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Guatemala vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 102nd vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Taiwan
Population
18912872
23308308
Population rank 70/197 60/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 113/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$30B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 124/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
24 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Guatemala and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Guatemala and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Guatemala

Taiwan
Year GDP
Guatemala Taiwan
1960 $1,043,599,900 -
1961 $1,076,699,900 $1,778,000,000
1962 $1,143,600,000 $1,960,000,000
1963 $1,262,800,000 $2,218,000,000
1964 $1,299,099,900 $2,592,000,000
1965 $1,331,399,900 $2,869,000,000
1966 $1,390,700,000 $3,207,000,000
1967 $1,453,500,000 $3,709,000,000
1968 $1,610,500,000 $4,325,000,000
1969 $1,715,399,900 $5,017,000,000
1970 $1,904,000,000 $5,785,000,000
1971 $1,984,800,000 $6,727,000,000
1972 $2,101,300,000 $8,063,000,000
1973 $2,569,200,100 $10,940,000,000
1974 $3,161,499,900 $14,739,000,000
1975 $3,645,900,000 $15,836,000,000
1976 $4,365,300,200 $18,988,000,000
1977 $5,480,500,200 $22,252,000,000
1978 $6,070,600,200 $27,373,000,000
1979 $6,902,600,200 $33,875,000,000
1980 $7,878,700,000 $42,292,000,000
1981 $8,607,500,300 $49,047,000,000
1982 $8,716,999,700 $49,540,000,000
1983 $9,050,000,400 $54,155,000,000
1984 $9,470,000,100 $61,036,000,000
1985 $9,721,652,087 $63,599,000,000
1986 $7,231,963,516 $78,347,000,000
1987 $7,084,399,840 $104,956,000,000
1988 $7,841,602,824 $126,378,000,000
1989 $8,410,724,361 $152,687,000,000
1990 $7,650,196,845 $166,392,000,000
1991 $9,406,135,143 $187,100,000,000
1992 $10,440,781,588 $222,947,000,000
1993 $11,400,017,301 $234,943,000,000
1994 $12,983,233,311 $256,213,000,000
1995 $14,655,404,433 $279,013,000,000
1996 $15,674,835,615 $292,473,000,000
1997 $17,790,026,222 $303,315,000,000
1998 $19,395,491,993 $279,926,000,000
1999 $18,318,412,251 $303,827,000,000
2000 $19,288,929,030 $330,725,000,000
2001 $18,405,220,247 $299,303,000,000
2002 $20,444,205,991 $307,429,000,000
2003 $21,576,351,799 $317,374,000,000
2004 $23,577,298,095 $346,881,000,000
2005 $26,783,389,294 $374,042,000,000
2006 $29,744,246,827 $386,492,000,000
2007 $33,567,850,824 $406,940,000,000
2008 $38,503,720,224 $415,824,000,000
2009 $37,126,148,265 $390,788,000,000
2010 $40,676,578,423 $444,245,000,000
2011 $46,876,006,272 $483,957,000,000
2012 $49,593,929,487 $495,536,000,000
2013 $52,996,446,180 $512,957,000,000
2014 $57,852,152,955 $535,332,000,000
2015 $62,186,064,758 $534,474,000,000
2016 $66,053,403,364 $543,002,000,000
2017 $71,653,754,107 $591,734,000,000
2018 $73,328,365,862 $610,744,000,000
2019 $77,172,317,259 $613,453,000,000
2020 $77,719,464,221 $676,935,000,000
2021 $86,455,519,687 $777,062,000,000
2022 $95,641,441,235 $765,529,000,000
2023 $104,368,413,483 $757,276,000,000
2024 $113,199,586,004 $796,904,000,000

