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Guatemala vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 102nd vs. 180th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Palau
Population
18912872
17663
Population rank 70/197 194/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 67/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 113/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$17,532
2023
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
$8,654
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Guatemala and Palau: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Palau economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Palau
Year GDP
Guatemala Palau
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 $11,563,041
1971 $1,984,800,000 $12,706,874
1972 $2,101,300,000 $13,956,474
1973 $2,569,200,100 $15,331,889
1974 $3,161,499,900 $16,848,759
1975 $3,645,900,000 $18,521,112
1976 $4,365,300,200 $20,364,420
1977 $5,480,500,200 $22,308,104
1978 $6,070,600,200 $24,530,015
1979 $6,902,600,200 $27,004,251
1980 $7,878,700,000 $29,728,054
1981 $8,607,500,300 $32,726,594
1982 $8,716,999,700 $36,027,583
1983 $9,050,000,400 $39,661,530
1984 $9,470,000,100 $44,814,259
1985 $9,721,652,087 $51,030,637
1986 $7,231,963,516 $58,109,314
1987 $7,084,399,840 $66,169,905
1988 $7,841,602,824 $75,348,615
1989 $8,410,724,361 $85,800,543
1990 $7,650,196,845 $97,702,303
1991 $9,406,135,143 $106,555,300
1992 $10,440,781,588 $104,771,300
1993 $11,400,017,301 $96,455,700
1994 $12,983,233,311 $106,138,500
1995 $14,655,404,433 $121,018,500
1996 $15,674,835,615 $137,494,600
1997 $17,790,026,222 $143,860,800
1998 $19,395,491,993 $149,079,600
1999 $18,318,412,251 $144,206,500
2000 $19,288,929,030 $149,535,800
2001 $18,405,220,247 $159,453,500
2002 $20,444,205,991 $162,665,500
2003 $21,576,351,799 $154,559,900
2004 $23,577,298,095 $166,391,600
2005 $26,783,389,294 $191,048,400
2006 $29,744,246,827 $193,679,700
2007 $33,567,850,824 $200,903,600
2008 $38,503,720,224 $201,167,300
2009 $37,126,148,265 $189,998,000
2010 $40,676,578,423 $188,174,300
2011 $46,876,006,272 $198,873,900
2012 $49,593,929,487 $215,762,400
2013 $52,996,446,180 $225,345,700
2014 $57,852,152,955 $243,156,500
2015 $62,186,064,758 $278,824,800
2016 $66,053,403,364 $298,323,500
2017 $71,653,754,107 $285,600,000
2018 $73,328,365,862 $288,546,300
2019 $77,172,317,259 $281,941,600
2020 $77,719,464,221 $258,990,800
2021 $86,455,519,687 $235,752,900
2022 $95,641,441,235 $255,591,100
2023 $104,368,413,483 $281,849,100
2024 $113,199,586,004 -

Guatemala and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Palau
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 $1,017
1971 $358 $1,081
1972 $370 $1,145
1973 $441 $1,221
1974 $529 $1,328
1975 $595 $1,464
1976 $697 $1,616
1977 $856 $1,781
1978 $925 $1,972
1979 $1,026 $2,189
1980 $1,142 $2,423
1981 $1,216 $2,639
1982 $1,204 $2,838
1983 $1,220 $3,049
1984 $1,241 $3,360
1985 $1,238 $3,728
1986 $896 $4,144
1987 $854 $4,616
1988 $919 $5,145
1989 $958 $5,741
1990 $848 $6,403
1991 $1,014 $6,824
1992 $1,096 $6,553
1993 $1,166 $5,892
1994 $1,293 $6,329
1995 $1,421 $7,038
1996 $1,481 $7,788
1997 $1,638 $7,945
1998 $1,741 $8,048
1999 $1,604 $7,630
2000 $1,649 $7,797
2001 $1,538 $8,240
2002 $1,669 $8,341
2003 $1,723 $7,862
2004 $1,841 $8,395
2005 $2,046 $9,640
2006 $2,225 $9,885
2007 $2,459 $10,408
2008 $2,763 $10,583
2009 $2,612 $10,155
2010 $2,805 $10,229
2011 $3,169 $11,001
2012 $3,287 $12,145
2013 $3,444 $12,769
2014 $3,689 $13,726
2015 $3,894 $15,691
2016 $4,060 $16,763
2017 $4,325 $16,034
2018 $4,353 $16,198
2019 $4,512 $15,841
2020 $4,478 $14,557
2021 $4,913 $13,257
2022 $5,359 $14,392
2023 $5,758 $15,899
2024 $6,150 -

