Guatemala
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Updated: 25 days ago
Classified as:
- Country
Key facts:
- Country Long: Republic of Guatemala
- Currency: Guatemalan quetzal
- Capital City: Guatemala City
- Region: Central America
- Continent: Americas
- Demonym: Guatemalan
- Latitude: 15°50′N
- Longitude: -90°25′W
- Agricultural Land: 38,560.00
- Forest Area: 35,278.00 m²
- Land Area: 107,160.00 m²
- Rural Land: 105,527.00
- Urban Land: 2,900.62
- Central Government Debt Pct Gdp: 25.21%
- Expense Pct Gdp: 13.27%
- Gdp: 95,003,300,000.00
- Inflation: 6.89
- Self Employed Pct: 36.09%
- Tax Revenue Pct Gdp: 11.61%
- Unemployment Pct: 2.57%
- Vulnerable Employment Pct: 33.47%
- Electricity Access Pct: 97.87%
- Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 2.57%
- Electricty Production Coal Pct: 21.36%
- Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 35.04%
- Electricty Production Oil Pct: 18.25%
- Electricty Production Renewable Pct: 25.35%
- Energy Imports Pct: 32.84%
- Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 37.38%
- Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 65.46%
- Co2 Emissions: 16,865.20
- Methane Emissions: 10,598.10
- Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 5,199.30
- Greenhouse Other Emissions: -699.32
- Urban Population Under 5M: 0.12
- Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 6.47%
- Health Expenditure Capita: 289.13
- Hospital Beds: 0.44
- Hiv Incidence: 0.07
- Suicide Rate: 5.90
- Armed Forces: 43,000.00
- Internally Displaced Persons: 242,000
- Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 0.44%
- Birth Rate: 21.12
- Death Rate: 6.50
- Fertility Rate: 2.40
- Internet Pct: 50.84%
- Life Expectancy: 69.00
- Net Migration: -29,118
- Population Female: 8,767,508
- Population Male: 8,590,378
- Population: 17,357,886
- Women Parliament Seats Pct: 19.38%
- Rural Population: 8,216,182
- Urban Population: 9,141,704
- Press: 2.18
- Democracy Score: 5.60
- Democracy Type: Hybrid regime
- Median Age: 18.50
- Political Leader: Alejandro Giammattei (President)
News
Here is the latest on Guatemala:
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| US and Brazil warn of attempt to stop Guatemala president-elect taking power | The Guardian | 2023-09-20 |
| Supporters of Guatemala's president-elect block highways and roads to protest prosecution | ABC News | 2023-09-20 |
| Brazil’s Lula warns Guatemala risks a ‘coup’, prompting rebuke at UN | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-19 |
| Supporters of Guatemala's president-elect block highways and roads to protest prosecution | Washington Times | 2023-09-19 |
| Supporters of Guatemala's president-elect block highways and roads to protest prosecution | Independent | 2023-09-19 |
| Demonstrators rally in Guatemala to defend presidential election results | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-19 |
| Indigenous supporters march to defend Guatemala's president-elect amid vote fraud allegations | ABC News | 2023-09-19 |
| Indigenous supporters march to defend Guatemala's president-elect amid vote fraud allegations | Independent | 2023-09-18 |
| Indigenous supporters march to defend Guatemala's president-elect amid vote fraud allegations | Washington Times | 2023-09-18 |
| Guatemala's president-elect says he's ready to call people onto the streets | Washington Times | 2023-09-15 |
| Guatemala's president-elect says he's ready to call people onto the streets | Independent | 2023-09-15 |
| Google Doodle honors Guatemalan-American labor activist Luisa Moreno | NPR | 2023-09-15 |
| Guatemala’s crisis deepens amid new raids, suspended gov’t transition | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-13 |
| Otto Pérez Molina: Guatemalan ex-leader pleads guilty to corruption | BBC | 2023-09-07 |
| Guatemala prosecutor seeks to strop electoral authorities of immunity after election | TOI | 2023-09-05 |
| Guatemala prosecutor seeks to strop electoral authorities of immunity after election | Independent | 2023-09-05 |
| ‘There is no work’: Guatemala political crisis spotlights calls for change | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-04 |
| Guatemala's top elections court suspends ban on president-elect Arevalo's party | F24 | 2023-09-03 |
| Guatemala's electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Arevalo's political party | WT | 2023-09-03 |
| Guatemala's electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo's party | Independent | 2023-09-03 |
| Guatemala's president-elect says 'coup' under way to prevent him from taking office | F24 | 2023-09-02 |
| Guatemalan justice ‘being used politically’ against president-elect: OAS | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-01 |