Guatemala and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Guatemala

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Guatemala Taiwan
1960 $256.8 -
1961 $257.2 $161.2
1962 $265.2 $172
1963 $284.4 $188.6
1964 $284.2 $213.6
1965 $283 $229.3
1966 $287.3 $249.1
1967 $291.9 $280.8
1968 $315 $319
1969 $326 $357
1970 $353 $397
1971 $358 $451
1972 $370 $530
1973 $441 $706
1974 $529 $934
1975 $595 $985
1976 $697 $1,158
1977 $856 $1,330
1978 $925 $1,606
1979 $1,026 $1,950
1980 $1,142 $2,389
1981 $1,216 $2,720
1982 $1,204 $2,699
1983 $1,220 $2,903
1984 $1,241 $3,224
1985 $1,238 $3,314
1986 $896 $4,036
1987 $854 $5,350
1988 $919 $6,370
1989 $958 $7,613
1990 $848 $8,205
1991 $1,014 $9,125
1992 $1,096 $10,768
1993 $1,166 $11,242
1994 $1,293 $12,150
1995 $1,421 $13,119
1996 $1,481 $13,641
1997 $1,638 $14,020
1998 $1,741 $12,820
1999 $1,604 $13,804
2000 $1,649 $14,908
2001 $1,538 $13,397
2002 $1,669 $13,686
2003 $1,723 $14,066
2004 $1,841 $15,317
2005 $2,046 $16,456
2006 $2,225 $16,934
2007 $2,459 $17,757
2008 $2,763 $18,081
2009 $2,612 $16,933
2010 $2,805 $19,197
2011 $3,169 $20,866
2012 $3,287 $21,295
2013 $3,444 $21,973
2014 $3,689 $22,874
2015 $3,894 $22,780
2016 $4,060 $23,091
2017 $4,325 $25,121
2018 $4,353 $25,901
2019 $4,512 $25,998
2020 $4,478 $28,705
2021 $4,913 $33,111
2022 $5,359 $32,827
2023 $5,758 $32,442
2024 $6,150 $34,041

Guatemala vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Taiwan
1950 37.8 56.6
1951 38.3 57.2
1952 38.9 57.9
1953 39.5 58.6
1954 40.1 58.9
1955 40.7 59.8
1956 41.3 60.3
1957 41.9 61
1958 43.1 61
1959 44.3 61.6
1960 45.8 62.5
1961 46.1 63
1962 46.5 63.8
1963 46.6 64.5
1964 47.1 64.9
1965 47.2 65.7
1966 47.5 66.1
1967 47.7 66.7
1968 47.8 66.8
1969 47.5 67.7
1970 48.5 69
1971 50.3 69.4
1972 51.8 69.6
1973 52.8 69.8
1974 53 70.3
1975 52.8 70.9
1976 47.6 71.2
1977 55.2 71.3
1978 56.4 71.7
1979 56.6 71.7
1980 55.3 72
1981 54.7 72
1982 48.9 72.4
1983 57.9 72.4
1984 59.1 73
1985 59.8 73.3
1986 60.3 73.3
1987 61 73.6
1988 61.5 73.4
1989 61.7 73.7
1990 61.8 73.9
1991 61.9 74.3
1992 62 74.3
1993 62.4 74.6
1994 63 74.7
1995 63.7 74.6
1996 64.5 74.9
1997 65.2 75.3
1998 66 75.5
1999 66.6 75.6
2000 67.1 76.1
2001 67.4 76.5
2002 67.8 76.9
2003 68.2 77
2004 68.2 77.2
2005 68.2 77.1
2006 68.8 77.8
2007 69.3 78
2008 69.5 78.3
2009 69.7 78.7
2010 69.9 79
2011 70.3 78.9
2012 70.7 79.2
2013 70.9 79.6
2014 70.9 79.5
2015 70.9 79.9
2016 71.2 79.7
2017 71.6 80.1
2018 71.5 80.4
2019 71.6 80.6
2020 70 81.1
2021 67.9 80.8
2022 71.2 80.2
2023 72.6 80.6
2024 72.7 80.7
2025 72.9 80.9

