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Guatemala vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 102nd vs. 69th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Poland
Population
18912872
36176920
Population rank 70/197 46/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$30B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 124/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
79 years
2025

Guatemala and Poland: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Poland economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Poland
Year GDP
Guatemala Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $9,406,135,143 $85,500,935,935
1992 $10,440,781,588 $94,337,050,693
1993 $11,400,017,301 $96,043,157,273
1994 $12,983,233,311 $110,803,635,288
1995 $14,655,404,433 $142,838,527,115
1996 $15,674,835,615 $160,813,026,223
1997 $17,790,026,222 $159,893,964,917
1998 $19,395,491,993 $175,282,269,667
1999 $18,318,412,251 $170,704,452,715
2000 $19,288,929,030 $172,953,527,033
2001 $18,405,220,247 $191,823,200,371
2002 $20,444,205,991 $199,694,463,256
2003 $21,576,351,799 $218,561,225,998
2004 $23,577,298,095 $256,268,656,145
2005 $26,783,389,294 $306,999,913,151
2006 $29,744,246,827 $345,897,630,736
2007 $33,567,850,824 $429,715,132,138
2008 $38,503,720,224 $535,612,030,672
2009 $37,126,148,265 $440,891,472,247
2010 $40,676,578,423 $478,111,630,684
2011 $46,876,006,272 $527,848,543,023
2012 $49,593,929,487 $498,148,649,703
2013 $52,996,446,180 $518,179,836,405
2014 $57,852,152,955 $542,134,167,179
2015 $62,186,064,758 $480,054,118,583
2016 $66,053,403,364 $473,259,623,976
2017 $71,653,754,107 $528,356,723,263
2018 $73,328,365,862 $594,616,632,477
2019 $77,172,317,259 $602,683,770,145
2020 $77,719,464,221 $605,914,186,118
2021 $86,455,519,687 $689,170,171,187
2022 $95,641,441,235 $695,607,522,885
2023 $104,368,413,483 $812,451,128,979
2024 $113,199,586,004 $914,696,430,325

Guatemala and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $1,014 $2,236
1992 $1,096 $2,459
1993 $1,166 $2,497
1994 $1,293 $2,875
1995 $1,421 $3,701
1996 $1,481 $4,164
1997 $1,638 $4,137
1998 $1,741 $4,534
1999 $1,604 $4,416
2000 $1,649 $4,521
2001 $1,538 $5,015
2002 $1,669 $5,223
2003 $1,723 $5,721
2004 $1,841 $6,712
2005 $2,046 $8,044
2006 $2,225 $9,069
2007 $2,459 $11,273
2008 $2,763 $14,049
2009 $2,612 $11,556
2010 $2,805 $12,568
2011 $3,169 $13,868
2012 $3,287 $13,087
2013 $3,444 $13,622
2014 $3,689 $14,262
2015 $3,894 $12,638
2016 $4,060 $12,464
2017 $4,325 $13,913
2018 $4,353 $15,658
2019 $4,512 $15,875
2020 $4,478 $16,151
2021 $4,913 $18,636
2022 $5,359 $18,891
2023 $5,758 $22,145
2024 $6,150 $25,023

Guatemala vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Poland
1950 37.8 58.3
1951 38.3 58.9
1952 38.9 59.7
1953 39.5 61.3
1954 40.1 62.3
1955 40.7 63.1
1956 41.3 63.4
1957 41.9 64.4
1958 43.1 64.9
1959 44.3 66.4
1960 45.8 67.1
1961 46.1 67.8
1962 46.5 68
1963 46.6 68.3
1964 47.1 68.9
1965 47.2 69.4
1966 47.5 69.7
1967 47.7 69.9
1968 47.8 69.8
1969 47.5 69.8
1970 48.5 69.6
1971 50.3 69.8
1972 51.8 70.1
1973 52.8 70.7
1974 53 70.7
1975 52.8 70.6
1976 47.6 70.4
1977 55.2 70.3
1978 56.4 70.4
1979 56.6 70.2
1980 55.3 70.5
1981 54.7 70.6
1982 48.9 70.9
1983 57.9 70.8
1984 59.1 70.6
1985 59.8 70.5
1986 60.3 70.6
1987 61 70.8
1988 61.5 70.8
1989 61.7 70.8
1990 61.8 70.6
1991 61.9 70.7
1992 62 70.9
1993 62.4 71.3
1994 63 71.7
1995 63.7 72
1996 64.5 72.3
1997 65.2 72.6
1998 66 72.8
1999 66.6 73.2
2000 67.1 73.6
2001 67.4 74.2
2002 67.8 74.5
2003 68.2 74.8
2004 68.2 74.9
2005 68.2 75.1
2006 68.8 75.3
2007 69.3 75.4
2008 69.5 75.6
2009 69.7 75.9
2010 69.9 76.3
2011 70.3 76.6
2012 70.7 76.8
2013 70.9 77.1
2014 70.9 77.3
2015 70.9 77.6
2016 71.2 77.6
2017 71.6 77.7
2018 71.5 77.6
2019 71.6 77.9
2020 70 76.6
2021 67.9 75.6
2022 71.2 77.9
2023 72.6 78.6
2024 72.7 78.8
2025 72.9 79

