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Guatemala vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 102nd vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Somalia
Population
18912872
20177806
Population rank 70/197 66/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$1,601
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
$1,941
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
24 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Guatemala and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Somalia
Year GDP
Guatemala Somalia
1960 $1,043,599,900 $180,459,937
1961 $1,076,699,900 $191,659,914
1962 $1,143,600,000 $203,531,928
1963 $1,262,800,000 $216,145,936
1964 $1,299,099,900 $229,529,913
1965 $1,331,399,900 $243,725,898
1966 $1,390,700,000 $257,375,897
1967 $1,453,500,000 $271,781,887
1968 $1,610,500,000 $286,719,885
1969 $1,715,399,900 $306,357,285
1970 $1,904,000,000 $347,985,394
1971 $1,984,800,000 $347,039,446
1972 $2,101,300,000 $447,883,941
1973 $2,569,200,100 $483,699,611
1974 $3,161,499,900 $572,504,036
1975 $3,645,900,000 $757,015,879
1976 $4,365,300,200 $871,344,245
1977 $5,480,500,200 $498,550,725
1978 $6,070,600,200 $564,571,823
1979 $6,902,600,200 $589,566,929
1980 $7,878,700,000 $602,515,548
1981 $8,607,500,300 $699,302,473
1982 $8,716,999,700 $774,578,932
1983 $9,050,000,400 $735,408,642
1984 $9,470,000,100 $787,434,542
1985 $9,721,652,087 $875,702,247
1986 $7,231,963,516 $916,590,786
1987 $7,084,399,840 $1,018,972,664
1988 $7,841,602,824 $1,051,596,967
1989 $8,410,724,361 $1,181,360,844
1990 $7,650,196,845 $1,031,282,081
1991 $9,406,135,143 $717,974,930
1992 $10,440,781,588 $709,297,579
1993 $11,400,017,301 $1,260,132,956
1994 $12,983,233,311 $1,481,205,098
1995 $14,655,404,433 $1,534,756,135
1996 $15,674,835,615 $1,792,234,297
1997 $17,790,026,222 $2,191,749,014
1998 $19,395,491,993 $2,962,047,564
1999 $18,318,412,251 $3,045,751,528
2000 $19,288,929,030 $3,412,797,450
2001 $18,405,220,247 $2,252,847,465
2002 $20,444,205,991 $2,192,684,135
2003 $21,576,351,799 $2,836,724,352
2004 $23,577,298,095 $3,859,592,813
2005 $26,783,389,294 $4,683,246,454
2006 $29,744,246,827 $5,026,743,282
2007 $33,567,850,824 $5,430,713,729
2008 $38,503,720,224 $5,913,620,293
2009 $37,126,148,265 $2,948,594,552
2010 $40,676,578,423 $2,687,807,004
2011 $46,876,006,272 $2,906,000,097
2012 $49,593,929,487 $4,364,670,160
2013 $52,996,446,180 $5,062,881,600
2014 $57,852,152,955 $5,728,399,720
2015 $62,186,064,758 $6,152,149,100
2016 $66,053,403,364 $6,613,743,070
2017 $71,653,754,107 $7,621,501,710
2018 $73,328,365,862 $7,873,440,830
2019 $77,172,317,259 $8,655,023,960
2020 $77,719,464,221 $8,628,393,720
2021 $86,455,519,687 $9,483,997,390
2022 $95,641,441,235 $10,202,767,270
2023 $104,368,413,483 $10,968,517,090
2024 $113,199,586,004 $12,108,515,110

Guatemala and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Somalia
1960 $256.8 $62.7
1961 $257.2 $64.9
1962 $265.2 $67.2
1963 $284.4 $69.5
1964 $284.2 $71.9
1965 $283 $74.4
1966 $287.3 $76.5
1967 $291.9 $78.7
1968 $315 $80.8
1969 $326 $84.1
1970 $353 $93.1
1971 $358 $90.4
1972 $370 $113.7
1973 $441 $119.6
1974 $529 $137.9
1975 $595 $177.8
1976 $697 $199.6
1977 $856 $111.2
1978 $925 $117.3
1979 $1,026 $108.2
1980 $1,142 $101.5
1981 $1,216 $116.9
1982 $1,204 $129
1983 $1,220 $118.6
1984 $1,241 $122.5
1985 $1,238 $130.8
1986 $896 $131.4
1987 $854 $141
1988 $919 $145.3
1989 $958 $166
1990 $848 $145.6
1991 $1,014 $105.4
1992 $1,096 $109.2
1993 $1,166 $188.6
1994 $1,293 $210.8
1995 $1,421 $210.7
1996 $1,481 $237.2
1997 $1,638 $280.1
1998 $1,741 $363
1999 $1,604 $359
2000 $1,649 $386
2001 $1,538 $244.9
2002 $1,669 $229.6
2003 $1,723 $286.3
2004 $1,841 $375
2005 $2,046 $440
2006 $2,225 $458
2007 $2,459 $480
2008 $2,763 $507
2009 $2,612 $246.5
2010 $2,805 $219.2
2011 $3,169 $235.3
2012 $3,287 $350
2013 $3,444 $393
2014 $3,689 $429
2015 $3,894 $446
2016 $4,060 $461
2017 $4,325 $511
2018 $4,353 $510
2019 $4,512 $540
2020 $4,478 $518
2021 $4,913 $549
2022 $5,359 $573
2023 $5,758 $597
2024 $6,150 $637

