Guatemala vs Sri Lanka

Guatemala and Sri Lanka compared on 153 measures that both have. Each pair of values is for the same period, the latest one with data for both countries, so the year can differ from one row to the next.

Where Guatemala and Sri Lanka differ most

Measures where one value is the largest multiple of the other, among measures with positive values. Totals such as population, index values and growth rates are left out, because their size says little about the difference.

Population and ageing

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Population estimates and projections
people
18,124,838 people 22,971,617 people −21.1% 2023 UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
years
22.6 years 32.8 years −31.0% 2023 UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
live births per woman
2.31 births per woman 1.97 births per woman +17.1% 2023 UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
% per year
1.55% 0.58% +0.97 percentage points 2023 UN Population Division
Population
people
18,687,881 people 21,756,000 people −14.1% 2025 World Bank
Population growth
annual % change
1.52% -0.73% +2.25 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
% of total population
5.0% 12.5% −7.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
% of total population
31.0% 21.7% +9.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Fertility rate
births per woman
2.29 births per woman 1.95 births per woman +17.2% 2024 World Bank
Crude birth rate
births per 1,000 people
20.6 per 1,000 people 10.1 per 1,000 people +10.5 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Crude death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
4.9 per 1,000 people 7.8 per 1,000 people −2.9 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Urban population share
% of total population
56.3% 20.5% +35.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
67.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 14.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 +53.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 World Bank
Age dependency ratio
dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64
56.2 per 100 working-age people 51.9 per 100 working-age people +4.3 per 100 working-age people 2025 World Bank
Population density
people per square kilometre of land
171.8 people per km² 354.3 people per km² −51.5% 2024 World Bank
Urban population growth
annual % change
2.13% 0.01% +2.12 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Migration and citizenship

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Net migration estimates and projections
per 1,000 people
-0.5 per 1,000 people -1.2 per 1,000 people +0.7 per 1,000 people 2023 UN Population Division
Net migration
people
-7,959 people -30,724 people +74.1% 2025 World Bank
International migrant stock
% of population
0.5% 0.2% +0.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Personal remittances received
% of GDP
20.8% 7.6% +13.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Employment and occupations

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
% of the labour force aged 15 and over
2.6% 4.0% −1.4 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
% of the labour force aged 15 to 24
4.8% 18.6% −13.8 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
% of working-age population aged 15 and over
59.6% 48.5% +11.1 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
% of women aged 15 and over
38.3% 31.0% +7.3 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
% of population aged 15 and over
58.1% 46.6% +11.5 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
% of total employment
29.1% 25.9% +3.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in industry
% of total employment
22.7% 26.3% −3.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in services
% of total employment
48.2% 47.8% +0.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Economy and productivity

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
GDP in US dollars
current US dollars
US$123.3 billion US$108.8 billion +13.3% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
current US dollars per person
US$6,598 per person US$5,002 per person +31.9% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
constant 2021 international dollars per person
Int$12,987 per person Int$14,583 per person −10.9% 2025 World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
current US dollars per person
US$6,360 per person US$4,670 per person +36.2% 2025 World Bank
Real GDP growth
annual % change
4.3% 5.0% −0.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Services share of GDP
% of GDP
62.1% 54.6% +7.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Investment share of GDP
% of GDP
16.8% 29.6% −12.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Savings share of GDP
% of GDP
21.5% 31.2% −9.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Household consumption per person
constant 2015 US dollars per person
US$4,205 per person US$3,001 per person +40.1% 2025 World Bank

Prices and purchasing power

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Consumer price inflation
annual % change
1.5% -4.8% +6.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Consumer price index
index, 2010 = 100
182.3 (2010 = 100) 292.3 (2010 = 100) −110.1 points 2025 World Bank
Inflation measured by the GDP deflator
annual % change
3.4% 3.7% −0.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Exchange rate to the US dollar
local currency units per US dollar, annual average
7.680 per US$ 300.852 per US$ −97.4% 2025 World Bank

Housing and households

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Slum population
% of urban population
37.6% 44.7% −7.1 percentage points 2022 World Bank

Education and skills

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
% of youth aged 15 to 24
24.1% 17.4% +6.7 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
85.2% 99.1% −13.8 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
57.2% 97.6% −40.4 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
25.6% 46.3% −20.7 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
% of children of primary school age
8.4% 9.1% −0.8 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
% of adolescents of lower secondary school age
37.4% 6.5% +30.8 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
% of youth of upper secondary school age
63.2% 21.5% +41.7 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
% of children of primary school age
91.6% 90.9% +0.8 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
% of people aged 15 to 24
95.4% 98.9% −3.5 percentage points 2024 UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
% of total government expenditure
23.0% 7.2% +15.8 percentage points 2024 UNESCO UIS
Education spending
% of GDP
3.1% 1.8% +1.3 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official primary school-age population
102.0% 91.5% +10.6 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age
27.3% 20.7% +6.6 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Adult literacy rate
% of people aged 15 and above
82.1% 92.7% −10.6 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Primary school completion rate
% of the relevant age group
85.8% 94.5% −8.7 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official secondary school-age population
47.4% 88.0% −40.6 percentage points 2023 World Bank