Guatemala vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Palau
1950 37.8 52.7
1951 38.3 52.9
1952 38.9 53.1
1953 39.5 53.3
1954 40.1 53.5
1955 40.7 53.7
1956 41.3 53.9
1957 41.9 54.1
1958 43.1 54.4
1959 44.3 54.6
1960 45.8 54.9
1961 46.1 55.1
1962 46.5 55.4
1963 46.6 55.6
1964 47.1 55.8
1965 47.2 55.9
1966 47.5 56.2
1967 47.7 56.5
1968 47.8 56.9
1969 47.5 57.3
1970 48.5 57.7
1971 50.3 58.1
1972 51.8 58.6
1973 52.8 59
1974 53 59.5
1975 52.8 60
1976 47.6 60.5
1977 55.2 60.9
1978 56.4 61.3
1979 56.6 61.6
1980 55.3 61.9
1981 54.7 62.1
1982 48.9 62.3
1983 57.9 62.5
1984 59.1 62.6
1985 59.8 62.7
1986 60.3 62.8
1987 61 62.8
1988 61.5 62.8
1989 61.7 62.8
1990 61.8 62.8
1991 61.9 62.8
1992 62 62.9
1993 62.4 63
1994 63 63.1
1995 63.7 63.3
1996 64.5 63.5
1997 65.2 63.7
1998 66 64
1999 66.6 64.2
2000 67.1 64.5
2001 67.4 64.8
2002 67.8 65.1
2003 68.2 65.4
2004 68.2 65.8
2005 68.2 66.2
2006 68.8 66.6
2007 69.3 67.1
2008 69.5 67.6
2009 69.7 68
2010 69.9 68.3
2011 70.3 68.6
2012 70.7 68.9
2013 70.9 69
2014 70.9 69.1
2015 70.9 69.1
2016 71.2 69
2017 71.6 69
2018 71.5 69
2019 71.6 69
2020 70 68.7
2021 67.9 68.6
2022 71.2 68.9
2023 72.6 69.3
2024 72.7 69.4
2025 72.9 69.5

Guatemala and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Palau
Year Population
Guatemala Palau
1960 4,063,655 9,328
1961 4,186,201 9,555
1962 4,312,044 9,793
1963 4,440,264 10,037
1964 4,571,109 10,292
1965 4,704,965 10,547
1966 4,840,958 10,805
1967 4,978,862 10,988
1968 5,118,111 11,080
1969 5,257,081 11,159
1970 5,396,966 11,368
1971 5,538,355 11,759
1972 5,682,833 12,194
1973 5,831,631 12,552
1974 5,981,197 12,687
1975 6,128,731 12,655
1976 6,262,404 12,598
1977 6,401,515 12,525
1978 6,561,534 12,440
1979 6,727,797 12,337
1980 6,900,212 12,271
1981 7,075,648 12,402
1982 7,240,241 12,694
1983 7,419,642 13,006
1984 7,630,682 13,337
1985 7,849,693 13,688
1986 8,070,818 14,024
1987 8,296,485 14,334
1988 8,532,099 14,645
1989 8,775,546 14,945
1990 9,024,773 15,259
1991 9,272,584 15,614
1992 9,522,266 15,989
1993 9,779,761 16,372
1994 10,043,718 16,770
1995 10,312,996 17,195
1996 10,583,526 17,654
1997 10,857,754 18,108
1998 11,139,145 18,524
1999 11,422,965 18,901
2000 11,697,592 19,178
2001 11,969,422 19,352
2002 12,246,915 19,503
2003 12,525,842 19,659
2004 12,807,402 19,820
2005 13,087,629 19,819
2006 13,367,459 19,593
2007 13,652,040 19,302
2008 13,935,174 19,009
2009 14,215,611 18,709
2010 14,500,112 18,396
2011 14,792,126 18,078
2012 15,089,647 17,765
2013 15,387,337 17,648
2014 15,681,725 17,715
2015 15,971,743 17,770
2016 16,268,760 17,797
2017 16,567,357 17,812
2018 16,845,685 17,814
2019 17,103,803 17,798
2020 17,357,325 17,792
2021 17,598,650 17,783
2022 17,847,877 17,759
2023 18,124,838 17,727
2024 18,406,359 17,695

