Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece is 21% bigger than Guatemala.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 34 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guatemala’s highest peak towers 1,303 m above Greece’s.
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Guatemala has 79% more people than Greece.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 2.2 times as densely populated as Greece.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 14.9 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 14.9 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 23 years older than in Guatemala.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 1.0 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Guatemala: 5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Guatemala: 1.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Greece and Guatemala are practically level.
Greece: 1 (2026) · Guatemala: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Guatemala’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Guatemala: $123 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 3 times as much per person as Guatemala.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Greece (Gini 11.8 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Guatemala: 45.2 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Guatemala: 2.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Guatemala: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Guatemala’s.
Greece: 60% (2025) · Guatemala: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 5 times as much on health per person as Guatemala.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Guatemala: $392 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 9.1 years longer than in Guatemala.
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 5.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 5.1 times as many doctors per person as Guatemala.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 27% in Guatemala.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Guatemala: 26.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala.
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Guatemala rate their lives 0.84 points higher than in Greece.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Guatemala: 6.53 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Guatemala.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 51% more meat per person than Guatemala.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 558 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 258 more hours a year than in Greece.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 5.7 years longer than in Guatemala.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 32 times as many tourists per resident as Guatemala (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Guatemala: 0.08 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.
Greece: 86% (2024) · Guatemala: 60% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.
Greece: 100% (2024) · Guatemala: 90.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala.
Greece: 79% (2025) · Guatemala: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113.
Greece: 114 (2024) · Guatemala: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Guatemala: 800 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 155 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Guatemala: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 30% of Greece.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Guatemala: 32.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 4.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Guatemala: 68.3% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 83% more fine dust than in Greece.
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 28 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Greece.
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 73% deadlier than in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 8.0 °C warmer than Greece.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 2.3 times as much rain as Greece.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Guatemala?
Greece is larger. Greece is 21% bigger than Guatemala.
Which has more people, Greece or Guatemala?
Guatemala has 79% more people than Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Guatemala?
People in Greece live 9.1 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 72.7 in Guatemala.
Are people taller in Greece or Guatemala?
Men in Greece are 14.9 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
