Ecuador vs Guatemala
Ecuador vs Guatemala: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 49.7% in Ecuador and 33.1% in Guatemala, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 16.6 percentage points, or 1.5 times that in Guatemala.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Ecuador ranked 60 and Guatemala ranked 104 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Ecuador | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.7 | 33.1 | – |
| 2023 | 49.8 | 33.2 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 49.9 | 33.4 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 50.1 | 33.5 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 50.2 | 33.6 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 50.5 | 33.7 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 50.8 | 33.9 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 51 | 34 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 51.3 | 34.1 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 51.6 | 34.3 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 51.8 | 34.4 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 52 | 34.6 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 52.1 | 34.7 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 52.3 | 34.9 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 52.5 | 35.1 | 32 |
| 2009 | 52.7 | 35.5 | 32 |
| 2008 | 53 | 35.9 | 32 |
| 2007 | 53.3 | 36.4 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 53.6 | 36.8 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 53.9 | 37.3 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 54.2 | 37.7 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 54.4 | 38.1 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 54.7 | 38.6 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 55 | 39 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 55.3 | 39.4 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 55.7 | 40 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 56 | 40.6 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 50.6 | 41.2 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 50.9 | 41.8 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 51.2 | 42.4 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 51.6 | 43 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 51.9 | 43.5 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 52.2 | 44.1 | 33 |
| 1991 | 52.5 | 44.7 | – |
| 1990 | 52.9 | 45.3 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 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
Ecuador vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Guatemala: 56.3% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEcuador: $2.71B in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023