Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Guatemala
United States
Population
18.4M 70th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$113.2B 70th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$6,150 130th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$14,170 123rd
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
3.7% 92nd
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
108,890 km² 107th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
169.0 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
2.3 85th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
56.0% 137th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
4.8% 148th
17.9% 45th

Health

Guatemala
United States
Life Expectancy
72.6 yrs 129th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
17.9 122nd
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
94.0 127th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$392 104th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
6.8% 90th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
1.28 117th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
0.45 183rd
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Guatemala
United States
Unemployment Rate
2.6% 26th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
2.37 38th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
9.8%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
21.7%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
61.8%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
15.9%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
31.5%
14.3%

Education & Society

Guatemala
United States
Literacy Rate
82.1% 110th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
3.1% 144th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
45.2 154th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
9.7% 113th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
23.4 177th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
20.0% 126th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
38.4% 156th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
0.4% 158th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Guatemala
United States
Internet Users
56.1% 157th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
113.7 106th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
100.0% 48th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
93.2% 141st
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
71.2% 161st
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
62.1% 35th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
32.6% 102nd
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Guatemala

Population pyramid of Guatemala

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Guatemala

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Guatemala

United States

Population Over Time

Guatemala

United States

GDP Over Time

Guatemala

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Guatemala

United States

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