Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Australia 71 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 64 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guatemala’s highest peak towers 1,992 m above Australia’s.
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Australia has 48% more people than Guatemala.
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 49 times as densely populated as Australia.
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 14.4 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 13.8 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 15 years older than in Guatemala.
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 0.8 more children on average than in Australia.
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala.
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Guatemala: 5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Guatemala 1.1.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Guatemala: 1.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Australia and Guatemala are practically level.
Australia: 1 (2026) · Guatemala: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 15 times the size of Guatemala’s.
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Guatemala: $123 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 4.7 times as much per person as Guatemala.
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Australia (Gini 11.4 points higher).
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Guatemala: 45.2 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Guatemala: 2.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Guatemala: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Guatemala’s.
Australia: 91% (2025) · Guatemala: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 18 times as much on health per person as Guatemala.
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Guatemala: $392 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 10 years longer than in Guatemala.
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 5.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Guatemala.
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 27% in Guatemala.
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Guatemala: 26.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Australia and Guatemala are practically level.
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 0.38 points higher than in Guatemala.
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Guatemala: 6.53 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 3.4 times as much alcohol as in Guatemala.
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Guatemala.
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 739 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala.
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 539 more hours a year than in Australia.
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 7 years longer than in Guatemala.
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Guatemala: 0.08 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.
Australia: 96% (2024) · Guatemala: 60% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.
Australia: 100% (2024) · Guatemala: 90.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala.
Australia: 88% (2025) · Guatemala: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Australia and Guatemala are practically level.
Australia: 113 (2024) · Guatemala: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 41 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Guatemala: 800 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 211 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Guatemala: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 17% of Australia.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Guatemala: 32.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Guatemala: 68.3% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 5.1 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 27 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Australia.
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 2.8 times as deadly as in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 1.2 °C warmer than Australia.
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 4 times as much rain as Australia.
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Guatemala?
Australia is larger. Guatemala fits inside Australia 71 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Guatemala?
Australia has 48% more people than Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Guatemala?
People in Australia live 10 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 72.7 in Guatemala.
Are people taller in Australia or Guatemala?
Men in Australia are 14.4 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
