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Guatemala vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a population of 18.4M (ranked 70/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Guatemala's land area is 41,375 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 102nd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Guatemala Vatican
Population
18912872
949
Population rank 70/197 197/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 67/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 113/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$39,191
2025
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
$17,307
2025
Land area
41,375 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
445 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
2.31
2023
n/a
Median age
24 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
72.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Guatemala and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Guatemala vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guatemala

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala Vatican
1950 37.8 65.9
1951 38.3 65.3
1952 38.9 65.7
1953 39.5 66.3
1954 40.1 67.5
1955 40.7 67.8
1956 41.3 67.3
1957 41.9 67.5
1958 43.1 68.7
1959 44.3 69.2
1960 45.8 69.2
1961 46.1 69.8
1962 46.5 69.2
1963 46.6 69.3
1964 47.1 70.3
1965 47.2 70.1
1966 47.5 70.9
1967 47.7 70.9
1968 47.8 70.7
1969 47.5 70.7
1970 48.5 71.5
1971 50.3 71.7
1972 51.8 72
1973 52.8 71.9
1974 53 72.7
1975 52.8 72.6
1976 47.6 72.9
1977 55.2 73.3
1978 56.4 73.7
1979 56.6 74
1980 55.3 74.1
1981 54.7 74.3
1982 48.9 74.8
1983 57.9 74.7
1984 59.1 75.1
1985 59.8 75.5
1986 60.3 75.7
1987 61 76.2
1988 61.5 76.4
1989 61.7 76.8
1990 61.8 76.9
1991 61.9 76.9
1992 62 77.3
1993 62.4 77
1994 63 77.7
1995 63.7 77.8
1996 64.5 78.5
1997 65.2 78.2
1998 66 78.3
1999 66.6 78.7
2000 67.1 79.3
2001 67.4 79.9
2002 67.8 80
2003 68.2 79.8
2004 68.2 80.2
2005 68.2 80.6
2006 68.8 81.2
2007 69.3 81.3
2008 69.5 81.4
2009 69.7 81.3
2010 69.9 81.5
2011 70.3 81.7
2012 70.7 82
2013 70.9 82.5
2014 70.9 82.6
2015 70.9 82.5
2016 71.2 82.9
2017 71.6 82.7
2018 71.5 83.3
2019 71.6 83.6
2020 70 83
2021 67.9 82.9
2022 71.2 83.3
2023 72.6 83
2024 72.7 83.1
2025 72.9 83.3

Guatemala and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Guatemala

Vatican
Year Population
Guatemala Vatican
1960 4,063,655 -
1961 4,186,201 -
1962 4,312,044 -
1963 4,440,264 -
1964 4,571,109 -
1965 4,704,965 -
1966 4,840,958 -
1967 4,978,862 -
1968 5,118,111 -
1969 5,257,081 -
1970 5,396,966 -
1971 5,538,355 -
1972 5,682,833 -
1973 5,831,631 -
1974 5,981,197 -
1975 6,128,731 -
1976 6,262,404 -
1977 6,401,515 -
1978 6,561,534 -
1979 6,727,797 -
1980 6,900,212 -
1981 7,075,648 -
1982 7,240,241 -
1983 7,419,642 -
1984 7,630,682 -
1985 7,849,693 -
1986 8,070,818 -
1987 8,296,485 -
1988 8,532,099 -
1989 8,775,546 -
1990 9,024,773 -
1991 9,272,584 -
1992 9,522,266 -
1993 9,779,761 -
1994 10,043,718 -
1995 10,312,996 -
1996 10,583,526 -
1997 10,857,754 -
1998 11,139,145 -
1999 11,422,965 -
2000 11,697,592 880
2001 11,969,422 890
2002 12,246,915 900
2003 12,525,842 911
2004 12,807,402 921
2005 13,087,629 921
2006 13,367,459 932
2007 13,652,040 821
2008 13,935,174 824
2009 14,215,611 826
2010 14,500,112 829
2011 14,792,126 832
2012 15,089,647 836
2013 15,387,337 839
2014 15,681,725 842
2015 15,971,743 1,000
2016 16,268,760 -
2017 16,567,357 1,000
2018 16,845,685 -
2019 17,103,803 1,000
2020 17,357,325 -
2021 17,598,650 -
2022 17,847,877 -
2023 18,124,838 -
2024 18,406,359 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guatemala Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
n/a
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
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
n/a
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
63.4
2025
65
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
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 Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.18 tons
2023
n/a
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 Vatican
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
n/a
Urban population
53.5%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
4.95 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
38.7
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
44
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20
2021
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
133
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024
100%
2013
English speaking
1%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
56.1%
2023
n/a

Health

Guatemala Vatican
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
83.3 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
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
21.4
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
37
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.54 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Guatemala Vatican
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,248 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
17,807 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
13,487 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
10,949 mi
2016
5.59 mi
2003

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