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Guatemala vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 102nd vs. 164th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Palestine
Population
18912872
5459557
Population rank 70/197 122/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$4,371
2024
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
$7,705
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Guatemala and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Palestine
Year GDP
Guatemala Palestine
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 $2,843,300,000
1995 $14,655,404,433 $3,282,800,000
1996 $15,674,835,615 $3,409,600,000
1997 $17,790,026,222 $3,759,800,000
1998 $19,395,491,993 $4,067,800,000
1999 $18,318,412,251 $4,271,200,000
2000 $19,288,929,030 $4,313,600,000
2001 $18,405,220,247 $4,003,700,000
2002 $20,444,205,991 $3,555,800,000
2003 $21,576,351,799 $3,968,000,000
2004 $23,577,298,095 $4,603,100,000
2005 $26,783,389,294 $5,125,700,000
2006 $29,744,246,827 $5,348,300,000
2007 $33,567,850,824 $5,815,700,000
2008 $38,503,720,224 $7,310,400,000
2009 $37,126,148,265 $8,085,700,000
2010 $40,676,578,423 $9,681,500,000
2011 $46,876,006,272 $11,186,100,000
2012 $49,593,929,487 $12,208,400,000
2013 $52,996,446,180 $13,515,500,000
2014 $57,852,152,955 $13,989,700,000
2015 $62,186,064,758 $13,972,400,000
2016 $66,053,403,364 $15,405,400,000
2017 $71,653,754,107 $16,128,000,000
2018 $73,328,365,862 $16,276,600,000
2019 $77,172,317,259 $17,133,500,000
2020 $77,719,464,221 $15,531,700,000
2021 $86,455,519,687 $18,109,000,000
2022 $95,641,441,235 $19,165,500,000
2023 $104,368,413,483 $17,847,900,000
2024 $113,199,586,004 $13,711,100,000

Guatemala and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Palestine
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 $1,202
1995 $1,421 $1,327
1996 $1,481 $1,317
1997 $1,638 $1,389
1998 $1,741 $1,465
1999 $1,604 $1,499
2000 $1,649 $1,476
2001 $1,538 $1,336
2002 $1,669 $1,156
2003 $1,723 $1,258
2004 $1,841 $1,422
2005 $2,046 $1,544
2006 $2,225 $1,570
2007 $2,459 $1,664
2008 $2,763 $2,035
2009 $2,612 $2,192
2010 $2,805 $2,557
2011 $3,169 $2,881
2012 $3,287 $3,067
2013 $3,444 $3,315
2014 $3,689 $3,352
2015 $3,894 $3,272
2016 $4,060 $3,528
2017 $4,325 $3,620
2018 $4,353 $3,562
2019 $4,512 $3,657
2020 $4,478 $3,234
2021 $4,913 $3,679
2022 $5,359 $3,800
2023 $5,758 $3,455
2024 $6,150 $2,592

Guatemala vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Palestine
1950 37.8 45.7
1951 38.3 46
1952 38.9 46.3
1953 39.5 46.6
1954 40.1 46.9
1955 40.7 47.2
1956 41.3 47.6
1957 41.9 48
1958 43.1 48.4
1959 44.3 48.8
1960 45.8 49.3
1961 46.1 49.8
1962 46.5 50.4
1963 46.6 51
1964 47.1 51.6
1965 47.2 52.2
1966 47.5 52.8
1967 47.7 50.9
1968 47.8 54.1
1969 47.5 54.7
1970 48.5 55.4
1971 50.3 56
1972 51.8 56.7
1973 52.8 57.6
1974 53 58
1975 52.8 58.7
1976 47.6 59.4
1977 55.2 60.1
1978 56.4 60.8
1979 56.6 61.5
1980 55.3 62.2
1981 54.7 62.8
1982 48.9 63.5
1983 57.9 64.1
1984 59.1 64.7
1985 59.8 65.3
1986 60.3 65.7
1987 61 66.3
1988 61.5 66.7
1989 61.7 67.1
1990 61.8 67.8
1991 61.9 68.2
1992 62 68.5
1993 62.4 68.8
1994 63 69.3
1995 63.7 69.6
1996 64.5 70
1997 65.2 70.3
1998 66 70.6
1999 66.6 70.8
2000 67.1 70.3
2001 67.4 69.8
2002 67.8 70.9
2003 68.2 71
2004 68.2 71.1
2005 68.2 72
2006 68.8 71.8
2007 69.3 72.1
2008 69.5 72.2
2009 69.7 72.3
2010 69.9 73.3
2011 70.3 73.6
2012 70.7 73.7
2013 70.9 74.1
2014 70.9 72.8
2015 70.9 74.6
2016 71.2 74.9
2017 71.6 75.2
2018 71.5 75.4
2019 71.6 75.8
2020 70 75
2021 67.9 73.9
2022 71.2 76.7
2023 72.6 65.2
2024 72.7 69.2
2025 72.9 73.1

