Dominican Republic vs Guatemala
Dominican Republic vs Guatemala: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3 tonnes in Dominican Republic and 1.11 tonnes in Guatemala, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 1.89 tonnes, or 2.71 times that in Guatemala.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Dominican Republic ranked 92 and Guatemala ranked 137 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Dominican Republic | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 1.11 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2.89 | 1.11 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 2.86 | 1.06 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 2.67 | 1.15 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 2.45 | 1.02 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 2.61 | 1.15 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.38 | 1.11 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 2.23 | 1.03 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 2.36 | 1.11 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 2.29 | 1.06 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 2.1 | 0.93 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 2.11 | 0.88 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2.17 | 0.83 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2.12 | 0.82 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.13 | 0.81 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.05 | 0.86 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 2.16 | 0.83 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 2.2 | 0.93 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 2.2 | 0.89 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 2.04 | 0.9 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 1.91 | 0.85 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 2.09 | 0.85 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 2.37 | 0.87 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 2.2 | 0.85 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.22 | 0.83 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.16 | 0.76 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.02 | 0.78 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 1.79 | 0.64 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 1.6 | 0.63 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 1.52 | 0.66 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 1.45 | 0.58 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 1.27 | 0.55 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 1.31 | 0.51 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 1.15 | 0.45 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 1.12 | 0.43 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 1.34 | 0.43 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 1.28 | 0.41 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 1.31 | 0.43 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 1.16 | 0.4 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 1.06 | 0.47 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 1.24 | 0.46 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.2 | 0.42 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.06 | 0.51 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 1.12 | 0.57 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 1.2 | 0.68 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 1.2 | 0.69 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 1.16 | 0.64 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 1.17 | 0.59 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 1.11 | 0.53 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 1.11 | 0.54 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 1.1 | 0.51 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 1.06 | 0.5 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.09 | 0.48 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.87 | 0.45 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.88 | 0.46 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Dominican Republic vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022Guatemala: 56.3% in 2022
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personDominican Republic: $9,287 in 2025Guatemala: $4,688 in 2025
- GDP growthDominican Republic: 2.1% a year in 2025Guatemala: 4.3% a year in 2025
- InflationDominican Republic: 3.9% a year in 2025Guatemala: 1.6% a year in 2025
- Government debtDominican Republic: 59% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 26.7% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023