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Guatemala vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 102nd vs. 181st).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Seychelles
Population
18912872
125181
Population rank 70/197 181/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$30B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 124/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Guatemala and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Seychelles
Year GDP
Guatemala Seychelles
1960 $1,043,599,900 $12,012,025
1961 $1,076,699,900 $11,592,024
1962 $1,143,600,000 $12,642,026
1963 $1,262,800,000 $13,923,029
1964 $1,299,099,900 $15,393,032
1965 $1,331,399,900 $15,603,032
1966 $1,390,700,000 $16,443,034
1967 $1,453,500,000 $16,632,032
1968 $1,610,500,000 $16,074,028
1969 $1,715,399,900 $16,452,028
1970 $1,904,000,000 $18,432,032
1971 $1,984,800,000 $21,965,951
1972 $2,101,300,000 $30,645,123
1973 $2,569,200,100 $36,896,280
1974 $3,161,499,900 $43,134,496
1975 $3,645,900,000 $47,803,146
1976 $4,365,300,200 $49,278,982
1977 $5,480,500,200 $64,526,401
1978 $6,070,600,200 $85,552,366
1979 $6,902,600,200 $127,261,099
1980 $7,878,700,000 $156,783,830
1981 $8,607,500,300 $163,750,728
1982 $8,716,999,700 $157,211,790
1983 $9,050,000,400 $156,098,237
1984 $9,470,000,100 $160,992,921
1985 $9,721,652,087 $179,691,483
1986 $7,231,963,516 $221,147,061
1987 $7,084,399,840 $265,212,957
1988 $7,841,602,824 $301,985,618
1989 $8,410,724,361 $324,333,367
1990 $7,650,196,845 $392,163,561
1991 $9,406,135,143 $398,307,170
1992 $10,440,781,588 $461,409,399
1993 $11,400,017,301 $504,230,621
1994 $12,983,233,311 $517,570,058
1995 $14,655,404,433 $540,733,048
1996 $15,674,835,615 $535,250,347
1997 $17,790,026,222 $598,966,982
1998 $19,395,491,993 $647,287,376
1999 $18,318,412,251 $662,838,615
2000 $19,288,929,030 $654,212,394
2001 $18,405,220,247 $662,064,156
2002 $20,444,205,991 $742,134,838
2003 $21,576,351,799 $750,847,230
2004 $23,577,298,095 $893,012,218
2005 $26,783,389,294 $977,899,382
2006 $29,744,246,827 $1,081,441,283
2007 $33,567,850,824 $1,077,308,814
2008 $38,503,720,224 $979,597,394
2009 $37,126,148,265 $850,901,620
2010 $40,676,578,423 $981,616,542
2011 $46,876,006,272 $1,058,918,707
2012 $49,593,929,487 $1,089,407,839
2013 $52,996,446,180 $1,333,160,407
2014 $57,852,152,955 $1,387,577,870
2015 $62,186,064,758 $1,432,403,352
2016 $66,053,403,364 $1,568,513,348
2017 $71,653,754,107 $1,675,370,641
2018 $73,328,365,862 $1,784,313,927
2019 $77,172,317,259 $1,868,690,097
2020 $77,719,464,221 $1,382,551,752
2021 $86,455,519,687 $1,487,173,795
2022 $95,641,441,235 $2,018,346,589
2023 $104,368,413,483 $2,187,379,755
2024 $113,199,586,004 $2,167,239,562

Guatemala and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Seychelles
1960 $256.8 $288.1
1961 $257.2 $270.3
1962 $265.2 $287
1963 $284.4 $308
1964 $284.2 $332
1965 $283 $328
1966 $287.3 $338
1967 $291.9 $333
1968 $315 $314
1969 $326 $314
1970 $353 $344
1971 $358 $402
1972 $370 $547
1973 $441 $649
1974 $529 $745
1975 $595 $806
1976 $697 $814
1977 $856 $1,044
1978 $925 $1,377
1979 $1,026 $2,030
1980 $1,142 $2,478
1981 $1,216 $2,557
1982 $1,204 $2,441
1983 $1,220 $2,426
1984 $1,241 $2,488
1985 $1,238 $2,754
1986 $896 $3,368
1987 $854 $3,872
1988 $919 $4,392
1989 $958 $4,689
1990 $848 $5,642
1991 $1,014 $5,655
1992 $1,096 $6,520
1993 $1,166 $6,979
1994 $1,293 $6,975
1995 $1,421 $7,181
1996 $1,481 $7,004
1997 $1,638 $7,747
1998 $1,741 $8,210
1999 $1,604 $8,243
2000 $1,649 $8,064
2001 $1,538 $8,153
2002 $1,669 $8,864
2003 $1,723 $9,070
2004 $1,841 $10,828
2005 $2,046 $11,802
2006 $2,225 $12,783
2007 $2,459 $12,669
2008 $2,763 $11,265
2009 $2,612 $9,747
2010 $2,805 $10,935
2011 $3,169 $12,110
2012 $3,287 $12,337
2013 $3,444 $14,821
2014 $3,689 $15,188
2015 $3,894 $15,333
2016 $4,060 $16,567
2017 $4,325 $17,480
2018 $4,353 $18,440
2019 $4,512 $19,142
2020 $4,478 $14,041
2021 $4,913 $14,983
2022 $5,359 $16,837
2023 $5,758 $18,263
2024 $6,150 $17,859

