Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Italy 2.8 times.
Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023) · Italy: 302,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 19 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Italy’s highest peak towers 528 m above Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Italy has 3.2 times as many people as Guatemala.
Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 14% more densely populated than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 10.1 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Italy: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 10.9 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Italy: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 25 years older than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 1.1 more children on average than in Italy.
Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Guatemala 1.1.
Guatemala: 1.1 (2025) · Italy: 3.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Guatemala and Italy are practically level.
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 21 times the size of Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 4.1 times as much per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Italy (Gini 10.9 points higher).
Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Italy spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.
Guatemala: 0.4% (2024) · Italy: 1.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 8.7 times as much on health per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 11 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Italy: 84 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 7.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.
Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 18% in Italy.
Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Italy smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 0.04 points higher than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 31% more meat per person than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 929 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 449 more hours a year than in Italy.
Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 5 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Guatemala (2019).
Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Italy have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Italy: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Italy: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113.
Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 22 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Italy fly 29 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Italy and Guatemala are practically level.
Guatemala: 32.6% (2023) · Italy: 32.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 4.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Italy: 5.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy.
Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 82% more fine dust than in Italy.
Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 41 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Italy.
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 2.5 times as deadly as in Italy.
Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021) · Italy: 5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 9.8 °C warmer than Italy.
Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 76% more rain than Italy.
Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Guatemala bigger than Italy?
Italy is larger. Guatemala fits inside Italy 2.8 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Italy?
Italy has 3.2 times as many people as Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Italy?
People in Italy live 11 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 84.0 in Italy.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Italy?
Men in Italy are 10.1 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
