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Guatemala vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 102nd vs. 158th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Qatar
Population
18912872
2964497
Population rank 70/197 137/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$30B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 124/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Guatemala and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Qatar
Year GDP
Guatemala Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $1,984,800,000 $387,703,106
1972 $2,101,300,000 $510,262,500
1973 $2,569,200,100 $793,885,560
1974 $3,161,499,900 $2,401,403,227
1975 $3,645,900,000 $2,512,773,166
1976 $4,365,300,200 $3,284,273,987
1977 $5,480,500,200 $3,617,564,638
1978 $6,070,600,200 $4,052,000,413
1979 $6,902,600,200 $5,632,962,997
1980 $7,878,700,000 $7,829,165,262
1981 $8,607,500,300 $8,661,263,764
1982 $8,716,999,700 $7,596,703,214
1983 $9,050,000,400 $6,467,582,308
1984 $9,470,000,100 $6,704,395,824
1985 $9,721,652,087 $6,153,296,456
1986 $7,231,963,516 $5,053,021,951
1987 $7,084,399,840 $5,446,428,681
1988 $7,841,602,824 $6,038,187,033
1989 $8,410,724,361 $6,487,912,088
1990 $7,650,196,845 $7,360,439,423
1991 $9,406,135,143 $6,883,516,484
1992 $10,440,781,588 $7,646,153,984
1993 $11,400,017,301 $7,156,593,654
1994 $12,983,233,311 $7,374,450,769
1995 $14,655,404,433 $8,137,911,978
1996 $15,674,835,615 $9,059,340,385
1997 $17,790,026,222 $11,297,802,115
1998 $19,395,491,993 $10,255,495,027
1999 $18,318,412,251 $12,393,131,868
2000 $19,288,929,030 $17,759,890,110
2001 $18,405,220,247 $17,538,461,538
2002 $20,444,205,991 $19,363,736,264
2003 $21,576,351,799 $23,533,791,209
2004 $23,577,298,095 $31,734,065,934
2005 $26,783,389,294 $44,530,494,505
2006 $29,744,246,827 $60,882,142,857
2007 $33,567,850,824 $79,712,087,912
2008 $38,503,720,224 $115,270,054,945
2009 $37,126,148,265 $97,798,351,648
2010 $40,676,578,423 $125,122,306,346
2011 $46,876,006,272 $167,775,268,626
2012 $49,593,929,487 $186,833,502,363
2013 $52,996,446,180 $198,727,642,967
2014 $57,852,152,955 $206,224,598,571
2015 $62,186,064,758 $161,739,955,577
2016 $66,053,403,364 $151,732,181,868
2017 $71,653,754,107 $161,099,122,225
2018 $73,328,365,862 $183,334,953,819
2019 $77,172,317,259 $176,371,267,692
2020 $77,719,464,221 $144,411,363,352
2021 $86,455,519,687 $179,732,009,560
2022 $95,641,441,235 $235,709,325,714
2023 $104,368,413,483 $213,002,809,341
2024 $113,199,586,004 $217,982,967,033

Guatemala and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $358 $2,952
1972 $370 $3,483
1973 $441 $4,905
1974 $529 $13,540
1975 $595 $13,014
1976 $697 $15,710
1977 $856 $16,058
1978 $925 $16,757
1979 $1,026 $21,777
1980 $1,142 $28,375
1981 $1,216 $29,505
1982 $1,204 $24,385
1983 $1,220 $19,616
1984 $1,241 $19,272
1985 $1,238 $16,815
1986 $896 $13,213
1987 $854 $13,719
1988 $919 $14,682
1989 $958 $15,243
1990 $848 $16,722
1991 $1,014 $15,133
1992 $1,096 $16,280
1993 $1,166 $14,770
1994 $1,293 $14,765
1995 $1,421 $15,823
1996 $1,481 $17,125
1997 $1,638 $20,523
1998 $1,741 $17,665
1999 $1,604 $20,234
2000 $1,649 $27,535
2001 $1,538 $25,871
2002 $1,669 $27,227
2003 $1,723 $31,602
2004 $1,841 $41,036
2005 $2,046 $53,950
2006 $2,225 $62,582
2007 $2,459 $65,954
2008 $2,763 $80,781
2009 $2,612 $60,786
2010 $2,805 $77,387
2011 $3,169 $103,262
2012 $3,287 $108,470
2013 $3,444 $103,697
2014 $3,689 $95,841
2015 $3,894 $68,985
2016 $4,060 $61,254
2017 $4,325 $63,280
2018 $4,353 $71,040
2019 $4,512 $66,841
2020 $4,478 $51,684
2021 $4,913 $71,752
2022 $5,359 $88,701
2023 $5,758 $80,196
2024 $6,150 $76,276