Health and healthcare

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Life expectancy estimates and projections
years
72.6 years 77.5 years −6.3% 2023 UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
years
16.2 years 17.0 years −5.0% 2023 UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
years
60.5 years 66.6 years −9.2% 2023 WHO
UHC service coverage
index from 0 to 100
58 72 −14 points 2023 WHO
Alcohol consumption
litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+
3.11 litres 2.19 litres +42.2% 2024 WHO
Adult obesity
% of adults aged 18+
28.0% 11.2% +16.8 percentage points 2024 WHO
Hypertension
% of adults aged 30 to 79
32.2% 35.6% −3.4 percentage points 2019 WHO
Suicide rate
deaths per 100,000 people
5.5 per 100,000 people 14.0 per 100,000 people −8.5 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Premature NCD mortality
% probability
16.8% 17.2% −0.4 percentage points 2023 WHO
Physical inactivity
% of adults aged 18+
35.2% 38.5% −3.4 percentage points 2022 WHO
DTP3 immunisation
% of one-year-olds
77% 96% −19.0 percentage points 2025 WHO
Anaemia in women
% of women aged 15 to 49
10.5% 20.9% −10.4 percentage points 2023 WHO
Poisoning deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
1.1 per 100,000 people 0.2 per 100,000 people +0.9 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Nurses and midwives
per 10,000 people
22.7 per 10,000 people 22.6 per 10,000 people +0.2 per 10,000 people 2023 WHO
Dentists
per 10,000 people
2.68 per 10,000 people 0.96 per 10,000 people +1.72 per 10,000 people 2023 WHO
Life expectancy at birth
years
72.7 years 77.7 years −6.3% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
years
75.0 years 80.7 years −7.1% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
years
70.4 years 74.4 years −5.4% 2024 World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
% of GDP
6.8% 3.7% +3.1 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
20.5 per 1,000 live births 5.9 per 1,000 live births +14.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Infant mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
17.2 per 1,000 live births 5.2 per 1,000 live births +12.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
94 per 100,000 live births 18 per 100,000 live births +76 per 100,000 live births 2023 World Bank
Physicians
physicians per 1,000 people
1.28 per 1,000 people 1.17 per 1,000 people +0.11 per 1,000 people 2020 World Bank
Hospital beds
beds per 1,000 people
0.5 per 1,000 people 3.9 per 1,000 people −3.5 per 1,000 people 2023 World Bank
Measles immunisation
% of children aged 12 to 23 months
90% 99% −9.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Tobacco use
% of adults aged 15 and over
11.2% 20.7% −9.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
% of current health expenditure
57.2% 54.8% +2.4 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Health spending per person
current US dollars per person
US$392 per person US$134 per person +192.0% 2023 World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
% of population aged 20 to 79
13.2% 10.2% +3.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
9.5 per 1,000 live births 4.0 per 1,000 live births +5.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Child stunting
% of children under 5
46.0% 7.4% +38.6 percentage points 2021 World Bank
Malaria incidence
new cases per 1,000 people at risk
0.2 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk +0.2 per 1,000 at risk 2024 World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
new cases per 100,000 people
28 per 100,000 people 59 per 100,000 people −31 per 100,000 people 2024 World Bank
HIV incidence
new infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49
0.13 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 +0.03 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 World Bank

Internet and digital society

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Internet users
% of population
60.2% 54.6% +5.6 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Mobile subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
113 per 100 people 133 per 100 people −20 per 100 people 2024 World Bank
Fixed broadband subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
5.3 per 100 people 8.5 per 100 people −3.1 per 100 people 2024 World Bank

Business and industry

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Industry share of GDP
% of GDP
21.8% 25.4% −3.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
New businesses registered
new limited liability companies
8,852 companies 17,447 companies −49.3% 2022 World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
% of manufacturing value added
22.4% 9.1% +13.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP
% of GDP
13.2% 17.1% −3.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Trade and investment

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Exports share of GDP
% of GDP
15.6% 19.0% −3.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Imports share of GDP
% of GDP
31.0% 22.8% +8.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
% of GDP
46.5% 41.8% +4.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
% of GDP
1.4% 1.0% +0.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Current account balance
% of GDP
4.7% 1.6% +3.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
High-technology exports
% of manufactured exports
5.4% 1.5% +3.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Transport and mobility

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Road traffic deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
22.9 per 100,000 people 19.7 per 100,000 people +3.2 per 100,000 people 2019 World Bank
Air passengers carried
passengers
221,478 passengers 3,866,001 passengers −94.3% 2023 World Bank