| OAS says legal actions in Guatemala appear aimed at keeping president-elect from taking power | WT | 2023-09-01 |
| OAS says legal actions in Guatemala appear aimed at keeping president-elect from taking power | TOI | 2023-09-01 |
| Guatemala's Congress refuses to recognize president-elect's party | ABC | 2023-08-31 |
| Guatemala's Congress refuses to recognize president-elect's party | Independent | 2023-08-30 |
| What next for Guatemala after latest political turmoil? Experts weigh in | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-30 |
| Guatemala: Change Within Reach | GLI | 2023-08-30 |
| Guatemalan President Giammattei calls for peaceful transition of power to leftist successor | BBC | 2023-08-30 |
| Outgoing Guatemalan president assures ‘transparent transition’ to Arevalo | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-30 |
| Guatemala's president-elect faces legal challenges that seek to weaken him. Here's what's happening | WT | 2023-08-29 |
| Guatemala's president-elect faces legal challenges that seek to weaken him. Here's what's happening | Independent | 2023-08-29 |
| Guatemala's president-elect faces legal challenges that seek to weaken him. Here's what's happening | TOI | 2023-08-29 |
| Guatemala body certifies Arévalo's presidential victory but his party is suspended | F24 | 2023-08-29 |
| Guatemala body certifies Arevalo victory, hours after party suspended | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-29 |
| Guatemala body ratifies presidential vote result amid new bid to thwart victor | TOI | 2023-08-29 |
| Guatemala arrests former UN anti-corruption representative | BBC | 2023-08-29 |
| Guatemala arrests anti-corruption lawyer, prompting international outcry | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-29 |
| Guatemala's presidential election winner faces uncertainty as his party gets suspended | Le Monde | 2023-08-29 |
| Guatemala's electoral tribunal confirms Arévalo's victory | ABC | 2023-08-29 |
| Guatemala's electoral tribunal has ratified the election win of Bernardo Arévalo, shortly after his party was suspended | ABC | 2023-08-29 |
| Guatemala’s electoral registry has suspended the party of Bernardo Arévalo, winner of the country’s presidential vote | ABC | 2023-08-29 |
| Guatemala arrests former UN anti-corruption commission representative | ABC | 2023-08-28 |
| Runner-up party in Guatemala election alleges fraud | TOI | 2023-08-26 |
| Candidate who lost Guatemala's presidential election files complaint alleging voter fraud | ABC | 2023-08-26 |
| Losing Guatemalan presidential candidate files voter fraud complaint | BBC | 2023-08-26 |
| What challenges lie ahead for Guatemala’s President-elect Arevalo? | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-25 |
| OAS human rights body demands protection for apparent Guatemalan election winner amid plot rumors | Independent | 2023-08-24 |
| OAS human rights body demands protection for apparent Guatemalan election winner amid plot rumors | ABC | 2023-08-24 |
| Allies say Guatemala election winner is a highly qualified peacebuilder, but opponent's still silent | ABC | 2023-08-23 |
| Bernardo Arevalo wins Guatemala presidential election run-off | DT | 2023-08-22 |
| Elections in Ecuador and Guatemala: Four Takeaways | NYT | 2023-08-22 |
| Guatemala astonishing victory of an anti-corruption presidential candidate | NPR | 2023-08-21 |
| Calls for smooth transition as Arevalo wins Guatemala presidential election | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-21 |
| Why a progressive’s victory in Guatemala matters | VOX | 2023-08-21 |
| Guatemala dark horse Arevalo wins presidential election | DT | 2023-08-21 |
| Guatemala elects progressive Arevalo as president but there are legal moves to block him from office | WT | 2023-08-21 |
| Arévalo Wins Election in Guatemala | NYT | 2023-08-21 |
| Bernardo Arevalo: Anti-corruption leader wins Guatemala election | BBC | 2023-08-21 |
| Arevalo wins Guatemala presidency in landslide amid hopes for change | DT | 2023-08-21 |
| Guatemala elects progressive Arévalo as president but there are legal moves to block him from office | ABC | 2023-08-21 |
| Anti-graft candidate Arevalo wins Guatemala’s presidency but faces legal challenge | F24 | 2023-08-21 |
| Guatemala: Bernardo Arevalo ends 12 years of right-wing domination | Le Monde | 2023-08-21 |
| Guatemala's anti-corruption candidate wins presidency in a landslide vote | NPR | 2023-08-21 |
| Anti-corruption campaigner wins Guatemala presidential election | The Guardian | 2023-08-21 |
| Guatemala: Dark horse Bernardo Arevalo wins presidential election | Le Monde | 2023-08-21 |
