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Guatemala vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 102nd vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Namibia
Population
18912872
3141364
Population rank 70/197 134/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$30B
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 124/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Guatemala and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Namibia
Year GDP
Guatemala Namibia
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 $2,421,990,338
1981 $8,607,500,300 $2,249,908,578
1982 $8,716,999,700 $2,118,710,248
1983 $9,050,000,400 $2,297,400,688
1984 $9,470,000,100 $1,951,260,038
1985 $9,721,652,087 $1,608,237,350
1986 $7,231,963,516 $1,809,048,527
1987 $7,084,399,840 $2,300,068,217
1988 $7,841,602,824 $2,495,094,746
1989 $8,410,724,361 $2,535,135,798
1990 $7,650,196,845 $2,789,921,854
1991 $9,406,135,143 $2,996,869,281
1992 $10,440,781,588 $3,429,521,699
1993 $11,400,017,301 $3,251,188,833
1994 $12,983,233,311 $3,666,503,530
1995 $14,655,404,433 $3,978,514,206
1996 $15,674,835,615 $3,989,163,197
1997 $17,790,026,222 $4,154,989,950
1998 $19,395,491,993 $3,873,109,866
1999 $18,318,412,251 $3,868,551,730
2000 $19,288,929,030 $3,922,232,165
2001 $18,405,220,247 $3,557,341,215
2002 $20,444,205,991 $3,349,169,826
2003 $21,576,351,799 $4,926,439,384
2004 $23,577,298,095 $6,609,205,995
2005 $26,783,389,294 $7,248,374,838
2006 $29,744,246,827 $8,001,779,551
2007 $33,567,850,824 $8,839,536,476
2008 $38,503,720,224 $8,607,431,497
2009 $37,126,148,265 $8,938,847,189
2010 $40,676,578,423 $11,431,412,421
2011 $46,876,006,272 $12,523,359,441
2012 $49,593,929,487 $13,042,053,592
2013 $52,996,446,180 $12,043,307,277
2014 $57,852,152,955 $12,435,430,970
2015 $62,186,064,758 $11,335,161,084
2016 $66,053,403,364 $10,722,018,732
2017 $71,653,754,107 $12,895,153,371
2018 $73,328,365,862 $13,682,019,076
2019 $77,172,317,259 $12,541,928,303
2020 $77,719,464,221 $10,583,748,542
2021 $86,455,519,687 $12,402,486,184
2022 $95,641,441,235 $12,569,449,123
2023 $104,368,413,483 $12,408,271,448
2024 $113,199,586,004 $13,372,354,269

Guatemala and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Namibia
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 $2,468
1981 $1,216 $2,267
1982 $1,204 $2,097
1983 $1,220 $2,214
1984 $1,241 $1,830
1985 $1,238 $1,466
1986 $896 $1,599
1987 $854 $1,969
1988 $919 $2,063
1989 $958 $1,967
1990 $848 $2,037
1991 $1,014 $2,117
1992 $1,096 $2,347
1993 $1,166 $2,155
1994 $1,293 $2,356
1995 $1,421 $2,483
1996 $1,481 $2,423
1997 $1,638 $2,460
1998 $1,741 $2,235
1999 $1,604 $2,178
2000 $1,649 $2,157
2001 $1,538 $1,916
2002 $1,669 $1,772
2003 $1,723 $2,569
2004 $1,841 $3,403
2005 $2,046 $3,686
2006 $2,225 $4,017
2007 $2,459 $4,379
2008 $2,763 $4,205
2009 $2,612 $4,303
2010 $2,805 $5,418
2011 $3,169 $5,835
2012 $3,287 $5,943
2013 $3,444 $5,347
2014 $3,689 $5,378
2015 $3,894 $4,774
2016 $4,060 $4,396
2017 $4,325 $5,144
2018 $4,353 $5,309
2019 $4,512 $4,732
2020 $4,478 $3,879
2021 $4,913 $4,413
2022 $5,359 $4,350
2023 $5,758 $4,188
2024 $6,150 $4,413