Guatemala vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Qatar
1950 37.8 50.8
1951 38.3 51.5
1952 38.9 52.1
1953 39.5 52.8
1954 40.1 53.5
1955 40.7 54.2
1956 41.3 54.9
1957 41.9 55.6
1958 43.1 56.3
1959 44.3 57
1960 45.8 57.8
1961 46.1 58.5
1962 46.5 59.2
1963 46.6 60
1964 47.1 60.7
1965 47.2 61.4
1966 47.5 62.2
1967 47.7 62.9
1968 47.8 63.6
1969 47.5 64.2
1970 48.5 64.9
1971 50.3 65.5
1972 51.8 66.1
1973 52.8 66.6
1974 53 67.2
1975 52.8 67.7
1976 47.6 68.2
1977 55.2 68.6
1978 56.4 69.1
1979 56.6 69.5
1980 55.3 69.9
1981 54.7 70.3
1982 48.9 70.7
1983 57.9 71.1
1984 59.1 71.5
1985 59.8 71.8
1986 60.3 72.2
1987 61 72.5
1988 61.5 72.8
1989 61.7 73.1
1990 61.8 73.4
1991 61.9 73.7
1992 62 73.9
1993 62.4 74.1
1994 63 74.2
1995 63.7 74.4
1996 64.5 74.6
1997 65.2 74.7
1998 66 74.9
1999 66.6 75
2000 67.1 75.3
2001 67.4 75.5
2002 67.8 75.8
2003 68.2 76.1
2004 68.2 76.5
2005 68.2 76.9
2006 68.8 77.3
2007 69.3 77.7
2008 69.5 78.3
2009 69.7 78.8
2010 69.9 79.4
2011 70.3 80
2012 70.7 80.5
2013 70.9 81
2014 70.9 81.4
2015 70.9 81.8
2016 71.2 82.1
2017 71.6 82.5
2018 71.5 82.7
2019 71.6 82.9
2020 70 80.4
2021 67.9 81.1
2022 71.2 81.9
2023 72.6 82.4
2024 72.7 82.5
2025 72.9 82.7

Guatemala and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Qatar
Year Population
Guatemala Qatar
1960 4,063,655 36,010
1961 4,186,201 39,680
1962 4,312,044 44,630
1963 4,440,264 50,380
1964 4,571,109 56,867
1965 4,704,965 64,065
1966 4,840,958 72,192
1967 4,978,862 81,439
1968 5,118,111 91,749
1969 5,257,081 103,025
1970 5,396,966 116,350
1971 5,538,355 131,346
1972 5,682,833 146,506
1973 5,831,631 161,841
1974 5,981,197 177,362
1975 6,128,731 193,087
1976 6,262,404 209,052
1977 6,401,515 225,285
1978 6,561,534 241,808
1979 6,727,797 258,670
1980 6,900,212 275,913
1981 7,075,648 293,553
1982 7,240,241 311,537
1983 7,419,642 329,709
1984 7,630,682 347,878
1985 7,849,693 365,940
1986 8,070,818 382,422
1987 8,296,485 397,005
1988 8,532,099 411,264
1989 8,775,546 425,646
1990 9,024,773 440,175
1991 9,272,584 454,853
1992 9,522,266 469,657
1993 9,779,761 484,545
1994 10,043,718 499,459
1995 10,312,996 514,325
1996 10,583,526 529,019
1997 10,857,754 550,500
1998 11,139,145 580,540
1999 11,422,965 612,500
2000 11,697,592 644,989
2001 11,969,422 677,925
2002 12,246,915 711,205
2003 12,525,842 744,682
2004 12,807,402 773,332
2005 13,087,629 825,408
2006 13,367,459 972,831
2007 13,652,040 1,208,595
2008 13,935,174 1,426,938
2009 14,215,611 1,608,903
2010 14,500,112 1,616,832
2011 14,792,126 1,624,761
2012 15,089,647 1,722,438
2013 15,387,337 1,916,426
2014 15,681,725 2,151,745
2015 15,971,743 2,344,557
2016 16,268,760 2,477,113
2017 16,567,357 2,545,820
2018 16,845,685 2,580,734
2019 17,103,803 2,638,657
2020 17,357,325 2,794,148
2021 17,598,650 2,504,910
2022 17,847,877 2,657,333
2023 18,124,838 2,656,032
2024 18,406,359 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Qatar