| Guatemala elects progressive Arévalo as president, but efforts afoot to keep him from taking office | Independent | 2023-08-21 |
| Guatemala's anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arevalo wins presidential election | F24 | 2023-08-21 |
| Arevalo wins Guatemala presidency in landslide amid hopes for change | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-21 |
| Progressive Arévalo moves to decisive lead in Guatemala's presidential election | NPR | 2023-08-21 |
| Anti-corruption candidate scores landslide win in Guatemala vote | WP | 2023-08-21 |
| Early results in Guatemala show outsider Bernardo Arévalo leading presidential election after corruption angered voters | ABC | 2023-08-21 |
| Guatemala’s Election: What to Know About the Candidates, Issues and Results | NYT | 2023-08-21 |
| Guatemalan national arrested for sexually assaulting, strangling Texas girl | WT | 2023-08-20 |
| Guatemala's presidential elections will be a test for its fragile democracy | NPR | 2023-08-20 |
| Guatemala votes in tense runoff, with fears of meddling | F24 | 2023-08-20 |
| Guatemala election: Run-off vote for presidency | DT | 2023-08-20 |
| Guatemala holds its breath for the tense second round of presidential elections | Le Monde | 2023-08-19 |
| Malnutrition crisis looms over Guatemala before elections | DT | 2023-08-19 |
| Guatemala elections to serve as crucial test for democracy in Central America | The Guardian | 2023-08-19 |
| Guatemala court permanently blocks suspension of Seed Movement party ahead of Sunday's election | Independent | 2023-08-19 |
| Guatemala court permanently blocks suspension of Seed Movement party ahead of Sunday's election | ABC | 2023-08-19 |
| High stakes elections lie ahead in Guatemala, Ecuador and Argentina | NPR | 2023-08-18 |
| Guatemala’s Anti Corruption Crusader is on Cusp of Presidency | NYT | 2023-08-18 |
| Progressive Arevalo leads in poll ahead of Guatemala presidential election | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-16 |
| Guatemala's veterans about face to support Sandra Torres for president | ABC | 2023-08-15 |
| Guatemala presidential election: Unraveling the final candidates’ platforms | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-14 |
| Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres leans on conservative values, opposing gay marriage | WT | 2023-08-12 |
| Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres leans on conservative values, opposing gay marriage | Independent | 2023-08-12 |
| Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres leans on conservative values, opposing gay marriage | ABC | 2023-08-12 |
| Guatemala: Missing French family found safe | Le Monde | 2023-08-12 |
| Guatemala: French family, including a six-year-old, missing in jungle | Le Monde | 2023-08-11 |
| In Guatemala's dry corridor, 'without help, we wouldn't be able to eat' | Le Monde | 2023-08-11 |
| A leader of Guatemala's reformist party on the country's upcoming elections | NPR | 2023-08-06 |
| Meet the Guatemalan judge fighting for democracy at a critical moment for the country | NPR | 2023-08-06 |
| Mexico finds 491 migrants being held at vacant lot, almost all are from Guatemala | ABC | 2023-08-05 |
| For migrants, 'the border with the United States starts in Guatemala' | Le Monde | 2023-07-30 |
| Guatemala presidential candidate rushes to expand base beyond urban youth | Independent | 2023-07-30 |
| Guatemala presidential candidate rushes to expand base beyond urban youth | ABC | 2023-07-30 |
| A postcard from Guatemala's Lake Atitlán | NPR | 2023-07-28 |
| Mexican, Guatemalan consulates warn countrymen about D.C. cri | WT | 2023-07-28 |
| A postcard from Guatemala's Lake Atitlán | NPR | 2023-07-27 |
| Guatemala elections: 'The irregularities are so obvious that the international community routinely expresses profound concern' | Le Monde | 2023-07-26 |
| Guatemala voters voice uncertainty ahead of presidential run-off | Al Jazeera | 2023-07-25 |
| Police in Guatemala search party offices of progressive presidential candidat | ABC | 2023-07-22 |
| Guatemala police raid office of Semilla presidential candidat | Al Jazeera | 2023-07-22 |
| Guatemalan authorities raid leftist presidential candidate’s party offices | BBC | 2023-07-22 |
| Guatemala contender decries police raid on party HQ before crucial runoff | The Guardian | 2023-07-21 |
| Parties, courts interfered in Guatemalan elections, observers’ report states | BBC | 2023-07-20 |
| Guatemalan election observers' report cites interference from parties, justice syst | ABC | 2023-07-19 |
| US sanctions Guatemalan officials over ‘undemocratic’ activity | Al Jazeera | 2023-07-19 |
| Guatemalan boy dies in Mississippi poultry plant accident | The Guardian | 2023-07-19 |