Guatemala and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Poland
Year Population
Guatemala Poland
1960 4,063,655 29,637,450
1961 4,186,201 29,964,000
1962 4,312,044 30,308,500
1963 4,440,264 30,712,000
1964 4,571,109 31,139,450
1965 4,704,965 31,444,950
1966 4,840,958 31,681,000
1967 4,978,862 31,987,155
1968 5,118,111 32,294,655
1969 5,257,081 32,548,300
1970 5,396,966 32,664,300
1971 5,538,355 32,783,500
1972 5,682,833 33,055,650
1973 5,831,631 33,357,200
1974 5,981,197 33,678,899
1975 6,128,731 34,015,199
1976 6,262,404 34,356,300
1977 6,401,515 34,689,050
1978 6,561,534 34,965,600
1979 6,727,797 35,247,217
1980 6,900,212 35,574,150
1981 7,075,648 35,898,587
1982 7,240,241 36,230,481
1983 7,419,642 36,571,808
1984 7,630,682 36,904,134
1985 7,849,693 37,201,885
1986 8,070,818 37,456,119
1987 8,296,485 37,668,045
1988 8,532,099 37,824,487
1989 8,775,546 37,961,529
1990 9,024,773 38,110,782
1991 9,272,584 38,246,193
1992 9,522,266 38,363,667
1993 9,779,761 38,461,408
1994 10,043,718 38,542,652
1995 10,312,996 38,594,998
1996 10,583,526 38,624,370
1997 10,857,754 38,649,660
1998 11,139,145 38,663,481
1999 11,422,965 38,660,271
2000 11,697,592 38,258,629
2001 11,969,422 38,248,076
2002 12,246,915 38,230,364
2003 12,525,842 38,204,570
2004 12,807,402 38,182,222
2005 13,087,629 38,165,445
2006 13,367,459 38,141,267
2007 13,652,040 38,120,560
2008 13,935,174 38,125,759
2009 14,215,611 38,151,603
2010 14,500,112 38,042,794
2011 14,792,126 38,063,255
2012 15,089,647 38,063,164
2013 15,387,337 38,040,196
2014 15,681,725 38,011,735
2015 15,971,743 37,986,412
2016 16,268,760 37,970,087
2017 16,567,357 37,974,826
2018 16,845,685 37,974,750
2019 17,103,803 37,965,475
2020 17,357,325 37,515,748
2021 17,598,650 36,981,559
2022 17,847,877 36,821,749
2023 18,124,838 36,687,353
2024 18,406,359 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Poland

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Poland
1960 7 2.98
1961 6.98 2.83
1962 6.93 2.72
1963 6.9 2.7
1964 6.87 2.57
1965 6.84 2.52
1966 6.8 2.34
1967 6.76 2.33
1968 6.7 2.24
1969 6.65 2.2
1970 6.6 2.2
1971 6.55 2.25
1972 6.51 2.24
1973 6.49 2.26
1974 6.46 2.26
1975 6.41 2.27
1976 6.37 2.3
1977 6.32 2.23
1978 6.26 2.21
1979 6.22 2.28
1980 6.17 2.28
1981 6.12 2.24
1982 6.06 2.34
1983 5.98 2.42
1984 5.86 2.37
1985 5.73 2.33
1986 5.66 2.22
1987 5.64 2.15
1988 5.62 2.13
1989 5.56 2.08
1990 5.48 2.06
1991 5.38 2.07
1992 5.31 1.95
1993 5.25 1.87
1994 5.19 1.81
1995 5.11 1.62
1996 5.01 1.59
1997 4.91 1.51
1998 4.8 1.44
1999 4.69 1.37
2000 4.58 1.37
2001 4.5 1.31
2002 4.37 1.25
2003 4.25 1.22
2004 4.13 1.23
2005 3.97 1.24
2006 3.85 1.27
2007 3.72 1.31
2008 3.57 1.39
2009 3.47 1.4
2010 3.38 1.41
2011 3.29 1.33
2012 3.22 1.33
2013 3.15 1.29
2014 3.09 1.32
2015 3.03 1.32
2016 2.97 1.39
2017 2.86 1.48
2018 2.74 1.46
2019 2.59 1.44
2020 2.47 1.39
2021 2.39 1.33
2022 2.34 1.29
2023 2.31 1.16

Guatemala and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Poland
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Poland
1960 16.7 26.6
1961 16.7 26.8
1962 16.6 26.9
1963 16.6 27.1
1964 16.6 27.3
1965 16.7 27.5
1966 16.7 27.7
1967 16.7 27.8
1968 16.7 28
1969 16.8 28.1
1970 16.8 28.2
1971 16.8 28.4
1972 16.8 28.5
1973 16.8 28.5
1974 16.8 28.6
1975 16.9 28.6
1976 17 28.7
1977 17 28.9
1978 17 29.1
1979 17.1 29.3
1980 17.1 29.5
1981 17.1 29.8
1982 17.1 30.1
1983 17 30.3
1984 17 30.6
1985 17 30.8
1986 17.1 31.1
1987 17.1 31.4
1988 17.1 31.7
1989 17.1 32.1
1990 17.2 32.4
1991 17.2 32.6
1992 17.3 32.9
1993 17.3 33.2
1994 17.3 33.5
1995 17.4 33.9
1996 17.4 34.2
1997 17.5 34.4
1998 17.6 34.7
1999 17.7 35
2000 17.7 35.2
2001 17.8 35.5
2002 18 35.8
2003 18.1 36
2004 18.3 36.3
2005 18.5 36.6
2006 18.7 36.9
2007 18.9 37.2
2008 19.1 37.5
2009 19.4 37.8
2010 19.6 38.1
2011 19.9 38.2
2012 20.1 38.4
2013 20.4 38.7
2014 20.8 39
2015 21.1 39.3
2016 21.3 39.7
2017 21.7 40
2018 22 40.4
2019 22.3 40.8
2020 22.6 41.1
2021 22.9 41.5
2022 23.3 41.9
2023 23.7 42.4
2024 24 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Guatemala Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.26%
2022
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
38.4%
2022
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
670 kWh
2022
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
60.7%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guatemala Poland
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
99.8%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Guatemala Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Poland
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
267,065 mi
2024

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