Chile vs Guatemala
Chile vs Guatemala: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 9.4 years in Chile and 6.3 years in Guatemala, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Chile, by 3.1 years, or 1.49 times that in Guatemala.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Chile ranked 47 and Guatemala ranked 123 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Chile | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.4 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 9.7 | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 9.6 | 6.3 |
| 2010 | 9 | 6.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chile vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyChile: 81.2 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChile: 98.8% in 2022Guatemala: 56.3% in 2022
- DepressionChile: 4.06% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateChile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChile: 89.2% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageChile: 36 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateChile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChile: $5.15B in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023