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Guatemala vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 102nd vs. 135th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Moldova
Population
18912872
2358679
Population rank 70/197 145/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$30B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 124/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Guatemala and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Moldova
Year GDP
Guatemala Moldova
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 $3,592,857,043
1991 $9,406,135,143 $3,094,565,871
1992 $10,440,781,588 $2,319,243,436
1993 $11,400,017,301 $2,371,813,324
1994 $12,983,233,311 $1,702,314,268
1995 $14,655,404,433 $1,752,999,370
1996 $15,674,835,615 $1,695,122,174
1997 $17,790,026,222 $1,930,081,169
1998 $19,395,491,993 $1,698,717,505
1999 $18,318,412,251 $1,170,782,957
2000 $19,288,929,030 $1,288,429,392
2001 $18,405,220,247 $1,480,673,594
2002 $20,444,205,991 $1,661,818,168
2003 $21,576,351,799 $1,980,907,435
2004 $23,577,298,095 $2,598,249,556
2005 $26,783,389,294 $2,988,342,907
2006 $29,744,246,827 $3,408,255,451
2007 $33,567,850,824 $4,401,173,152
2008 $38,503,720,224 $6,054,824,248
2009 $37,126,148,265 $5,439,434,272
2010 $40,676,578,423 $6,974,982,370
2011 $46,876,006,272 $8,414,352,020
2012 $49,593,929,487 $8,709,138,635
2013 $52,996,446,180 $9,496,717,876
2014 $57,852,152,955 $9,402,090,138
2015 $62,186,064,758 $7,797,667,197
2016 $66,053,403,364 $7,980,917,076
2017 $71,653,754,107 $9,514,404,016
2018 $73,328,365,862 $11,252,353,421
2019 $77,172,317,259 $11,736,797,055
2020 $77,719,464,221 $11,530,746,234
2021 $86,455,519,687 $13,691,869,264
2022 $95,641,441,235 $14,525,337,524
2023 $104,368,413,483 $16,711,906,746
2024 $113,199,586,004 $18,200,340,854

Guatemala and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Moldova
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 $1,207
1991 $1,014 $1,038
1992 $1,096 $778
1993 $1,166 $797
1994 $1,293 $574
1995 $1,421 $594
1996 $1,481 $575
1997 $1,638 $657
1998 $1,741 $579
1999 $1,604 $399
2000 $1,649 $441
2001 $1,538 $507
2002 $1,669 $571
2003 $1,723 $682
2004 $1,841 $897
2005 $2,046 $1,034
2006 $2,225 $1,183
2007 $2,459 $1,531
2008 $2,763 $2,111
2009 $2,612 $1,898
2010 $2,805 $2,437
2011 $3,169 $2,941
2012 $3,287 $3,045
2013 $3,444 $3,321
2014 $3,689 $3,290
2015 $3,894 $2,750
2016 $4,060 $2,847
2017 $4,325 $3,453
2018 $4,353 $4,156
2019 $4,512 $4,405
2020 $4,478 $4,376
2021 $4,913 $5,275
2022 $5,359 $5,744
2023 $5,758 $6,800
2024 $6,150 $7,618

Guatemala vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Moldova
1950 37.8 54
1951 38.3 54.5
1952 38.9 55.1
1953 39.5 55.7
1954 40.1 56.3
1955 40.7 56.9
1956 41.3 57.4
1957 41.9 58
1958 43.1 58.5
1959 44.3 59
1960 45.8 59.4
1961 46.1 59.9
1962 46.5 60.3
1963 46.6 60.6
1964 47.1 61
1965 47.2 61.3
1966 47.5 61.6
1967 47.7 61.8
1968 47.8 62
1969 47.5 62.2
1970 48.5 62.4
1971 50.3 62.7
1972 51.8 62.9
1973 52.8 63.2
1974 53 63.4
1975 52.8 63.7
1976 47.6 64
1977 55.2 64.2
1978 56.4 64.5
1979 56.6 64.8
1980 55.3 65.2
1981 54.7 65.6
1982 48.9 65.9
1983 57.9 66.1
1984 59.1 66.4
1985 59.8 66.9
1986 60.3 67.4
1987 61 67.9
1988 61.5 68.2
1989 61.7 68.2
1990 61.8 67.9
1991 61.9 67.6
1992 62 66.7
1993 62.4 66.7
1994 63 66.3
1995 63.7 66.2
1996 64.5 66.2
1997 65.2 66.5
1998 66 66.8
1999 66.6 67.2
2000 67.1 67.5
2001 67.4 67.7
2002 67.8 67.8
2003 68.2 67.9
2004 68.2 68
2005 68.2 68.2
2006 68.8 68.4
2007 69.3 68.7
2008 69.5 69
2009 69.7 69.4
2010 69.9 69.9
2011 70.3 70.2
2012 70.7 70.3
2013 70.9 70.3
2014 70.9 70.2
2015 70.9 70.1
2016 71.2 70.2
2017 71.6 70.4
2018 71.5 70.2
2019 71.6 70.2
2020 70 69.9
2021 67.9 69
2022 71.2 71.5
2023 72.6 71.2
2024 72.7 71.3
2025 72.9 71.5

