How much coast is there?

Guatemala’s coastline is 6.9 times as long as Iraq’s.

Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Guatemala’s highest peak towers 609 m above Iraq’s.

Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iraq has 2.5 times as many people as Guatemala.

Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Iraq: 47 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Guatemala is 61% more densely populated than Iraq.

Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Iraq: 108 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Guatemala is 2.3 years older than in Iraq.

Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Iraq: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iraq have 0.9 more children on average than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

5.0% of people in Guatemala are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Iraq.

Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Iraq: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Iraq 0.2.

Guatemala: 1.1 (2025) · Iraq: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Guatemala 1.

Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Iraq: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Iraq’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Guatemala’s.

Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Iraq: $254 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Guatemala produces 7% more per person than Iraq.

Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Iraq (Gini 15.4 points higher).

Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Iraq: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Iraq: 15.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.

Guatemala: 0.4% (2024) · Iraq: 2.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Iraq’s.

Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Iraq: 38% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Guatemala spends 18% more on health per person than Iraq.

Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Iraq: $333 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Iraq is 17% more likely to die before turning one than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Guatemala has 25% more doctors per person than Iraq.

Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 27% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Iraq: 36.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Iraq: 20.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Guatemala rate their lives 1.32 points higher than in Iraq.

Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Iraq: 5.21 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Guatemala drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.

Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Guatemala has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Iraq.

Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Guatemala has 453 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Guatemala put in 567 more hours a year than in Iraq.

Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Iraq went to school 0.93 years longer than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Iraq: 6.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Iraq: no data

How many people are online?

81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Iraq: 81% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Iraq have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Iraq: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Iraq live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Iraq: 70% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Guatemala has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.

Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Iraq: 100 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Iraq’s railway network is 3 times as long as Guatemala’s.

Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Iraq: 2,370 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Iraq fly 6.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.

Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Iraq: 0.08 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Guatemala: 32.6% (2023) · Iraq: 1.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iraq emits 4.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Iraq: 5.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iraq carries 76% more fine dust than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 71% deadlier than in Guatemala.

Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021) · Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Iraq is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Guatemala.

Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Guatemala gets 8.5 times as much rain as Iraq.

Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg)