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Guatemala vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 102nd vs. 97th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala North Korea
Population
18912872
26621357
Population rank 70/197 56/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$30B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 124/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Guatemala and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

North Korea
Year GDP
Guatemala North Korea
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 -
1991 $9,406,135,143 -
1992 $10,440,781,588 -
1993 $11,400,017,301 -
1994 $12,983,233,311 -
1995 $14,655,404,433 -
1996 $15,674,835,615 -
1997 $17,790,026,222 -
1998 $19,395,491,993 -
1999 $18,318,412,251 -
2000 $19,288,929,030 -
2001 $18,405,220,247 -
2002 $20,444,205,991 -
2003 $21,576,351,799 -
2004 $23,577,298,095 -
2005 $26,783,389,294 -
2006 $29,744,246,827 -
2007 $33,567,850,824 -
2008 $38,503,720,224 -
2009 $37,126,148,265 $23,356,470,000
2010 $40,676,578,423 $25,995,513,000
2011 $46,876,006,272 $29,005,020,000
2012 $49,593,929,487 $29,890,710,000
2013 $52,996,446,180 $30,588,922,000
2014 $57,852,152,955 $30,554,460,000
2015 $62,186,064,758 $30,723,030,000
2016 $66,053,403,364 $28,882,640,000
2017 $71,653,754,107 $29,105,440,000
2018 $73,328,365,862 $28,536,400,000
2019 $77,172,317,259 $28,222,880,000
2020 $77,719,464,221 $27,728,240,000
2021 $86,455,519,687 $32,301,720,000
2022 $95,641,441,235 $28,971,360,000
2023 $104,368,413,483 $32,155,360,000
2024 $113,199,586,004 $34,943,120,000

Guatemala and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala North Korea
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 -
1991 $1,014 -
1992 $1,096 -
1993 $1,166 -
1994 $1,293 -
1995 $1,421 -
1996 $1,481 -
1997 $1,638 -
1998 $1,741 -
1999 $1,604 -
2000 $1,649 -
2001 $1,538 -
2002 $1,669 -
2003 $1,723 -
2004 $1,841 -
2005 $2,046 -
2006 $2,225 -
2007 $2,459 -
2008 $2,763 -
2009 $2,612 $939
2010 $2,805 $1,040
2011 $3,169 $1,156
2012 $3,287 $1,186
2013 $3,444 $1,208
2014 $3,689 $1,201
2015 $3,894 $1,201
2016 $4,060 $1,124
2017 $4,325 $1,127
2018 $4,353 $1,100
2019 $4,512 $1,084
2020 $4,478 $1,061
2021 $4,913 $1,231
2022 $5,359 $1,100
2023 $5,758 $1,217
2024 $6,150 $1,319

Guatemala vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala North Korea
1950 37.8 14.2
1951 38.3 17.7
1952 38.9 32.8
1953 39.5 40.3
1954 40.1 50.6
1955 40.7 51.8
1956 41.3 52.8
1957 41.9 53.7
1958 43.1 54.5
1959 44.3 55.2
1960 45.8 55.8
1961 46.1 56.4
1962 46.5 57
1963 46.6 57.6
1964 47.1 58.2
1965 47.2 58.8
1966 47.5 59.4
1967 47.7 60.1
1968 47.8 60.8
1969 47.5 61.4
1970 48.5 62
1971 50.3 62.7
1972 51.8 63.3
1973 52.8 63.8
1974 53 64.3
1975 52.8 64.8
1976 47.6 65.3
1977 55.2 65.8
1978 56.4 66.3
1979 56.6 66.7
1980 55.3 67.2
1981 54.7 67.7
1982 48.9 68.1
1983 57.9 68.5
1984 59.1 68.9
1985 59.8 69.2
1986 60.3 69.5
1987 61 69.8
1988 61.5 70.1
1989 61.7 70.3
1990 61.8 70.5
1991 61.9 70.7
1992 62 71
1993 62.4 70.8
1994 63 70.5
1995 63.7 60.8
1996 64.5 60.8
1997 65.2 60.9
1998 66 60.9
1999 66.6 60.9
2000 67.1 60.9
2001 67.4 60.9
2002 67.8 60.9
2003 68.2 69.4
2004 68.2 69.3
2005 68.2 69.2
2006 68.8 69.1
2007 69.3 69
2008 69.5 69.3
2009 69.7 69.7
2010 69.9 70.2
2011 70.3 70.8
2012 70.7 71.3
2013 70.9 71.9
2014 70.9 72.5
2015 70.9 72.8
2016 71.2 73
2017 71.6 73
2018 71.5 73
2019 71.6 72.9
2020 70 72.8
2021 67.9 73.4
2022 71.2 73.6
2023 72.6 73.6
2024 72.7 73.7
2025 72.9 73.9

