Guatemala vs Mexico
Guatemala vs Mexico: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 90.9% in Guatemala and 99.8% in Mexico, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mexico, by 8.9 percentage points, or 1.1 times that in Guatemala.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Guatemala.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Guatemala | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.9 | 99.8 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 100 | 99.7 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 99.1 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 97.9 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 96.6 | 99.4 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 95.4 | 99.6 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 94.2 | 99.5 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 93.3 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 91.8 | 99.5 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 90.5 | 99 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 85.5 | 99.2 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 88.1 | 99.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 86.8 | 99.1 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 84 | 99 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 84.3 | 99.2 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 83.1 | 98.3 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 81.9 | 98.9 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 80.7 | 97.9 | 82 |
| 2006 | 83.7 | 99.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 78.3 | 98.9 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 77.2 | 98.6 | 80 |
| 2003 | 78.5 | 97.4 | 80 |
| 2002 | 78.7 | 97.9 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 73.7 | 97.1 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 73.3 | 98 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 70.9 | 96.8 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 70.1 | 96.1 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 68.9 | 96.3 | – |
| 1996 | 67.7 | 96.1 | – |
| 1995 | 60.8 | 95.9 | – |
| 1994 | – | 95.2 | – |
| 1993 | – | 95.5 | – |
| 1992 | – | 93.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 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 Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025