Guatemala and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Taiwan
Year Population
Guatemala Taiwan
1960 4,063,655 -
1961 4,186,201 11,030,385
1962 4,312,044 11,392,513
1963 4,440,264 11,762,101
1964 4,571,109 12,137,143
1965 4,704,965 12,511,863
1966 4,840,958 12,874,153
1967 4,978,862 13,210,344
1968 5,118,111 13,548,537
1969 5,257,081 14,068,984
1970 5,396,966 14,582,944
1971 5,538,355 14,913,564
1972 5,682,833 15,220,495
1973 5,831,631 15,505,121
1974 5,981,197 15,784,817
1975 6,128,731 16,075,128
1976 6,262,404 16,401,413
1977 6,401,515 16,730,895
1978 6,561,534 17,042,272
1979 6,727,797 17,372,779
1980 6,900,212 17,704,538
1981 7,075,648 18,029,982
1982 7,240,241 18,354,855
1983 7,419,642 18,653,146
1984 7,630,682 18,929,866
1985 7,849,693 19,191,510
1986 8,070,818 19,411,454
1987 8,296,485 19,617,046
1988 8,532,099 19,839,704
1989 8,775,546 20,055,492
1990 9,024,773 20,278,946
1991 9,272,584 20,503,568
1992 9,522,266 20,704,227
1993 9,779,761 20,899,019
1994 10,043,718 21,086,645
1995 10,312,996 21,267,653
1996 10,583,526 21,441,432
1997 10,857,754 21,634,124
1998 11,139,145 21,835,703
1999 11,422,965 22,010,489
2000 11,697,592 22,184,530
2001 11,969,422 22,341,120
2002 12,246,915 22,463,172
2003 12,525,842 22,562,663
2004 12,807,402 22,646,836
2005 13,087,629 22,729,753
2006 13,367,459 22,823,455
2007 13,652,040 22,917,444
2008 13,935,174 22,997,696
2009 14,215,611 23,078,402
2010 14,500,112 23,140,948
2011 14,792,126 23,193,518
2012 15,089,647 23,270,367
2013 15,387,337 23,344,670
2014 15,681,725 23,403,635
2015 15,971,743 23,462,914
2016 16,268,760 23,515,945
2017 16,567,357 23,555,522
2018 16,845,685 23,580,080
2019 17,103,803 23,596,027
2020 17,357,325 23,582,179
2021 17,598,650 23,468,275
2022 17,847,877 23,319,977
2023 18,124,838 23,342,541
2024 18,406,359 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Guatemala and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Guatemala

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Guatemala Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
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 2.46
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 -
1991 5.38 1.72
1992 5.31 -
1993 5.25 -
1994 5.19 -
1995 5.11 -
1996 5.01 -
1997 4.91 -
1998 4.8 -
1999 4.69 -
2000 4.58 -
2001 4.5 1.4
2002 4.37 -
2003 4.25 -
2004 4.13 -
2005 3.97 -
2006 3.85 -
2007 3.72 -
2008 3.57 -
2009 3.47 -
2010 3.38 -
2011 3.29 1.07
2012 3.22 -
2013 3.15 -
2014 3.09 -
2015 3.03 1.18
2016 2.97 1.17
2017 2.86 1.13
2018 2.74 1.06
2019 2.59 1.05
2020 2.47 0.99
2021 2.39 0.98
2022 2.34 0.87
2023 2.31 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Guatemala and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Guatemala

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Guatemala Taiwan
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 20.8
1975 16.9 21.2
1976 17 21.5
1977 17 21.9
1978 17 22.3
1979 17.1 22.6
1980 17.1 23
1981 17.1 23.4
1982 17.1 23.8
1983 17 24.1
1984 17 24.6
1985 17 25.1
1986 17.1 25.6
1987 17.1 26.1
1988 17.1 26.5
1989 17.1 27
1990 17.2 27.5
1991 17.2 28
1992 17.3 28.4
1993 17.3 28.9
1994 17.3 29.4
1995 17.4 29.8
1996 17.4 30.3
1997 17.5 30.7
1998 17.6 31.2
1999 17.7 31.6
2000 17.7 32.1
2001 17.8 32.6
2002 18 33.1
2003 18.1 33.6
2004 18.3 34.1
2005 18.5 34.7
2006 18.7 35.2
2007 18.9 35.8
2008 19.1 36.3
2009 19.4 36.8
2010 19.6 37.4
2011 19.9 37.9
2012 20.1 38.3
2013 20.4 38.9
2014 20.8 39.3
2015 21.1 39.9
2016 21.3 40.4
2017 21.7 41
2018 22 41.5
2019 22.3 42.1
2020 22.6 42.7
2021 22.9 43.3
2022 23.3 43.9
2023 23.7 44.5
2024 24 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.41%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
43,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.5%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$21.6B
2024
n/a
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
n/a

Energy

Guatemala Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
888 kg
2022
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.7
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
34.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
62.1%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
43.7%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Guatemala Taiwan
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
53.5%
2024
n/a
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
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
133
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
98.5%
2014
English speaking
1%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
n/a

Health

Guatemala Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$396
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$231.2
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.04%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.28
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
20.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
94
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
37
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Guatemala Taiwan
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
25,771 mi
2019

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