 $664
1980 $1,142 $711
1981 $1,216 $729
1982 $1,204 $710
1983 $1,220 $725
1984 $1,241 $650
1985 $1,238 $593
1986 $896 $677
1987 $854 $746
1988 $919 $762
1989 $958 $762
1990 $848 $772
1991 $1,014 $1,062
1992 $1,096 $1,036
1993 $1,166 $850
1994 $1,293 $865
1995 $1,421 $905
1996 $1,481 $904
1997 $1,638 $859
1998 $1,741 $821
1999 $1,604 $781
2000 $1,649 $681
2001 $1,538 $652
2002 $1,669 $649
2003 $1,723 $732
2004 $1,841 $824
2005 $2,046 $999
2006 $2,225 $1,301
2007 $2,459 $1,405
2008 $2,763 $1,636
2009 $2,612 $1,435
2010 $2,805 $1,660
2011 $3,169 $1,931
2012 $3,287 $1,859
2013 $3,444 $1,934
2014 $3,689 $1,713
2015 $3,894 $1,555
2016 $4,060 $1,566
2017 $4,325 $1,615
2018 $4,353 $1,723
2019 $4,512 $1,767
2020 $4,478 $1,796
2021 $4,913 $1,948
2022 $5,359 $1,960
2023 $5,758 $2,121
2024 $6,150 $2,083

Guatemala vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Mauritania
1950 37.8 38.4
1951 38.3 38.8
1952 38.9 39.2
1953 39.5 39.6
1954 40.1 40.1
1955 40.7 40.6
1956 41.3 41.1
1957 41.9 41.7
1958 43.1 42.3
1959 44.3 42.9
1960 45.8 43.6
1961 46.1 44.3
1962 46.5 45
1963 46.6 45.8
1964 47.1 46.6
1965 47.2 47.4
1966 47.5 48.1
1967 47.7 48.9
1968 47.8 49.5
1969 47.5 50.1
1970 48.5 50.5
1971 50.3 50.8
1972 51.8 51
1973 52.8 51.2
1974 53 51.4
1975 52.8 51.6
1976 47.6 51.8
1977 55.2 52
1978 56.4 52.3
1979 56.6 52.8
1980 55.3 53.2
1981 54.7 53.7
1982 48.9 54.2
1983 57.9 54.6
1984 59.1 55.2
1985 59.8 55.8
1986 60.3 56.3
1987 61 57
1988 61.5 57.5
1989 61.7 57.7
1990 61.8 58.1
1991 61.9 58.3
1992 62 58.6
1993 62.4 58.7
1994 63 58.8
1995 63.7 58.9
1996 64.5 58.9
1997 65.2 59.4
1998 66 59.9
1999 66.6 60.4
2000 67.1 61
2001 67.4 61.7
2002 67.8 62.2
2003 68.2 62.8
2004 68.2 63.4
2005 68.2 63.9
2006 68.8 64.5
2007 69.3 64.9
2008 69.5 65.2
2009 69.7 65.5
2010 69.9 65.7
2011 70.3 65.8
2012 70.7 65.8
2013 70.9 65.9
2014 70.9 66.2
2015 70.9 66.5
2016 71.2 66.8
2017 71.6 67.1
2018 71.5 67.4
2019 71.6 67.6
2020 70 66.8
2021 67.9 66.8
2022 71.2 68.3
2023 72.6 68.5
2024 72.7 68.7
2025 72.9 68.9