Guatemala vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Namibia
1950 37.8 41.9
1951 38.3 42.5
1952 38.9 43.1
1953 39.5 43.8
1954 40.1 44.4
1955 40.7 45
1956 41.3 45.7
1957 41.9 46.4
1958 43.1 47.1
1959 44.3 47.8
1960 45.8 48.5
1961 46.1 49.2
1962 46.5 50
1963 46.6 50.6
1964 47.1 51.3
1965 47.2 52
1966 47.5 52.3
1967 47.7 52.9
1968 47.8 53.6
1969 47.5 54.1
1970 48.5 54.7
1971 50.3 55.3
1972 51.8 55.8
1973 52.8 56.4
1974 53 56.9
1975 52.8 57.6
1976 47.6 58
1977 55.2 58.6
1978 56.4 59.1
1979 56.6 59.5
1980 55.3 56.6
1981 54.7 56.9
1982 48.9 57.3
1983 57.9 57.6
1984 59.1 58.1
1985 59.8 58.5
1986 60.3 58.7
1987 61 59.1
1988 61.5 59
1989 61.7 60.8
1990 61.8 61.4
1991 61.9 60.8
1992 62 60.2
1993 62.4 59.3
1994 63 58.4
1995 63.7 57.5
1996 64.5 56.6
1997 65.2 55.8
1998 66 54.8
1999 66.6 54
2000 67.1 52.9
2001 67.4 52
2002 67.8 52
2003 68.2 51.9
2004 68.2 52.2
2005 68.2 52.6
2006 68.8 53.2
2007 69.3 54
2008 69.5 54.7
2009 69.7 55.3
2010 69.9 56.1
2011 70.3 56.6
2012 70.7 57.7
2013 70.9 58.5
2014 70.9 59.3
2015 70.9 60
2016 71.2 60.8
2017 71.6 61.7
2018 71.5 62.6
2019 71.6 63.5
2020 70 64.1
2021 67.9 60.8
2022 71.2 64.2
2023 72.6 67.4
2024 72.7 67.5
2025 72.9 67.7

Guatemala and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Namibia
Year Population
Guatemala Namibia
1960 4,063,655 591,465
1961 4,186,201 603,067
1962 4,312,044 615,759
1963 4,440,264 629,589
1964 4,571,109 644,530
1965 4,704,965 660,558
1966 4,840,958 677,655
1967 4,978,862 696,045
1968 5,118,111 715,542
1969 5,257,081 736,120
1970 5,396,966 757,868
1971 5,538,355 780,584
1972 5,682,833 804,399
1973 5,831,631 828,928
1974 5,981,197 854,320
1975 6,128,731 881,032
1976 6,262,404 906,566
1977 6,401,515 931,104
1978 6,561,534 947,269
1979 6,727,797 962,825
1980 6,900,212 981,434
1981 7,075,648 992,500
1982 7,240,241 1,010,308
1983 7,419,642 1,037,511
1984 7,630,682 1,065,989
1985 7,849,693 1,096,890
1986 8,070,818 1,131,081
1987 8,296,485 1,167,889
1988 8,532,099 1,209,696
1989 8,775,546 1,288,947
1990 9,024,773 1,369,303
1991 9,272,584 1,415,684
1992 9,522,266 1,461,322
1993 9,779,761 1,508,697
1994 10,043,718 1,556,304
1995 10,312,996 1,602,170
1996 10,583,526 1,646,103
1997 10,857,754 1,689,264
1998 11,139,145 1,732,745
1999 11,422,965 1,776,368
2000 11,697,592 1,818,647
2001 11,969,422 1,857,048
2002 12,246,915 1,889,970
2003 12,525,842 1,917,464
2004 12,807,402 1,942,082
2005 13,087,629 1,966,582
2006 13,367,459 1,991,888
2007 13,652,040 2,018,600
2008 13,935,174 2,047,056
2009 14,215,611 2,077,394
2010 14,500,112 2,109,811
2011 14,792,126 2,146,325
2012 15,089,647 2,194,654
2013 15,387,337 2,252,508
2014 15,681,725 2,312,139
2015 15,971,743 2,374,300
2016 16,268,760 2,439,213
2017 16,567,357 2,506,853
2018 16,845,685 2,577,327
2019 17,103,803 2,650,494
2020 17,357,325 2,728,762
2021 17,598,650 2,810,548
2022 17,847,877 2,889,662
2023 18,124,838 2,963,095
2024 18,406,359 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Namibia

