Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Spain 4.6 times.
Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 12 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guatemala’s highest peak towers 502 m above Spain’s.
Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Spain has 2.6 times as many people as Guatemala.
Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 77% more densely populated than Spain.
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 11.8 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 11.1 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 22 years older than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 1.2 more children on average than in Spain.
Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Guatemala 1.1.
Guatemala: 1.1 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Guatemala and Spain are practically level.
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 15 times the size of Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 3.9 times as much per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Spain (Gini 11.8 points higher).
Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.
Guatemala: 0.4% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 7.9 times as much on health per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 11 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 6.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 3.4 times as many doctors per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 19% in Spain.
Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Spain and Guatemala are practically level.
Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 4 times as much alcohol as in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 86% more meat per person than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 554 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 513 more hours a year than in Spain.
Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 4.9 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 23 times as many tourists per resident as Guatemala (2019).
Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113.
Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 20 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 161 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 33% of Guatemala.
Guatemala: 32.6% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain.
Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Spain.
Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 34 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Spain.
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 3.6 times as deadly as in Spain.
Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 8.9 °C warmer than Spain.
Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 2.7 times as much rain as Spain.
Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Guatemala bigger than Spain?
Spain is larger. Guatemala fits inside Spain 4.6 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Spain?
Spain has 2.6 times as many people as Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Spain?
People in Spain live 11 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Spain?
Men in Spain are 11.8 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