Guatemala and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Mauritania
Year Population
Guatemala Mauritania
1960 4,063,655 824,298
1961 4,186,201 846,167
1962 4,312,044 869,184
1963 4,440,264 893,423
1964 4,571,109 918,955
1965 4,704,965 945,838
1966 4,840,958 974,157
1967 4,978,862 1,003,843
1968 5,118,111 1,034,739
1969 5,257,081 1,066,754
1970 5,396,966 1,099,806
1971 5,538,355 1,133,702
1972 5,682,833 1,168,355
1973 5,831,631 1,203,838
1974 5,981,197 1,240,188
1975 6,128,731 1,277,330
1976 6,262,404 1,315,336
1977 6,401,515 1,353,768
1978 6,561,534 1,392,713
1979 6,727,797 1,432,758
1980 6,900,212 1,474,043
1981 7,075,648 1,516,877
1982 7,240,241 1,561,176
1983 7,419,642 1,606,746
1984 7,630,682 1,653,693
1985 7,849,693 1,702,107
1986 8,070,818 1,751,835
1987 8,296,485 1,803,014
1988 8,532,099 1,855,859
1989 8,775,546 1,903,048
1990 9,024,773 1,951,878
1991 9,272,584 2,009,738
1992 9,522,266 2,088,135
1993 9,779,761 2,174,328
1994 10,043,718 2,249,454
1995 10,312,996 2,312,017
1996 10,583,526 2,358,188
1997 10,857,754 2,411,306
1998 11,139,145 2,474,651
1999 11,422,965 2,541,698
2000 11,697,592 2,613,441
2001 11,969,422 2,678,760
2002 12,246,915 2,738,655
2003 12,525,842 2,802,046
2004 12,807,402 2,868,664
2005 13,087,629 2,939,059
2006 13,367,459 3,013,660
2007 13,652,040 3,093,059
2008 13,935,174 3,183,269
2009 14,215,611 3,284,448
2010 14,500,112 3,390,965
2011 14,792,126 3,502,811
2012 15,089,647 3,619,034
2013 15,387,337 3,734,318
2014 15,681,725 3,848,514
2015 15,971,743 3,965,959
2016 16,268,760 4,086,657
2017 16,567,357 4,210,600
2018 16,845,685 4,337,685
2019 17,103,803 4,467,708
2020 17,357,325 4,600,131
2021 17,598,650 4,734,874
2022 17,847,877 4,875,637
2023 18,124,838 5,022,441
2024 18,406,359 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Mauritania
1960 7 6.15
1961 6.98 6.2
1962 6.93 6.24
1963 6.9 6.31
1964 6.87 6.37
1965 6.84 6.44
1966 6.8 6.52
1967 6.76 6.57
1968 6.7 6.6
1969 6.65 6.64
1970 6.6 6.68
1971 6.55 6.7
1972 6.51 6.71
1973 6.49 6.72
1974 6.46 6.73
1975 6.41 6.71
1976 6.37 6.73
1977 6.32 6.74
1978 6.26 6.73
1979 6.22 6.7
1980 6.17 6.67
1981 6.12 6.64
1982 6.06 6.59
1983 5.98 6.54
1984 5.86 6.48
1985 5.73 6.42
1986 5.66 6.34
1987 5.64 6.27
1988 5.62 6.21
1989 5.56 6.2
1990 5.48 6.18
1991 5.38 6.16
1992 5.31 6.13
1993 5.25 6.09
1994 5.19 6.06
1995 5.11 5.96
1996 5.01 5.86
1997 4.91 5.74
1998 4.8 5.62
1999 4.69 5.52
2000 4.58 5.46
2001 4.5 5.41
2002 4.37 5.37
2003 4.25 5.36
2004 4.13 5.37
2005 3.97 5.38
2006 3.85 5.4
2007 3.72 5.43
2008 3.57 5.44
2009 3.47 5.41
2010 3.38 5.38
2011 3.29 5.38
2012 3.22 5.35
2013 3.15 5.32
2014 3.09 5.26
2015 3.03 5.21
2016 2.97 5.16
2017 2.86 5.11
2018 2.74 5.04
2019 2.59 4.98
2020 2.47 4.91
2021 2.39 4.85
2022 2.34 4.77
2023 2.31 4.7

Guatemala and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
3.1%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
0.23%
2020
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
27.3%
2024

Energy

Guatemala Mauritania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
19.6%
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
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Guatemala Mauritania
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
67%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
37.4%
2023

Health

Guatemala Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Mauritania
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
7,614 mi
2018

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