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Guatemala vs Niger statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 27M in Niger (ranked 55/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 489,076 sq mi for Niger (ranked 102nd vs. 20th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Niger ranks 187/197 ($723).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Niger
Population
18912872
28638403
Population rank 70/197 53/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$19.5B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 132/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$723
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 187/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$2,015
2024
Government debt
$30B
2024
$9.22B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
43.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$341
2024
Government debt per person rank 124/185 176/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$1,379
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
489,076 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
6.06
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
16.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
61.7 years
2025

Guatemala and Niger: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Niger economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Niger
Year GDP
Guatemala Niger
1960 $1,043,599,900 $449,526,873
1961 $1,076,699,900 $485,785,231
1962 $1,143,600,000 $531,736,599
1963 $1,262,800,000 $586,294,879
1964 $1,299,099,900 $582,816,396
1965 $1,331,399,900 $673,383,511
1966 $1,390,700,000 $702,296,079
1967 $1,453,500,000 $665,586,872
1968 $1,610,500,000 $641,214,226
1969 $1,715,399,900 $625,867,985
1970 $1,904,000,000 $649,916,621
1971 $1,984,800,000 $693,573,704
1972 $2,101,300,000 $742,779,661
1973 $2,569,200,100 $946,385,105
1974 $3,161,499,900 $1,026,137,111
1975 $3,645,900,000 $1,048,690,933
1976 $4,365,300,200 $1,064,517,601
1977 $5,480,500,200 $1,291,458,041
1978 $6,070,600,200 $1,774,365,590
1979 $6,902,600,200 $2,109,277,666
1980 $7,878,700,000 $2,508,524,721
1981 $8,607,500,300 $2,170,893,414
1982 $8,716,999,700 $2,017,612,216
1983 $9,050,000,400 $1,803,099,561
1984 $9,470,000,100 $1,461,243,326
1985 $9,721,652,087 $1,440,581,652
1986 $7,231,963,516 $1,904,096,998
1987 $7,084,399,840 $2,233,006,105
1988 $7,841,602,824 $2,280,356,193
1989 $8,410,724,361 $2,179,567,114
1990 $7,650,196,845 $3,512,356,508
1991 $9,406,135,143 $3,285,796,875
1992 $10,440,781,588 $3,386,232,579
1993 $11,400,017,301 $3,052,673,849
1994 $12,983,233,311 $1,938,058,175
1995 $14,655,404,433 $2,302,537,562
1996 $15,674,835,615 $2,405,686,940
1997 $17,790,026,222 $2,290,318,910
1998 $19,395,491,993 $2,643,363,519
1999 $18,318,412,251 $2,537,789,821
2000 $19,288,929,030 $2,241,753,193
2001 $18,405,220,247 $2,448,714,704
2002 $20,444,205,991 $2,782,192,879
2003 $21,576,351,799 $3,394,084,732
2004 $23,577,298,095 $3,760,443,738
2005 $26,783,389,294 $4,383,315,965
2006 $29,744,246,827 $4,756,361,252
2007 $33,567,850,824 $5,731,485,052
2008 $38,503,720,224 $7,297,600,226
2009 $37,126,148,265 $7,352,131,310
2010 $40,676,578,423 $7,851,192,502
2011 $46,876,006,272 $8,772,950,778
2012 $49,593,929,487 $9,426,912,648
2013 $52,996,446,180 $10,224,897,438
2014 $57,852,152,955 $10,862,943,544
2015 $62,186,064,758 $9,683,867,926
2016 $66,053,403,364 $10,398,861,982
2017 $71,653,754,107 $11,185,104,252
2018 $73,328,365,862 $12,837,307,497
2019 $77,172,317,259 $12,889,555,561
2020 $77,719,464,221 $13,744,653,103
2021 $86,455,519,687 $14,915,002,436
2022 $95,641,441,235 $15,433,852,714
2023 $104,368,413,483 $16,698,786,973
2024 $113,199,586,004 $19,537,639,288

Guatemala and Niger economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Niger
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Niger
1960 $256.8 $128.3
1961 $257.2 $134.6
1962 $265.2 $143.2
1963 $284.4 $153.3
1964 $284.2 $148.1
1965 $283 $166.3
1966 $287.3 $168.6
1967 $291.9 $155.4
1968 $315 $145.6
1969 $326 $138.3
1970 $353 $139.8
1971 $358 $145.2
1972 $370 $151.4
1973 $441 $187.9
1974 $529 $198.3
1975 $595 $197.2
1976 $697 $194.8
1977 $856 $229.8
1978 $925 $307
1979 $1,026 $354
1980 $1,142 $409
1981 $1,216 $343
1982 $1,204 $310
1983 $1,220 $268.8
1984 $1,241 $211.5
1985 $1,238 $202.4
1986 $896 $259.6
1987 $854 $295.3
1988 $919 $292.6
1989 $958 $271.3
1990 $848 $424
1991 $1,014 $384
1992 $1,096 $384
1993 $1,166 $335
1994 $1,293 $206.2
1995 $1,421 $237
1996 $1,481 $239.5
1997 $1,638 $220.6
1998 $1,741 $246.1
1999 $1,604 $228.3
2000 $1,649 $194.8
2001 $1,538 $205.4
2002 $1,669 $225.3
2003 $1,723 $265.2
2004 $1,841 $283.5
2005 $2,046 $319
2006 $2,225 $333
2007 $2,459 $387
2008 $2,763 $475
2009 $2,612 $461
2010 $2,805 $474
2011 $3,169 $511
2012 $3,287 $529
2013 $3,444 $552
2014 $3,689 $565
2015 $3,894 $486
2016 $4,060 $503
2017 $4,325 $522
2018 $4,353 $579
2019 $4,512 $562
2020 $4,478 $580
2021 $4,913 $609
2022 $5,359 $610
2023 $5,758 $638
2024 $6,150 $723

