Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Ethiopia 10 times.
Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023) · Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 330 m above Guatemala’s.
Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 7.2 times as many people as Guatemala.
Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 45% more densely populated than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ethiopia are 4.5 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ethiopia are 6.2 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Guatemala is 3.9 years older than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 1.6 more children on average than in Guatemala.
Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.0% of people in Guatemala are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Guatemala: 5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.
Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Guatemala: 1.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ethiopia and Guatemala are practically level.
Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Guatemala: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ethiopia’s economy is 2% larger than Guatemala’s.
Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Guatemala: $123 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Guatemala produces 4.2 times as much per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Ethiopia (Gini 14.1 points higher).
Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Guatemala: 45.2 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.3% in Ethiopia, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Guatemala: 2.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ethiopia and Guatemala are practically level.
Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Guatemala: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Guatemala: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guatemala spends 11 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Guatemala: $392 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Guatemala live 5.1 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024) · Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Guatemala.
Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Guatemala has 9 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Guatemala: 26.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Guatemala smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Guatemala rate their lives 2.55 points higher than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Guatemala: 6.53 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Guatemala drink 35% more alcohol than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guatemala has 7.9 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Guatemala has 265 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 551 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Guatemala went to school 3.4 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guatemala welcomed 21 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).
Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Guatemala: 0.08 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
60% of people in Guatemala are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Guatemala: 60% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
91% of people in Guatemala have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Guatemala: 90.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in Guatemala live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Guatemala: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Guatemala has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Guatemala: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Guatemala’s railway network is 6% longer than Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Guatemala: 800 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ethiopia fly 9.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Guatemala: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 15% of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Guatemala: 32.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Guatemala emits 8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 68% in Guatemala.
Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Guatemala: 68.3% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 37% more fine dust than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ethiopia: no data · Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 40% deadlier than in Guatemala.
Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ethiopia is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Guatemala.
Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 88% more rain than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ethiopia bigger than Guatemala?
Ethiopia is larger. Guatemala fits inside Ethiopia 10 times.
Which has more people, Ethiopia or Guatemala?
Ethiopia has 7.2 times as many people as Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ethiopia or Guatemala?
People in Guatemala live 5.1 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 67.6 years in Ethiopia and 72.7 in Guatemala.
Are people taller in Ethiopia or Guatemala?
Men in Ethiopia are 4.5 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
