Guatemala vs Haiti
Guatemala vs Haiti: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 33.1% in Guatemala and 13.5% in Haiti, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 19.7 percentage points, or 2.46 times that in Haiti.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Guatemala ranked 104 and Haiti ranked 149 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Guatemala | Haiti | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.1 | 13.5 | – |
| 2023 | 33.2 | 13.4 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 33.4 | 13.4 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 33.5 | 13.3 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 33.6 | 13.3 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 33.7 | 13.2 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 33.9 | 13.2 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 34 | 13.2 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 34.1 | 13.2 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 34.3 | 13.2 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 34.4 | 13.3 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 34.6 | 13.5 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 34.7 | 13.6 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 34.9 | 13.7 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 35.1 | 13.8 | 32 |
| 2009 | 35.5 | 13.8 | 32 |
| 2008 | 35.9 | 13.8 | 32 |
| 2007 | 36.4 | 13.8 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 36.8 | 13.9 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 37.3 | 13.9 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 37.7 | 13.9 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 38.1 | 13.9 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 38.6 | 13.9 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 39 | 13.9 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 39.4 | 13.9 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 40 | 13.9 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 40.6 | 13.8 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 41.2 | 13.8 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 41.8 | 13.7 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 42.4 | 13.7 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 43 | 13.6 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 43.5 | 13.6 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 44.1 | 13.5 | 33 |
| 1991 | 44.7 | 13.5 | – |
| 1990 | 45.3 | 13.4 | – |
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
Guatemala vs Haiti
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Haiti: 64.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Haiti: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Haiti: 43.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Haiti: 2.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Haiti: 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Haiti: 11.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Haiti: 1.17% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Haiti: 2.66 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Haiti: 55.6% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Haiti: 23.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Haiti: 4.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Haiti: -2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Haiti: 0.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Haiti: $30.4M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Haiti: $3 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Haiti: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Haiti: 1,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Haiti: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Haiti: 0.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Haiti: 1 million TIV in 2025