Guatemala vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Somalia
1950 37.8 41.5
1951 38.3 41.7
1952 38.9 41.9
1953 39.5 42.1
1954 40.1 42.3
1955 40.7 42.5
1956 41.3 42.7
1957 41.9 42.9
1958 43.1 43.1
1959 44.3 43.3
1960 45.8 43.5
1961 46.1 43.7
1962 46.5 44
1963 46.6 44.2
1964 47.1 44.4
1965 47.2 44.6
1966 47.5 44.8
1967 47.7 45.1
1968 47.8 45.3
1969 47.5 45.5
1970 48.5 45.6
1971 50.3 45.8
1972 51.8 46
1973 52.8 46.2
1974 53 44.3
1975 52.8 44.5
1976 47.6 44.7
1977 55.2 47
1978 56.4 47
1979 56.6 47.4
1980 55.3 47.6
1981 54.7 47.8
1982 48.9 48
1983 57.9 48.2
1984 59.1 48.4
1985 59.8 48.3
1986 60.3 48.4
1987 61 49
1988 61.5 43.9
1989 61.7 46.6
1990 61.8 46.9
1991 61.9 25.4
1992 62 25
1993 62.4 50.6
1994 63 50.3
1995 63.7 50.6
1996 64.5 50.5
1997 65.2 50.3
1998 66 50.8
1999 66.6 50.6
2000 67.1 50.7
2001 67.4 50.8
2002 67.8 50.8
2003 68.2 50.7
2004 68.2 50.7
2005 68.2 50.9
2006 68.8 50.9
2007 69.3 50.9
2008 69.5 51.5
2009 69.7 52.1
2010 69.9 48.9
2011 70.3 32.5
2012 70.7 49.1
2013 70.9 54
2014 70.9 54.4
2015 70.9 55.1
2016 71.2 55.3
2017 71.6 52.2
2018 71.5 54.8
2019 71.6 57.2
2020 70 57.1
2021 67.9 55.7
2022 71.2 53.9
2023 72.6 58.8
2024 72.7 59
2025 72.9 59.1

Guatemala and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Somalia
Year Population
Guatemala Somalia
1960 4,063,655 2,876,331
1961 4,186,201 2,952,054
1962 4,312,044 3,030,091
1963 4,440,264 3,110,361
1964 4,571,109 3,192,796
1965 4,704,965 3,277,874
1966 4,840,958 3,365,106
1967 4,978,862 3,454,537
1968 5,118,111 3,546,590
1969 5,257,081 3,641,015
1970 5,396,966 3,738,448
1971 5,538,355 3,837,691
1972 5,682,833 3,939,436
1973 5,831,631 4,045,592
1974 5,981,197 4,151,842
1975 6,128,731 4,257,535
1976 6,262,404 4,365,812
1977 6,401,515 4,484,050
1978 6,561,534 4,814,892
1979 6,727,797 5,449,117
1980 6,900,212 5,936,154
1981 7,075,648 5,982,849
1982 7,240,241 6,003,840
1983 7,419,642 6,198,430
1984 7,630,682 6,428,389
1985 7,849,693 6,693,289
1986 8,070,818 6,974,788
1987 8,296,485 7,228,302
1988 8,532,099 7,235,360
1989 8,775,546 7,114,817
1990 9,024,773 7,082,811
1991 9,272,584 6,813,760
1992 9,522,266 6,495,107
1993 9,779,761 6,681,399
1994 10,043,718 7,026,797
1995 10,312,996 7,285,007
1996 10,583,526 7,554,474
1997 10,857,754 7,824,525
1998 11,139,145 8,155,417
1999 11,422,965 8,492,059
2000 11,697,592 8,838,713
2001 11,969,422 9,198,493
2002 12,246,915 9,550,063
2003 12,525,842 9,909,157
2004 12,807,402 10,280,998
2005 13,087,629 10,644,228
2006 13,367,459 10,975,502
2007 13,652,040 11,322,582
2008 13,935,174 11,663,084
2009 14,215,611 11,961,201
2010 14,500,112 12,261,756
2011 14,792,126 12,348,830
2012 15,089,647 12,461,160
2013 15,387,337 12,869,594
2014 15,681,725 13,339,491
2015 15,971,743 13,806,963
2016 16,268,760 14,348,740
2017 16,567,357 14,916,629
2018 16,845,685 15,452,487
2019 17,103,803 16,030,971
2020 17,357,325 16,651,191
2021 17,598,650 17,271,431
2022 17,847,877 17,801,897
2023 18,124,838 18,358,615
2024 18,406,359 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Somalia