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Palau

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Palau
1960 7 7.19
1961 6.98 7.17
1962 6.93 7.15
1963 6.9 7.12
1964 6.87 7.08
1965 6.84 7.01
1966 6.8 6.93
1967 6.76 6.84
1968 6.7 6.71
1969 6.65 6.58
1970 6.6 6.39
1971 6.55 6.16
1972 6.51 5.9
1973 6.49 5.59
1974 6.46 5.26
1975 6.41 4.9
1976 6.37 4.53
1977 6.32 4.09
1978 6.26 3.74
1979 6.22 3.49
1980 6.17 3.35
1981 6.12 3.28
1982 6.06 3.22
1983 5.98 3.14
1984 5.86 3.08
1985 5.73 3.01
1986 5.66 2.98
1987 5.64 2.93
1988 5.62 2.91
1989 5.56 2.92
1990 5.48 2.88
1991 5.38 2.74
1992 5.31 2.71
1993 5.25 2.73
1994 5.19 2.66
1995 5.11 2.55
1996 5.01 2.39
1997 4.91 2.19
1998 4.8 2.01
1999 4.69 1.91
2000 4.58 1.82
2001 4.5 1.87
2002 4.37 1.92
2003 4.25 1.96
2004 4.13 1.99
2005 3.97 2.02
2006 3.85 2
2007 3.72 1.97
2008 3.57 1.95
2009 3.47 1.94
2010 3.38 1.94
2011 3.29 1.97
2012 3.22 2.01
2013 3.15 2.05
2014 3.09 2.03
2015 3.03 2
2016 2.97 2.06
2017 2.86 2.02
2018 2.74 1.97
2019 2.59 1.98
2020 2.47 1.97
2021 2.39 1.95
2022 2.34 1.93
2023 2.31 1.91

Guatemala and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Palau
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Palau
1960 16.7 16.7
1961 16.7 16.1
1962 16.6 15.5
1963 16.6 15.1
1964 16.6 15
1965 16.7 14.9
1966 16.7 14.9
1967 16.7 15.2
1968 16.7 15.7
1969 16.8 16.1
1970 16.8 16.5
1971 16.8 16.6
1972 16.8 16.6
1973 16.8 16.8
1974 16.8 17.1
1975 16.9 17.4
1976 17 17.8
1977 17 18.1
1978 17 18.3
1979 17.1 18.6
1980 17.1 18.9
1981 17.1 19.3
1982 17.1 19.9
1983 17 20.5
1984 17 21.1
1985 17 21.6
1986 17.1 22.2
1987 17.1 23.1
1988 17.1 24
1989 17.1 24.9
1990 17.2 25.6
1991 17.2 26
1992 17.3 26.4
1993 17.3 26.9
1994 17.3 27.4
1995 17.4 27.8
1996 17.4 28.3
1997 17.5 28.8
1998 17.6 29.4
1999 17.7 30.2
2000 17.7 30.8
2001 17.8 31.2
2002 18 31.5
2003 18.1 31.8
2004 18.3 32
2005 18.5 32.3
2006 18.7 32.7
2007 18.9 33.1
2008 19.1 33.5
2009 19.4 33.9
2010 19.6 34.2
2011 19.9 34.6
2012 20.1 35
2013 20.4 35.3
2014 20.8 35.6
2015 21.1 36
2016 21.3 36.3
2017 21.7 36.7
2018 22 37
2019 22.3 37.4
2020 22.6 37.8
2021 22.9 38.1
2022 23.3 38.5
2023 23.7 38.8
2024 24 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
62
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
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Guatemala Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
0.9%
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
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guatemala Palau
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
44
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
133
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
100%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Guatemala Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Guatemala Palau
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
n/a

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