Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Egypt 9.2 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 6.1 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guatemala’s highest peak towers 1,591 m above Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 6.3 times as many people as Guatemala.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 47% more densely populated than Egypt.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 10.2 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 10.0 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Egypt is 1.4 years older than in Guatemala.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 0.4 more children on average than in Guatemala.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Egypt and Guatemala are practically level.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Guatemala: 5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Guatemala: 1.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Guatemala are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Guatemala: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 3 times the size of Guatemala’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Guatemala: $123 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 33% more per person than Guatemala.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Egypt (Gini 16.7 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Guatemala: 45.2 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Guatemala: 2.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Egypt and Guatemala are practically level.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Guatemala: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Guatemala: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guatemala spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Guatemala: $392 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Guatemala live 0.94 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 21% more likely to die before turning one than in Guatemala.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Guatemala has 91% more doctors per person than Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 27% in Guatemala.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Guatemala: 26.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Guatemala rate their lives 2.67 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Guatemala: 6.53 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Guatemala drink 30 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guatemala has 2 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 271 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 218 more hours a year than in Guatemala.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 4.3 years longer than in Guatemala.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 23% more tourists per resident than Guatemala (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Guatemala: 0.08 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Guatemala: 60% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Guatemala: 90.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in Guatemala live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Guatemala: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Guatemala has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Guatemala: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 6.4 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Guatemala: 800 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Egypt fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Guatemala: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Guatemala: 32.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Egypt emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Guatemala: 68.3% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 49% more fine dust than in Guatemala.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 18 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Egypt.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 34% deadlier than in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Egypt.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 149 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Guatemala?
Egypt is larger. Guatemala fits inside Egypt 9.2 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Guatemala?
Egypt has 6.3 times as many people as Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Guatemala?
People in Guatemala live 0.94 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 72.7 in Guatemala.
Are people taller in Egypt or Guatemala?
Men in Egypt are 10.2 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