| Top tribunal certifies Guatemala's election result minutes after another court suspends party | ABC | 2023-07-19 |
| Tensions rise ahead of the presidential election in Guatemala | NPR | 2023-07-18 |
| Guatemala prosecutor suspends party of anti-corruption election candidate | The Guardian | 2023-07-14 |
| Guatemala’s Top Party Is Suspended, Putting Election Into Turmoil | NYT | 2023-07-14 |
| Guatemala court suspends anti-corruption party before presidential election | WP | 2023-07-13 |
| Concerns over Guatemalan democracy after leading party suspended | Al Jazeera | 2023-07-13 |
| Guatemala's political turmoil deepens as 1 candidate is targeted and the other suspends her campaign | Independent | 2023-07-13 |
| A top Guatemalan party is barred, throwing the presidential election into the unknown | NPR | 2023-07-13 |
| Guatemala political turmoil deepens as candidate targeted, another suspends campaign | ABC | 2023-07-13 |
| Guatemala's political turmoil deepens as 1 candidate is targeted and the other suspends her campaign | ABC | 2023-07-13 |
| Guatemala's top election tribunal is raided after confirming results, deepening political crisis | ABC | 2023-07-13 |
| US warns against efforts to interfere with Guatemala election result | TheGuardian | 2023-07-06 |
| Guatemala election takes unexpected turn as centrist claims place in runoff | TheGuardian | 2023-06-27 |
| Arevalo Upends Guatemalan Presidential Election, Advancing to a Runoff | NYT | 2023-06-27 |
Population
The country has a total population of 17,357,886 (0.22% of worldwide)
The average net migration is -29,118 (-0.2% of pop)
The population density is around 162 ppl/km²
Population distribution
The total population is 17,357,886
The male share is 49.5% and female 50.5%
The urban population represent 52.7% and rural 47.3%
The median age is 18.5
Age distribution:
| Age group | Pop | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1,837,813 | 10.59% | |
| 5 | 1,926,382 | 11.10% | |
| 10 | 1,858,950 | 10.71% | |
| 15 | 1,831,436 | 10.55% | |
| 20 | 1,767,207 | 10.18% | |
| 25 | 1,596,027 | 9.19% | |
| 30 | 1,388,737 | 8.00% | |
| 35 | 1,156,653 | 6.66% | |
| 40 | 956,983 | 5.51% | |
| 45 | 748,816 | 4.31% | |
| 50 | 583,194 | 3.36% | |
| 55 | 470,442 | 2.71% | |
| 60 | 382,633 | 2.20% | |
| 65 | 312,553 | 1.80% | |
| 70 | 223,269 | 1.29% | |
| 75 | 145,081 | 0.84% | |
| 80 | 171,710 | 0.99% | |
CSVLocation
Guatemala is located in Central America, Americas
The total country area is 107,160 km² (0.08% of worldwide)
Guatemala City is the capital
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Cities
There are 311 cities in Guatemala in our database, they represent 40.75% of the population of the country altogether
UNESCO sites
There are 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Guatemala:
List of sites
| Site | Type | Date inscribed |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | Cultural | 1979 |
| Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua | Cultural | 1981 |
| Tikal National Park | Mixed | 1979 |
Politics
Guatemala democracy type is: Hybrid regime
President Alejandro Giammattei is the political leader of the country
Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely
Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2106
Political parties
There are 20 parties in our database
GDP Evolution
The country GDP is 0.096% of worldwide
The GDP per capita is $5,473.21 and the GDP per km² is $886,555.62
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)
Latest: 16,865 kt CO2 / yr (0.052% of worlwide)
Artists
There are 7 artists in our database for Guatemala:
Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:
| Artist | Born | Dead |
|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Abularach | 1933 | |
| Carlos Mérida | 1891 | 1984 |
| Regina José Galindo | 1974 | |
| Alejandro Paz Navas | 1975 | |
| Roberto González Goyri | 1924 | 2007 |
| Roberto Ossaye | 1927 | 1954 |
| Rodolfo Mishaan | 1924 |
COVID-19 Situation
Latest total reported figures for Guatemala
| 09-Mar | Last 7 days | vs last week | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 198 | 1,161 | -42.07% | 1,238,247 |
| Deaths | 0 | 6 | -53.85% | 20,182 |
| Case Fatality | 0.0% | 0.52% | -20.0% | 1.63% |
Reported Covid-19 deaths, Guatemala
There have been a total of 20,182 deaths related to COVID-19 in Guatemala, 0 yesterday and 6 in the last 7 days (-53.85%)
The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
Reported Covid-19 cases, Guatemala
There have been a total 1,238,247 cases related to COVID-19 in Guatemala, 198 yesterday and 1,161 in the last 7 days (-42.07%)
The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
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