Guatemala vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Seychelles
1950 37.8 57.8
1951 38.3 58
1952 38.9 58.4
1953 39.5 58.7
1954 40.1 59
1955 40.7 59.4
1956 41.3 59.8
1957 41.9 60.2
1958 43.1 60.4
1959 44.3 60.4
1960 45.8 60.5
1961 46.1 60.6
1962 46.5 60.7
1963 46.6 60.9
1964 47.1 61.2
1965 47.2 61.4
1966 47.5 61.7
1967 47.7 62.1
1968 47.8 62.6
1969 47.5 63.3
1970 48.5 64
1971 50.3 64.6
1972 51.8 65.3
1973 52.8 65.9
1974 53 66.4
1975 52.8 66.8
1976 47.6 67.2
1977 55.2 67.6
1978 56.4 67.9
1979 56.6 68.2
1980 55.3 68.5
1981 54.7 68.7
1982 48.9 69
1983 57.9 69.3
1984 59.1 69.5
1985 59.8 69.6
1986 60.3 69.8
1987 61 69.9
1988 61.5 70
1989 61.7 70.1
1990 61.8 70.2
1991 61.9 70.3
1992 62 70.3
1993 62.4 70.4
1994 63 70.5
1995 63.7 70.6
1996 64.5 70.8
1997 65.2 70.8
1998 66 71.1
1999 66.6 71.2
2000 67.1 71.3
2001 67.4 71.4
2002 67.8 71.5
2003 68.2 71.7
2004 68.2 71.7
2005 68.2 71.9
2006 68.8 72
2007 69.3 72.2
2008 69.5 72.3
2009 69.7 72.4
2010 69.9 72.5
2011 70.3 72.5
2012 70.7 72.5
2013 70.9 72.4
2014 70.9 72.4
2015 70.9 72.3
2016 71.2 72.2
2017 71.6 72.2
2018 71.5 72.2
2019 71.6 72.1
2020 70 74.1
2021 67.9 71.2
2022 71.2 71.2
2023 72.6 72.9
2024 72.7 73
2025 72.9 73.1

Guatemala and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Seychelles
Year Population
Guatemala Seychelles
1960 4,063,655 41,700
1961 4,186,201 42,889
1962 4,312,044 44,042
1963 4,440,264 45,176
1964 4,571,109 46,322
1965 4,704,965 47,500
1966 4,840,958 48,699
1967 4,978,862 49,911
1968 5,118,111 51,134
1969 5,257,081 52,365
1970 5,396,966 53,600
1971 5,538,355 54,695
1972 5,682,833 56,029
1973 5,831,631 56,892
1974 5,981,197 57,937
1975 6,128,731 59,292
1976 6,262,404 60,504
1977 6,401,515 61,786
1978 6,561,534 62,150
1979 6,727,797 62,686
1980 6,900,212 63,261
1981 7,075,648 64,035
1982 7,240,241 64,413
1983 7,419,642 64,335
1984 7,630,682 64,717
1985 7,849,693 65,244
1986 8,070,818 65,652
1987 8,296,485 68,499
1988 8,532,099 68,755
1989 8,775,546 69,167
1990 9,024,773 69,507
1991 9,272,584 70,439
1992 9,522,266 70,763
1993 9,779,761 72,253
1994 10,043,718 74,205
1995 10,312,996 75,304
1996 10,583,526 76,417
1997 10,857,754 77,319
1998 11,139,145 78,846
1999 11,422,965 80,410
2000 11,697,592 81,131
2001 11,969,422 81,202
2002 12,246,915 83,723
2003 12,525,842 82,781
2004 12,807,402 82,475
2005 13,087,629 82,858
2006 13,367,459 84,600
2007 13,652,040 85,033
2008 13,935,174 86,956
2009 14,215,611 87,298
2010 14,500,112 89,770
2011 14,792,126 87,441
2012 15,089,647 88,303
2013 15,387,337 89,949
2014 15,681,725 91,359
2015 15,971,743 93,419
2016 16,268,760 94,677
2017 16,567,357 95,843
2018 16,845,685 96,762
2019 17,103,803 97,625
2020 17,357,325 98,462
2021 17,598,650 99,258
2022 17,847,877 119,878
2023 18,124,838 119,773
2024 18,406,359 121,354

