Guatemala
Country in Central America, North America · ranked on 1,724 metrics
Guatemala is a country in North America with a population of 18,967,978 (69th of 235). It ranks best for Personal Income Tax (1st of 142), Consumer Spending (% of GDP) (11th of 148), Unemployment Rate - CIA (tied 20th of 184). It ranks lowest for Violent Gun Deaths as % of All Deaths IHME (186th of 194), Rate of Violent Gun Death IHME (193rd of 204), Stomach Cancer Mortality ASR (173rd of 185).
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Percentile on 444 metrics that rank at least half of all countries, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Highest Taxed Countries · 20261st of 142100
- Hypertension-Related Death Rate40.5 per 100kHypertension Rates by Country · 20237th of 20497
- US Trade Deficit-$4.48BUS Trade Deficit by Country · 202511th of 22195
- Heart Disease All Ages DALYs - Male2,497 per 100kHeart Disease Rates by Country · 202312th of 20495
- Consumer Spending by Country · 202311th of 14893
- Male Participation81.3%Labor Force Participation Rate by Country15th of 18692
- Death Rate by Countrytied 18th of 19891
- Debt to GDP Ratio by Country · 202416th of 14990
- Happy Planet Index by Country · 202116th of 14790
- Unemployment by Country · 2024tied 20th of 18489
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Gun Deaths by Country · 2023159th of 1590
- Alcoholism % Male7.59%Alcoholism by Country · 2023202nd of 2041
- Unintentional Gun Death Rate3.72 rate per 100kGun Violence by Country · 2023195th of 1971
- Average IQ by Country · 2019194th of 1972
- Most Cocaine Use by Country · 2021175th of 1792
- Democracy Index by Country · 2024tied 158th of 1663
- Stunting Rates46.0%Stunting Rates by Country · 2024152nd of 1584
- US Trade Balance$4.48BUS Trade Deficit by Country · 2025211th of 2215
- % Risk at 741.9%Liver Cancer Rates by Country · 2022tied 175th of 1855
- Most Innovative Countries · 2024125th of 1325
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among countries
- Worst159th of 159 countries · Gun Deaths by Country · 2023
- Best1st of 142 countries · Highest Taxed Countries · 2026
- Fact195th of 195 countries · Average Height by Country · 2019
- FactTied last of 166 countries · Ship Exports by Country · 2022
- FactTied 1st of 157 countries · Countries Involved in World War 1 (WWI)
- Fact1st of 127 countries · Asylum Approval Rate by Country · 2024
- FactTied last of 121 countries · Gun Exports by Country
- FactLowest Girls 19150.91 cm195th of 195 countries · Average Height by Country · 2019
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 60 widely reported measures from 12 categories, leaving out size and totals
Honduras84% similar
El Salvador80% similar
Nicaragua76% similar
Paraguay75% similar
Cities in Guatemala
2 cities with a report card, largest first
Quick answers
- What is the population of Guatemala?
- Guatemala has a population of 18,967,978, 69th among 235 countries.
- What does Guatemala rank best at?
- Among countries, Guatemala ranks best for Personal Income Tax (1st of 142); Consumer Spending (% of GDP) (11th of 148); Unemployment Rate - CIA (tied 20th of 184).
- Where does Guatemala rank worst?
- Guatemala ranks lowest for Violent Gun Deaths as % of All Deaths IHME (186th of 194); Rate of Violent Gun Death IHME (193rd of 204); Stomach Cancer Mortality ASR (173rd of 185).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Guatemala?
- Rankodex ranks Guatemala on 1,724 statistics compared with other countries, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
1,724 metrics with a value for this place, in 605 topics