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Somalia
1960 7 7.25
1961 6.98 7.25
1962 6.93 7.26
1963 6.9 7.26
1964 6.87 7.26
1965 6.84 7.26
1966 6.8 7.26
1967 6.76 7.25
1968 6.7 7.23
1969 6.65 7.21
1970 6.6 7.18
1971 6.55 7.15
1972 6.51 7.12
1973 6.49 7.09
1974 6.46 7.06
1975 6.41 7.03
1976 6.37 7.02
1977 6.32 7
1978 6.26 7.13
1979 6.22 7.16
1980 6.17 7.18
1981 6.12 7.23
1982 6.06 7.25
1983 5.98 7.28
1984 5.86 7.3
1985 5.73 7.33
1986 5.66 7.35
1987 5.64 7.37
1988 5.62 7.4
1989 5.56 7.42
1990 5.48 7.44
1991 5.38 7.47
1992 5.31 7.5
1993 5.25 7.53
1994 5.19 7.54
1995 5.11 7.58
1996 5.01 7.62
1997 4.91 7.66
1998 4.8 7.66
1999 4.69 7.66
2000 4.58 7.65
2001 4.5 7.64
2002 4.37 7.63
2003 4.25 7.6
2004 4.13 7.57
2005 3.97 7.53
2006 3.85 7.49
2007 3.72 7.46
2008 3.57 7.42
2009 3.47 7.38
2010 3.38 7.32
2011 3.29 7.27
2012 3.22 7.21
2013 3.15 7.14
2014 3.09 7.06
2015 3.03 6.98
2016 2.97 6.88
2017 2.86 6.77
2018 2.74 6.66
2019 2.59 6.56
2020 2.47 6.45
2021 2.39 6.35
2022 2.34 6.26
2023 2.31 6.13

Guatemala and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Somalia
1960 16.7 18.1
1961 16.7 17.9
1962 16.6 17.8
1963 16.6 17.7
1964 16.6 17.6
1965 16.7 17.5
1966 16.7 17.5
1967 16.7 17.5
1968 16.7 17.5
1969 16.8 17.5
1970 16.8 17.5
1971 16.8 17.6
1972 16.8 17.6
1973 16.8 17.6
1974 16.8 17.7
1975 16.9 17.7
1976 17 17.7
1977 17 17.7
1978 17 17.7
1979 17.1 17.6
1980 17.1 17.6
1981 17.1 17.5
1982 17.1 17.4
1983 17 17.4
1984 17 17.3
1985 17 17.2
1986 17.1 17.1
1987 17.1 17
1988 17.1 16.8
1989 17.1 16.7
1990 17.2 16.5
1991 17.2 16.5
1992 17.3 16.7
1993 17.3 16.8
1994 17.3 16.7
1995 17.4 16.6
1996 17.4 16.5
1997 17.5 16.4
1998 17.6 16.4
1999 17.7 16.3
2000 17.7 16.3
2001 17.8 16.2
2002 18 16.2
2003 18.1 16.1
2004 18.3 16
2005 18.5 15.9
2006 18.7 15.7
2007 18.9 15.6
2008 19.1 15.6
2009 19.4 15.6
2010 19.6 15.7
2011 19.9 15.8
2012 20.1 16
2013 20.4 16
2014 20.8 16
2015 21.1 16.1
2016 21.3 16.1
2017 21.7 16.2
2018 22 16.2
2019 22.3 16.3
2020 22.6 16.3
2021 22.9 16.4
2022 23.3 16.5
2023 23.7 16.5
2024 24 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
29
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
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
594,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.35%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
38.3%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Guatemala Somalia
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
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
95.4%
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
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Guatemala Somalia
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
133
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
54.1%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Guatemala Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
37
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Guatemala Somalia
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
9,321 mi
2018

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