Guatemala and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Palestine
Year Population
Guatemala Palestine
1960 4,063,655 -
1961 4,186,201 -
1962 4,312,044 -
1963 4,440,264 -
1964 4,571,109 -
1965 4,704,965 -
1966 4,840,958 -
1967 4,978,862 -
1968 5,118,111 -
1969 5,257,081 -
1970 5,396,966 -
1971 5,538,355 -
1972 5,682,833 -
1973 5,831,631 -
1974 5,981,197 -
1975 6,128,731 -
1976 6,262,404 -
1977 6,401,515 -
1978 6,561,534 -
1979 6,727,797 -
1980 6,900,212 -
1981 7,075,648 -
1982 7,240,241 -
1983 7,419,642 -
1984 7,630,682 -
1985 7,849,693 -
1986 8,070,818 -
1987 8,296,485 -
1988 8,532,099 -
1989 8,775,546 -
1990 9,024,773 1,978,248
1991 9,272,584 2,068,845
1992 9,522,266 2,163,591
1993 9,779,761 2,262,676
1994 10,043,718 2,366,298
1995 10,312,996 2,474,666
1996 10,583,526 2,587,997
1997 10,857,754 2,706,518
1998 11,139,145 2,776,568
1999 11,422,965 2,848,431
2000 11,697,592 2,922,153
2001 11,969,422 2,997,784
2002 12,246,915 3,075,373
2003 12,525,842 3,154,969
2004 12,807,402 3,236,626
2005 13,087,629 3,320,396
2006 13,367,459 3,406,334
2007 13,652,040 3,494,496
2008 13,935,174 3,591,977
2009 14,215,611 3,689,099
2010 14,500,112 3,786,161
2011 14,792,126 3,882,986
2012 15,089,647 3,979,998
2013 15,387,337 4,076,708
2014 15,681,725 4,173,398
2015 15,971,743 4,270,092
2016 16,268,760 4,367,088
2017 16,567,357 4,454,805
2018 16,845,685 4,569,087
2019 17,103,803 4,685,306
2020 17,357,325 4,803,269
2021 17,598,650 4,922,749
2022 17,847,877 5,043,612
2023 18,124,838 5,165,775
2024 18,406,359 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Palestine

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Palestine
1960 7 -
1961 6.98 -
1962 6.93 -
1963 6.9 -
1964 6.87 -
1965 6.84 -
1966 6.8 -
1967 6.76 -
1968 6.7 -
1969 6.65 -
1970 6.6 -
1971 6.55 -
1972 6.51 -
1973 6.49 -
1974 6.46 -
1975 6.41 -
1976 6.37 -
1977 6.32 -
1978 6.26 -
1979 6.22 -
1980 6.17 -
1981 6.12 -
1982 6.06 -
1983 5.98 -
1984 5.86 -
1985 5.73 -
1986 5.66 -
1987 5.64 -
1988 5.62 -
1989 5.56 -
1990 5.48 6.81
1991 5.38 6.75
1992 5.31 6.65
1993 5.25 6.5
1994 5.19 6.33
1995 5.11 6.16
1996 5.01 5.99
1997 4.91 5.82
1998 4.8 5.69
1999 4.69 5.58
2000 4.58 5.46
2001 4.5 5.34
2002 4.37 5.22
2003 4.25 5.06
2004 4.13 4.97
2005 3.97 4.87
2006 3.85 4.74
2007 3.72 4.63
2008 3.57 4.51
2009 3.47 4.44
2010 3.38 4.43
2011 3.29 4.31
2012 3.22 4.15
2013 3.15 4.05
2014 3.09 4
2015 3.03 3.98
2016 2.97 3.89
2017 2.86 3.77
2018 2.74 3.67
2019 2.59 3.59
2020 2.47 3.51
2021 2.39 3.44
2022 2.34 3.38
2023 2.31 3.31

Guatemala and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Palestine
1960 16.7 -
1961 16.7 -
1962 16.6 -
1963 16.6 -
1964 16.6 -
1965 16.7 -
1966 16.7 -
1967 16.7 -
1968 16.7 -
1969 16.8 -
1970 16.8 -
1971 16.8 -
1972 16.8 -
1973 16.8 -
1974 16.8 -
1975 16.9 -
1976 17 -
1977 17 -
1978 17 -
1979 17.1 -
1980 17.1 -
1981 17.1 -
1982 17.1 -
1983 17 -
1984 17 -
1985 17 -
1986 17.1 -
1987 17.1 -
1988 17.1 -
1989 17.1 -
1990 17.2 15.4
1991 17.2 15.4
1992 17.3 15.4
1993 17.3 15.5
1994 17.3 15.5
1995 17.4 15.6
1996 17.4 15.7
1997 17.5 15.8
1998 17.6 15.9
1999 17.7 16
2000 17.7 16.2
2001 17.8 16.3
2002 18 16.5
2003 18.1 16.7
2004 18.3 16.9
2005 18.5 17.1
2006 18.7 17.4
2007 18.9 17.6
2008 19.1 17.9
2009 19.4 18.1
2010 19.6 18.4
2011 19.9 18.6
2012 20.1 18.9
2013 20.4 19.1
2014 20.8 19.4
2015 21.1 19.6
2016 21.3 19.8
2017 21.7 19.9
2018 22 20
2019 22.3 20.2
2020 22.6 20.3
2021 22.9 20.4
2022 23.3 20.6
2023 23.7 20.8
2024 24 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Guatemala Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
15.4%
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
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guatemala Palestine
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
44
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
133
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
97.9%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Guatemala Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Guatemala Palestine
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
n/a

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