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Qatar
1960 7 6.53
1961 6.98 6.53
1962 6.93 6.53
1963 6.9 6.53
1964 6.87 6.53
1965 6.84 6.53
1966 6.8 6.52
1967 6.76 6.46
1968 6.7 6.39
1969 6.65 6.31
1970 6.6 6.23
1971 6.55 6.15
1972 6.51 6.07
1973 6.49 6.01
1974 6.46 5.94
1975 6.41 5.86
1976 6.37 5.78
1977 6.32 5.69
1978 6.26 5.58
1979 6.22 5.46
1980 6.17 5.33
1981 6.12 5.2
1982 6.06 5.04
1983 5.98 4.9
1984 5.86 4.76
1985 5.73 4.64
1986 5.66 4.57
1987 5.64 4.54
1988 5.62 4.51
1989 5.56 4.41
1990 5.48 4.23
1991 5.38 3.99
1992 5.31 3.85
1993 5.25 3.77
1994 5.19 3.67
1995 5.11 3.56
1996 5.01 3.44
1997 4.91 3.33
1998 4.8 3.21
1999 4.69 3.12
2000 4.58 3.07
2001 4.5 3.08
2002 4.37 3.01
2003 4.25 2.93
2004 4.13 2.79
2005 3.97 2.64
2006 3.85 2.51
2007 3.72 2.44
2008 3.57 2.37
2009 3.47 2.25
2010 3.38 2.14
2011 3.29 2.07
2012 3.22 2.04
2013 3.15 2.03
2014 3.09 2.03
2015 3.03 1.98
2016 2.97 1.86
2017 2.86 1.83
2018 2.74 1.76
2019 2.59 1.73
2020 2.47 1.68
2021 2.39 1.61
2022 2.34 1.74
2023 2.31 1.73

Guatemala and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Qatar
1960 16.7 18
1961 16.7 19
1962 16.6 20.1
1963 16.6 21.1
1964 16.6 21.8
1965 16.7 22.5
1966 16.7 23
1967 16.7 23.5
1968 16.7 24
1969 16.8 24.4
1970 16.8 23.7
1971 16.8 22.2
1972 16.8 21.3
1973 16.8 20.9
1974 16.8 20.8
1975 16.9 21
1976 17 21.3
1977 17 21.8
1978 17 22.3
1979 17.1 22.9
1980 17.1 23.5
1981 17.1 24.1
1982 17.1 24.8
1983 17 25.6
1984 17 26.3
1985 17 27
1986 17.1 27.4
1987 17.1 27.5
1988 17.1 27.5
1989 17.1 27.6
1990 17.2 27.7
1991 17.2 27.9
1992 17.3 28.1
1993 17.3 28.4
1994 17.3 28.7
1995 17.4 29.1
1996 17.4 29.6
1997 17.5 29.9
1998 17.6 29.8
1999 17.7 29.8
2000 17.7 29.9
2001 17.8 30.1
2002 18 30.5
2003 18.1 30.9
2004 18.3 31
2005 18.5 30.9
2006 18.7 30.6
2007 18.9 30.1
2008 19.1 30.1
2009 19.4 30.8
2010 19.6 31.3
2011 19.9 31.2
2012 20.1 31
2013 20.4 30.9
2014 20.8 31.1
2015 21.1 31.2
2016 21.3 31.4
2017 21.7 31.6
2018 22 31.9
2019 22.3 32.3
2020 22.6 32.6
2021 22.9 32.9
2022 23.3 33.4
2023 23.7 34.1
2024 24 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Guatemala Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.26%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
38.4%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
670 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.7%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guatemala Qatar
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
97.8%
2014
English speaking
1%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Guatemala Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Qatar
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
4,374 mi
2016

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