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Seychelles
1960 7 5.31
1961 6.98 5.42
1962 6.93 5.51
1963 6.9 5.61
1964 6.87 5.69
1965 6.84 5.72
1966 6.8 6.13
1967 6.76 5.9
1968 6.7 5.61
1969 6.65 5.48
1970 6.6 5.31
1971 6.55 5.69
1972 6.51 5.16
1973 6.49 4.78
1974 6.46 5.1
1975 6.41 4.75
1976 6.37 4.09
1977 6.32 3.75
1978 6.26 3.92
1979 6.22 3.66
1980 6.17 3.79
1981 6.12 3.67
1982 6.06 3.13
1983 5.98 3.22
1984 5.86 3.24
1985 5.73 3.09
1986 5.66 3.07
1987 5.64 2.92
1988 5.62 2.79
1989 5.56 2.67
1990 5.48 2.61
1991 5.38 2.69
1992 5.31 2.53
1993 5.25 2.58
1994 5.19 2.6
1995 5.11 2.36
1996 5.01 2.31
1997 4.91 2.1
1998 4.8 2.04
1999 4.69 2.04
2000 4.58 2.08
2001 4.5 1.98
2002 4.37 2.04
2003 4.25 2.06
2004 4.13 2.01
2005 3.97 2.2
2006 3.85 2.11
2007 3.72 2.24
2008 3.57 2.33
2009 3.47 2.38
2010 3.38 2.16
2011 3.29 2.33
2012 3.22 2.37
2013 3.15 2.26
2014 3.09 2.25
2015 3.03 2.31
2016 2.97 2.39
2017 2.86 2.41
2018 2.74 2.41
2019 2.59 2.36
2020 2.47 2.29
2021 2.39 2.46
2022 2.34 2.01
2023 2.31 2.02

Guatemala and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Seychelles
1960 16.7 21.9
1961 16.7 21.6
1962 16.6 21.3
1963 16.6 21
1964 16.6 20.6
1965 16.7 20.2
1966 16.7 19.8
1967 16.7 19.4
1968 16.7 19
1969 16.8 18.7
1970 16.8 18.5
1971 16.8 18.4
1972 16.8 18.5
1973 16.8 18.6
1974 16.8 18.7
1975 16.9 18.9
1976 17 19
1977 17 19.3
1978 17 19.6
1979 17.1 19.9
1980 17.1 20.4
1981 17.1 20.7
1982 17.1 21.1
1983 17 21.4
1984 17 21.7
1985 17 22
1986 17.1 22.3
1987 17.1 22.5
1988 17.1 22.9
1989 17.1 23.3
1990 17.2 23.6
1991 17.2 24
1992 17.3 24.5
1993 17.3 24.8
1994 17.3 25.2
1995 17.4 25.4
1996 17.4 25.7
1997 17.5 26.1
1998 17.6 26.4
1999 17.7 26.8
2000 17.7 27.3
2001 17.8 27.7
2002 18 28.1
2003 18.1 28.5
2004 18.3 28.9
2005 18.5 29.3
2006 18.7 29.6
2007 18.9 30
2008 19.1 30.4
2009 19.4 30.8
2010 19.6 31.2
2011 19.9 31.4
2012 20.1 31.5
2013 20.4 31.6
2014 20.8 31.8
2015 21.1 32.1
2016 21.3 32.3
2017 21.7 32.6
2018 22 32.9
2019 22.3 33.2
2020 22.6 33.6
2021 22.9 34
2022 23.3 34.4
2023 23.7 34.7
2024 24 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Guatemala Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
1.9%
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guatemala Seychelles
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
96.2%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Guatemala Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Seychelles
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
327 mi
2015

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