Guatemala and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

North Korea
Year Population
Guatemala North Korea
1960 4,063,655 11,722,953
1961 4,186,201 11,990,713
1962 4,312,044 12,262,882
1963 4,440,264 12,567,057
1964 4,571,109 12,889,770
1965 4,704,965 13,219,369
1966 4,840,958 13,569,094
1967 4,978,862 13,958,350
1968 5,118,111 14,365,596
1969 5,257,081 14,767,615
1970 5,396,966 15,172,775
1971 5,538,355 15,572,457
1972 5,682,833 15,975,069
1973 5,831,631 16,350,367
1974 5,981,197 16,673,121
1975 6,128,731 16,971,055
1976 6,262,404 17,243,450
1977 6,401,515 17,492,798
1978 6,561,534 17,735,995
1979 6,727,797 17,983,470
1980 6,900,212 18,236,786
1981 7,075,648 18,501,295
1982 7,240,241 18,776,357
1983 7,419,642 19,054,034
1984 7,630,682 19,335,043
1985 7,849,693 19,620,388
1986 8,070,818 19,910,855
1987 8,296,485 20,205,483
1988 8,532,099 20,503,161
1989 8,775,546 20,804,367
1990 9,024,773 21,112,137
1991 9,272,584 21,428,638
1992 9,522,266 21,750,911
1993 9,779,761 22,073,352
1994 10,043,718 22,393,975
1995 10,312,996 22,669,304
1996 10,583,526 22,895,746
1997 10,857,754 23,110,830
1998 11,139,145 23,311,564
1999 11,422,965 23,497,599
2000 11,697,592 23,665,910
2001 11,969,422 23,815,358
2002 12,246,915 23,943,973
2003 12,525,842 24,090,380
2004 12,807,402 24,254,943
2005 13,087,629 24,396,433
2006 13,367,459 24,524,507
2007 13,652,040 24,646,383
2008 13,935,174 24,764,618
2009 14,215,611 24,878,332
2010 14,500,112 24,987,258
2011 14,792,126 25,097,874
2012 15,089,647 25,211,728
2013 15,387,337 25,329,451
2014 15,681,725 25,451,262
2015 15,971,743 25,575,350
2016 16,268,760 25,698,326
2017 16,567,357 25,817,709
2018 16,845,685 25,931,147
2019 17,103,803 26,037,632
2020 17,357,325 26,136,312
2021 17,598,650 26,232,534
2022 17,847,877 26,328,845
2023 18,124,838 26,418,204
2024 18,406,359 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Guatemala and North Korea

Fertility rate
Guatemala

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala North Korea
1960 7 3.57
1961 6.98 3.26
1962 6.93 3.41
1963 6.9 3.63
1964 6.87 3.55
1965 6.84 3.56
1966 6.8 3.71
1967 6.76 4.05
1968 6.7 3.87
1969 6.65 3.86
1970 6.6 3.85
1971 6.55 3.74
1972 6.51 3.89
1973 6.49 3.35
1974 6.46 3.14
1975 6.41 3.05
1976 6.37 2.84
1977 6.32 2.77
1978 6.26 2.79
1979 6.22 2.85
1980 6.17 2.84
1981 6.12 2.92
1982 6.06 2.85
1983 5.98 2.78
1984 5.86 2.71
1985 5.73 2.65
1986 5.66 2.59
1987 5.64 2.53
1988 5.62 2.47
1989 5.56 2.41
1990 5.48 2.39
1991 5.38 2.35
1992 5.31 2.29
1993 5.25 2.22
1994 5.19 2.18
1995 5.11 2.15
1996 5.01 2.09
1997 4.91 2.03
1998 4.8 1.99
1999 4.69 1.97
2000 4.58 1.94
2001 4.5 1.94
2002 4.37 1.92
2003 4.25 1.91
2004 4.13 1.9
2005 3.97 1.87
2006 3.85 1.94
2007 3.72 1.94
2008 3.57 1.97
2009 3.47 1.91
2010 3.38 1.89
2011 3.29 1.88
2012 3.22 1.88
2013 3.15 1.88
2014 3.09 1.87
2015 3.03 1.86
2016 2.97 1.86
2017 2.86 1.85
2018 2.74 1.83
2019 2.59 1.83
2020 2.47 1.82
2021 2.39 1.81
2022 2.34 1.8
2023 2.31 1.78

Guatemala and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Guatemala North Korea
1960 16.7 19.9
1961 16.7 20.2
1962 16.6 20.6
1963 16.6 20.8
1964 16.6 21
1965 16.7 21.2
1966 16.7 21.3
1967 16.7 21.4
1968 16.7 21.4
1969 16.8 21.4
1970 16.8 21.4
1971 16.8 21.2
1972 16.8 20.9
1973 16.8 20.7
1974 16.8 20.7
1975 16.9 20.9
1976 17 21.1
1977 17 21.4
1978 17 21.8
1979 17.1 22.2
1980 17.1 22.5
1981 17.1 22.8
1982 17.1 23.1
1983 17 23.5
1984 17 23.9
1985 17 24.2
1986 17.1 24.5
1987 17.1 24.8
1988 17.1 25.1
1989 17.1 25.6
1990 17.2 26
1991 17.2 26.4
1992 17.3 26.8
1993 17.3 27.2
1994 17.3 27.6
1995 17.4 28
1996 17.4 28.3
1997 17.5 28.8
1998 17.6 29.2
1999 17.7 29.6
2000 17.7 30.1
2001 17.8 30.5
2002 18 31
2003 18.1 31.4
2004 18.3 31.8
2005 18.5 32.1
2006 18.7 32.5
2007 18.9 32.9
2008 19.1 33.3
2009 19.4 33.7
2010 19.6 34
2011 19.9 34.3
2012 20.1 34.5
2013 20.4 34.7
2014 20.8 35
2015 21.1 35.2
2016 21.3 35.4
2017 21.7 35.7
2018 22 35.9
2019 22.3 36.2
2020 22.6 36.4
2021 22.9 36.6
2022 23.3 36.8
2023 23.7 37.1
2024 24 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Guatemala North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.26%
2022
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
38.4%
2022
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
670 kWh
2022
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.7%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Guatemala North Korea
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
100%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Guatemala North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala North Korea
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
15,879 mi
2006

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