Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Guatemala 4.9 times.
Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Guatemala’s coastline is 47% longer than Israel’s.
Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guatemala’s highest peak towers 1,984 m above Israel’s.
Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Guatemala has 85% more people than Israel.
Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 2.7 times as densely populated as Guatemala.
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 11.6 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 11.3 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 6.5 years older than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 0.6 more children on average than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Guatemala 1.1.
Guatemala: 1.1 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Guatemala 1.
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 5 times the size of Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 3.9 times as much per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Israel (Gini 6.9 points higher).
Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.5% in Israel, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.
Guatemala: 0.4% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 10 times as much on health per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 10 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 6.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 3 times as many doctors per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 23% in Israel.
Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 0.65 points higher than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 37% more alcohol than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 2 times as much meat per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 931 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 260 more hours a year than in Israel.
Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 7.7 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 15% more tourists per resident than Guatemala (2019).
Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113.
Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Israel’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 61 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Guatemala: 32.6% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 5.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 36% more fine dust than in Israel.
Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Israel.
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 3 times as deadly as in Israel.
Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 2.6 °C warmer than Israel.
Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 8.8 times as much rain as Israel.
Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Guatemala bigger than Israel?
Guatemala is larger. Israel fits inside Guatemala 4.9 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Israel?
Guatemala has 85% more people than Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Israel?
People in Israel live 10 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Israel?
Men in Israel are 11.6 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