Guatemala vs. Niger life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Niger
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Niger
1950 37.8 35.9
1951 38.3 35.9
1952 38.9 35.9
1953 39.5 35.9
1954 40.1 36
1955 40.7 36
1956 41.3 36
1957 41.9 36.1
1958 43.1 36.1
1959 44.3 36.1
1960 45.8 36.2
1961 46.1 36.3
1962 46.5 36.3
1963 46.6 36.4
1964 47.1 36.5
1965 47.2 36.4
1966 47.5 36.3
1967 47.7 36.2
1968 47.8 36.1
1969 47.5 36
1970 48.5 35.9
1971 50.3 35.3
1972 51.8 35.8
1973 52.8 35.9
1974 53 36.2
1975 52.8 36.6
1976 47.6 37.1
1977 55.2 37.7
1978 56.4 38.3
1979 56.6 38.9
1980 55.3 39.3
1981 54.7 39.6
1982 48.9 39.8
1983 57.9 40
1984 59.1 40
1985 59.8 40.1
1986 60.3 40.3
1987 61 40.5
1988 61.5 40.8
1989 61.7 41.2
1990 61.8 41.7
1991 61.9 42.3
1992 62 43.1
1993 62.4 43.8
1994 63 44.6
1995 63.7 45.5
1996 64.5 46.3
1997 65.2 47.1
1998 66 47.8
1999 66.6 48.5
2000 67.1 49.2
2001 67.4 49.9
2002 67.8 50.6
2003 68.2 51.5
2004 68.2 52.4
2005 68.2 53.3
2006 68.8 54.2
2007 69.3 55.1
2008 69.5 55.9
2009 69.7 56.5
2010 69.9 57.1
2011 70.3 57.6
2012 70.7 58
2013 70.9 58.4
2014 70.9 58.7
2015 70.9 58.8
2016 71.2 59.2
2017 71.6 59.5
2018 71.5 59.8
2019 71.6 60
2020 70 59.9
2021 67.9 59.5
2022 71.2 60.4
2023 72.6 61.2
2024 72.7 61.4
2025 72.9 61.7

Guatemala and Niger population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Niger
Year Population
Guatemala Niger
1960 4,063,655 3,505,050
1961 4,186,201 3,608,162
1962 4,312,044 3,714,520
1963 4,440,264 3,823,873
1964 4,571,109 3,935,814
1965 4,704,965 4,049,695
1966 4,840,958 4,165,544
1967 4,978,862 4,283,590
1968 5,118,111 4,403,637
1969 5,257,081 4,525,725
1970 5,396,966 4,650,275
1971 5,538,355 4,776,225
1972 5,682,833 4,904,845
1973 5,831,631 5,037,865
1974 5,981,197 5,174,953
1975 6,128,731 5,317,019
1976 6,262,404 5,464,962
1977 6,401,515 5,619,716
1978 6,561,534 5,782,932
1979 6,727,797 5,955,556
1980 6,900,212 6,135,971
1981 7,075,648 6,322,006
1982 7,240,241 6,512,732
1983 7,419,642 6,708,644
1984 7,630,682 6,909,971
1985 7,849,693 7,118,457
1986 8,070,818 7,335,811
1987 8,296,485 7,561,150
1988 8,532,099 7,793,748
1989 8,775,546 8,034,780
1990 9,024,773 8,286,059
1991 9,272,584 8,546,900
1992 9,522,266 8,817,633
1993 9,779,761 9,100,789
1994 10,043,718 9,398,258
1995 10,312,996 9,714,529
1996 10,583,526 10,044,852
1997 10,857,754 10,383,969
1998 11,139,145 10,741,413
1999 11,422,965 11,117,411
2000 11,697,592 11,509,630
2001 11,969,422 11,920,647
2002 12,246,915 12,349,144
2003 12,525,842 12,796,984
2004 12,807,402 13,265,836
2005 13,087,629 13,756,192
2006 13,367,459 14,268,581
2007 13,652,040 14,803,610
2008 13,935,174 15,361,915
2009 14,215,611 15,943,675
2010 14,500,112 16,548,835
2011 14,792,126 17,176,283
2012 15,089,647 17,836,769
2013 15,387,337 18,519,898
2014 15,681,725 19,215,909
2015 15,971,743 19,939,498
2016 16,268,760 20,685,753
2017 16,567,357 21,435,446
2018 16,845,685 22,188,069
2019 17,103,803 22,947,757
2020 17,357,325 23,717,613
2021 17,598,650 24,502,140
2022 17,847,877 25,311,973
2023 18,124,838 26,159,867
2024 18,406,359 27,032,412

