15th highest homicide rate23.4 per 100k · #15 of 160 · 2023
16th highest income inequality (Gini)45.2 · #16 of 155 · 2023
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Surprising facts about Guatemala
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Guatemala’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Guatemala among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Guatemala sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Guatemala across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Guatemala
vs Belize 
vs El Salvador 
vs Honduras 
vs Mexico