Guatemala and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Moldova
Year Population
Guatemala Moldova
1960 4,063,655 2,058,020
1961 4,186,201 2,103,327
1962 4,312,044 2,147,227
1963 4,440,264 2,188,895
1964 4,571,109 2,228,000
1965 4,704,965 2,265,287
1966 4,840,958 2,301,871
1967 4,978,862 2,337,695
1968 5,118,111 2,373,073
1969 5,257,081 2,408,469
1970 5,396,966 2,437,590
1971 5,538,355 2,460,611
1972 5,682,833 2,484,742
1973 5,831,631 2,510,584
1974 5,981,197 2,538,164
1975 6,128,731 2,566,998
1976 6,262,404 2,596,491
1977 6,401,515 2,626,298
1978 6,561,534 2,656,211
1979 6,727,797 2,683,035
1980 6,900,212 2,708,675
1981 7,075,648 2,735,987
1982 7,240,241 2,763,101
1983 7,419,642 2,791,207
1984 7,630,682 2,820,518
1985 7,849,693 2,850,787
1986 8,070,818 2,883,057
1987 8,296,485 2,916,306
1988 8,532,099 2,948,891
1989 8,775,546 2,970,039
1990 9,024,773 2,977,912
1991 9,272,584 2,981,566
1992 9,522,266 2,980,965
1993 9,779,761 2,975,966
1994 10,043,718 2,966,745
1995 10,312,996 2,953,200
1996 10,583,526 2,947,293
1997 10,857,754 2,936,413
1998 11,139,145 2,935,227
1999 11,422,965 2,930,622
2000 11,697,592 2,924,668
2001 11,969,422 2,918,135
2002 12,246,915 2,911,385
2003 12,525,842 2,903,198
2004 12,807,402 2,896,023
2005 13,087,629 2,888,985
2006 13,367,459 2,880,967
2007 13,652,040 2,874,299
2008 13,935,174 2,868,833
2009 14,215,611 2,865,213
2010 14,500,112 2,862,354
2011 14,792,126 2,860,699
2012 15,089,647 2,860,324
2013 15,387,337 2,859,558
2014 15,681,725 2,857,815
2015 15,971,743 2,835,978
2016 16,268,760 2,803,186
2017 16,567,357 2,755,189
2018 16,845,685 2,707,203
2019 17,103,803 2,664,224
2020 17,357,325 2,635,130
2021 17,598,650 2,595,809
2022 17,847,877 2,528,654
2023 18,124,838 2,457,783
2024 18,406,359 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Moldova

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Moldova
1960 7 3.32
1961 6.98 3.23
1962 6.93 3.04
1963 6.9 2.89
1964 6.87 2.71
1965 6.84 2.69
1966 6.8 2.65
1967 6.76 2.62
1968 6.7 2.59
1969 6.65 2.57
1970 6.6 2.57
1971 6.55 2.56
1972 6.51 2.56
1973 6.49 2.57
1974 6.46 2.56
1975 6.41 2.52
1976 6.37 2.47
1977 6.32 2.42
1978 6.26 2.39
1979 6.22 2.38
1980 6.17 2.38
1981 6.12 2.4
1982 6.06 2.45
1983 5.98 2.58
1984 5.86 2.67
1985 5.73 2.67
1986 5.66 2.74
1987 5.64 2.78
1988 5.62 2.63
1989 5.56 2.46
1990 5.48 2.39
1991 5.38 2.28
1992 5.31 2.22
1993 5.25 2.11
1994 5.19 1.99
1995 5.11 1.83
1996 5.01 1.71
1997 4.91 1.79
1998 4.8 1.65
1999 4.69 1.56
2000 4.58 1.5
2001 4.5 1.47
2002 4.37 1.45
2003 4.25 1.48
2004 4.13 1.54
2005 3.97 1.53
2006 3.85 1.54
2007 3.72 1.58
2008 3.57 1.64
2009 3.47 1.72
2010 3.38 1.7
2011 3.29 1.65
2012 3.22 1.66
2013 3.15 1.62
2014 3.09 1.82
2015 3.03 1.87
2016 2.97 1.89
2017 2.86 1.81
2018 2.74 1.81
2019 2.59 1.78
2020 2.47 1.77
2021 2.39 1.75
2022 2.34 1.69
2023 2.31 1.73

Guatemala and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Moldova
1960 16.7 24.6
1961 16.7 24.7
1962 16.6 24.9
1963 16.6 25.1
1964 16.6 25.4
1965 16.7 25.7
1966 16.7 25.9
1967 16.7 26.1
1968 16.7 26.3
1969 16.8 26.4
1970 16.8 26.4
1971 16.8 26.3
1972 16.8 26.3
1973 16.8 26.3
1974 16.8 26.5
1975 16.9 26.7
1976 17 26.9
1977 17 27.2
1978 17 27.5
1979 17.1 27.6
1980 17.1 27.6
1981 17.1 27.9
1982 17.1 28.1
1983 17 28.3
1984 17 28.5
1985 17 28.7
1986 17.1 28.9
1987 17.1 29.1
1988 17.1 29.3
1989 17.1 29.5
1990 17.2 29.8
1991 17.2 30.2
1992 17.3 30.4
1993 17.3 30.6
1994 17.3 30.8
1995 17.4 31
1996 17.4 31.2
1997 17.5 31.3
1998 17.6 31.5
1999 17.7 31.8
2000 17.7 32
2001 17.8 32.2
2002 18 32.4
2003 18.1 32.6
2004 18.3 32.8
2005 18.5 33
2006 18.7 33.3
2007 18.9 33.6
2008 19.1 33.9
2009 19.4 34.3
2010 19.6 34.6
2011 19.9 34.9
2012 20.1 35.1
2013 20.4 35.4
2014 20.8 35.7
2015 21.1 36.1
2016 21.3 36.5
2017 21.7 36.8
2018 22 37.2
2019 22.3 37.6
2020 22.6 38
2021 22.9 38.3
2022 23.3 38.6
2023 23.7 38.8
2024 24 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
4.3%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Guatemala Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.26%
2022
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
38.4%
2022
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
670 kWh
2022
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
60.7%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guatemala Moldova
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
99.6%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Guatemala Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
25.1 years
2021
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
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Moldova
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
5,811 mi
2012

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