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Niger

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Niger
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Niger
1960 7 7.53
1961 6.98 7.51
1962 6.93 7.5
1963 6.9 7.49
1964 6.87 7.48
1965 6.84 7.47
1966 6.8 7.48
1967 6.76 7.49
1968 6.7 7.5
1969 6.65 7.51
1970 6.6 7.51
1971 6.55 7.52
1972 6.51 7.52
1973 6.49 7.53
1974 6.46 7.54
1975 6.41 7.54
1976 6.37 7.56
1977 6.32 7.6
1978 6.26 7.66
1979 6.22 7.72
1980 6.17 7.78
1981 6.12 7.82
1982 6.06 7.86
1983 5.98 7.9
1984 5.86 7.92
1985 5.73 7.93
1986 5.66 7.9
1987 5.64 7.87
1988 5.62 7.84
1989 5.56 7.82
1990 5.48 7.81
1991 5.38 7.8
1992 5.31 7.8
1993 5.25 7.79
1994 5.19 7.79
1995 5.11 7.78
1996 5.01 7.78
1997 4.91 7.8
1998 4.8 7.84
1999 4.69 7.84
2000 4.58 7.83
2001 4.5 7.81
2002 4.37 7.8
2003 4.25 7.79
2004 4.13 7.78
2005 3.97 7.77
2006 3.85 7.74
2007 3.72 7.73
2008 3.57 7.7
2009 3.47 7.68
2010 3.38 7.64
2011 3.29 7.59
2012 3.22 7.53
2013 3.15 7.45
2014 3.09 7.34
2015 3.03 7.22
2016 2.97 7.04
2017 2.86 6.87
2018 2.74 6.71
2019 2.59 6.54
2020 2.47 6.37
2021 2.39 6.2
2022 2.34 6.14
2023 2.31 6.06

Guatemala and Niger demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Niger
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Niger
1960 16.7 15.5
1961 16.7 15.5
1962 16.6 15.5
1963 16.6 15.5
1964 16.6 15.6
1965 16.7 15.6
1966 16.7 15.6
1967 16.7 15.7
1968 16.7 15.7
1969 16.8 15.8
1970 16.8 15.9
1971 16.8 15.9
1972 16.8 16
1973 16.8 16.1
1974 16.8 16.1
1975 16.9 16.2
1976 17 16.3
1977 17 16.3
1978 17 16.4
1979 17.1 16.4
1980 17.1 16.4
1981 17.1 16.4
1982 17.1 16.4
1983 17 16.4
1984 17 16.4
1985 17 16.4
1986 17.1 16.4
1987 17.1 16.4
1988 17.1 16.5
1989 17.1 16.5
1990 17.2 16.5
1991 17.2 16.6
1992 17.3 16.6
1993 17.3 16.6
1994 17.3 16.6
1995 17.4 16.6
1996 17.4 16.6
1997 17.5 16.5
1998 17.6 16.5
1999 17.7 16.4
2000 17.7 16.3
2001 17.8 16.2
2002 18 16.1
2003 18.1 16
2004 18.3 15.9
2005 18.5 15.8
2006 18.7 15.7
2007 18.9 15.5
2008 19.1 15.5
2009 19.4 15.4
2010 19.6 15.3
2011 19.9 15.3
2012 20.1 15.3
2013 20.4 15.3
2014 20.8 15.3
2015 21.1 15.4
2016 21.3 15.5
2017 21.7 15.6
2018 22 15.7
2019 22.3 15.8
2020 22.6 15.9
2021 22.9 16
2022 23.3 16.2
2023 23.7 16.3
2024 24 16.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Niger
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$17.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
13.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
-3.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
0.4%
2022
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
45.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
27.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
3.8%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$567M
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
85,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
9.38%
2019
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
14.8%
2024

Energy

Guatemala Niger
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
162 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
$11.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
2.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
0.11 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
79.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.26%
2022
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share
38.4%
2022
5.41%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
670 kWh
2022
62.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.7%
2021
6.38%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.1%
2023

Society

Guatemala Niger
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-4,041
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
17.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
4.39
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
25.5
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
64
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
35.6%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
23.2%
2023

Health

Guatemala Niger
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$26.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$10.7
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
61.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
18.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
350
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
114.8
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
6.21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
4.1%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
7.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
0.13 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Niger
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
18,092 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
179,918 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
4,025 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
11,774 mi
2010

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