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Namibia
1960 7 6.24
1961 6.98 6.29
1962 6.93 6.35
1963 6.9 6.41
1964 6.87 6.43
1965 6.84 6.45
1966 6.8 6.47
1967 6.76 6.49
1968 6.7 6.5
1969 6.65 6.51
1970 6.6 6.52
1971 6.55 6.52
1972 6.51 6.53
1973 6.49 6.54
1974 6.46 6.55
1975 6.41 6.53
1976 6.37 6.49
1977 6.32 6.44
1978 6.26 6.38
1979 6.22 6.31
1980 6.17 6.24
1981 6.12 6.16
1982 6.06 6.08
1983 5.98 6
1984 5.86 5.94
1985 5.73 5.88
1986 5.66 5.79
1987 5.64 5.7
1988 5.62 5.61
1989 5.56 5.52
1990 5.48 5.4
1991 5.38 5.29
1992 5.31 5.11
1993 5.25 4.91
1994 5.19 4.68
1995 5.11 4.42
1996 5.01 4.2
1997 4.91 4.17
1998 4.8 4.18
1999 4.69 4.14
2000 4.58 3.99
2001 4.5 3.83
2002 4.37 3.69
2003 4.25 3.58
2004 4.13 3.55
2005 3.97 3.57
2006 3.85 3.6
2007 3.72 3.61
2008 3.57 3.62
2009 3.47 3.63
2010 3.38 3.66
2011 3.29 3.66
2012 3.22 3.68
2013 3.15 3.65
2014 3.09 3.64
2015 3.03 3.6
2016 2.97 3.57
2017 2.86 3.51
2018 2.74 3.46
2019 2.59 3.4
2020 2.47 3.35
2021 2.39 3.3
2022 2.34 3.25
2023 2.31 3.21

Guatemala and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Namibia
1960 16.7 18.9
1961 16.7 18.7
1962 16.6 18.6
1963 16.6 18.5
1964 16.6 18.4
1965 16.7 18.4
1966 16.7 18.3
1967 16.7 18.3
1968 16.7 18.2
1969 16.8 18.1
1970 16.8 18.1
1971 16.8 18
1972 16.8 17.9
1973 16.8 17.8
1974 16.8 17.7
1975 16.9 17.6
1976 17 17.5
1977 17 17.3
1978 17 17
1979 17.1 16.8
1980 17.1 16.6
1981 17.1 16.4
1982 17.1 16.3
1983 17 16.4
1984 17 16.5
1985 17 16.7
1986 17.1 16.9
1987 17.1 17
1988 17.1 17.3
1989 17.1 17.8
1990 17.2 18.3
1991 17.2 18.4
1992 17.3 18.4
1993 17.3 18.5
1994 17.3 18.5
1995 17.4 18.6
1996 17.4 18.7
1997 17.5 18.8
1998 17.6 18.9
1999 17.7 18.9
2000 17.7 19
2001 17.8 19.1
2002 18 19.2
2003 18.1 19.3
2004 18.3 19.4
2005 18.5 19.6
2006 18.7 19.7
2007 18.9 19.9
2008 19.1 20
2009 19.4 20.3
2010 19.6 20.5
2011 19.9 20.7
2012 20.1 20.9
2013 20.4 21.1
2014 20.8 21.3
2015 21.1 21.4
2016 21.3 21.5
2017 21.7 21.6
2018 22 21.7
2019 22.3 21.8
2020 22.6 21.8
2021 22.9 21.8
2022 23.3 21.8
2023 23.7 21.9
2024 24 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
72.9%
2024

Energy

Guatemala Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.26%
2022
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
38.4%
2022
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
670 kWh
2022
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.7%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Guatemala Namibia
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
87.6%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Guatemala Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Namibia
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
n/a

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