Energy and electricity

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Access to electricity
% of population
90.9% 100.0% −9.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Clean cooking access
% of population
51.0% 31.0% +20.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Renewable energy share
% of total final energy consumption
62.1% 48.8% +13.3 percentage points 2021 World Bank
Fossil electricity share
% of total electricity production
43.6% 46.6% −3.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Net energy imports
% of energy use
40.0% 59.5% −19.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Climate and emissions

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Temperature change
°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
1.47 °Ce (Estimated value) 0.85 °Ce (Estimated value) +0.62 °C 2025 FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
2.17 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 0.87 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) +151.2% 2024 FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
43.5 Mt CO2e 37.2 Mt CO2e +17.0% 2024 World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
2.4 t CO2e per person 1.7 t CO2e per person +39.3% 2024 World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 per person
1.11 t CO2 per person 1.06 t CO2 per person +3.9% 2024 World Bank
Methane emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
18.2 Mt CO2e 11.1 Mt CO2e +63.6% 2024 World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
4.55 Mt CO2e 2.16 Mt CO2e +110.5% 2024 World Bank

Air quality and ecosystems

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
PM2.5 air pollution
micrograms per cubic metre
24.1 µg/m³ 21.2 µg/m³ +13.3% 2023 WHO
Forest area
% of land area
33.1% 34.4% −1.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Protected areas
% of total territorial area
10.2% 3.7% +6.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
PM2.5 air pollution exposure
micrograms per cubic metre
29.7 µg/m³ 22.7 µg/m³ +30.8% 2023 World Bank
Terrestrial protected areas
% of land area
20.1% 30.8% −10.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Water, sanitation and waste

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Basic drinking water access
% of population
93.2% 90.2% +3.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
% of population
48.8% 46.9% +1.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Basic sanitation access
% of population
71.2% 95.4% −24.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Level of water stress
% of available freshwater resources
5.7% 90.8% −85.0 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
cubic metres per person
6,118 m³ per person 2,380 m³ per person +157.0% 2022 World Bank

Agriculture, food and fisheries

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Cost of a healthy diet
international dollars (PPP) per person per day
Int$5.18 per person per daye (Estimated value) Int$5.21 per person per daye (Estimated value) −0.6% 2025 FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
% of the population
47.3%e (Estimated value) 34.9%e (Estimated value) +12.4 percentage points 2025 FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland
4.73 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.59 kg/hae (Estimated value) +197.5% 2024 FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
73.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) +34.0% 2024 FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
% of GDP
9.6% 8.4% +1.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Cereal yield
kilograms per hectare
2,238 kg per hectare 4,068 kg per hectare −45.0% 2024 World Bank
Agricultural land
% of land area
46.0% 48.8% −2.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Capture fisheries production
metric tonnes
14,208 tonnes 355,902 tonnes −96.0% 2024 World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
% of population
12.7% 4.9% +7.8 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Food production index
index, 2014 to 2016 = 100
104.2 (2014-16 = 100) 102.6 (2014-16 = 100) +1.6% 2024 World Bank
Fertiliser use
kilograms per hectare of arable land
204.9 kg per hectare 160.6 kg per hectare +27.6% 2024 World Bank
Land area
square kilometres
107,160 km² 61,860 km² +73.2% 2024 World Bank

Poverty and social protection

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Gini index
Gini index, 0 to 100
54.5 (0 to 100) 39.7 (0 to 100) +14.8 points 2006 World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
% of total income or consumption
43.0% 32.3% +10.7 percentage points 2006 World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
% of population
10.5% 12.2% −1.7 percentage points 2006 World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
18.2% 30.2% −12.0 percentage points 2006 World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
40.2% 72.2% −32.0 percentage points 2006 World Bank

Government finance and taxation

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Tax revenue
% of GDP
11.6% 9.9% +1.7 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Central government expense
% of GDP
13.5% 18.0% −4.5 percentage points 2023 World Bank

Science and innovation

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
R&D spending share of GDP
% of GDP
0.01% 0.11% −0.10 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Researchers per million people
researchers per million people
4 per million people 94 per million people −90 per million people 2022 World Bank
Scientific and technical journal articles
articles, fractional count
109 articles 2,322 articles −95.3% 2023 World Bank

Crime, justice and public safety

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Intentional homicides
victims per 100,000 people
25.9 per 100,000 people 3.3 per 100,000 people +22.6 per 100,000 people 2019 World Bank

Culture, society and wellbeing

MeasureGuatemalaSri LankaGuatemala compared with Sri LankaPeriodSource
Women in national parliament
% of seats in the single or lower chamber
20.0% 9.8% +10.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank

The difference column shows Guatemala compared with Sri Lanka: in percentage points for percentages, in the same unit for rates per population and index values, and in percent for other measures.

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