Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Ukraine 5.5 times
Guatemala: 108,889 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 7 times as long as Guatemala’s
Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guatemala’s highest peak towers 2,159 m above Ukraine’s
Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 46% of Guatemala
Guatemala: 46% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 2.1 times as many people as Guatemala
Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 2.6 times as densely populated as Ukraine
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 16.6 cm taller than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 15.7 cm taller than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 19 years older than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 1.3 more children on average than in Ukraine
Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Guatemala hosts 40% more refugees per resident than Ukraine
Guatemala: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Guatemala 1.1
Guatemala: 1.1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Guatemala and Ukraine are practically level
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ukraine’s economy is 74% larger than Guatemala’s
Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 24% more per person than Guatemala
Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Ukraine (Gini 19.6 points higher)
Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
9.7% of people in Guatemala live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine
Guatemala: 9.7% (2023) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 2.6% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.5%
Guatemala: 0.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Guatemala’s 12%
Guatemala: 11.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ukraine’s
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guatemala spends 6% more on health per person than Ukraine
Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 1.9 years longer than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine
Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 2.8 times as many doctors per person as Guatemala
Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 14 times as many hospital beds per person as Guatemala
Guatemala: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 3.4 times that in Guatemala
Guatemala: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 27% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Guatemala rate their lives 1.88 points higher than in Ukraine
Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 27% more alcohol than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guatemala has 10% more meat per person than Ukraine
Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Guatemala has 37 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine
Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 106 more hours a year than in Ukraine
Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 5.3 years longer than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guatemala welcomed 28% more tourists per resident than Ukraine (2019)
Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ukraine has 4 more World Heritage sites than Guatemala (8 against 4)
Guatemala: 4 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Guatemala 3
Guatemala: 3 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 60% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 20% faster than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 149 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113
Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 27 times as long as Guatemala’s
Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Guatemala fly 2% more passengers per resident than those from Ukraine
Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 17% of Ukraine
Guatemala: 33.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala
Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine
Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Ukraine
Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.2 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Ukraine
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 13% deadlier than in Ukraine
Guatemala: 21.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 13.4 °C warmer than Ukraine
Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 2.9 times as much rain as Ukraine
Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Guatemala bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Guatemala fits inside Ukraine 5.5 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 2.1 times as many people as Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Ukraine?
People in Ukraine live 1.9 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 16.6 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
