Guatemala vs Mexico
Guatemala vs Mexico: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 33.1% in Guatemala and 34.2% in Mexico, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mexico, by 1 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Guatemala.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2024, Guatemala ranked 104 and Mexico ranked 100 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Guatemala | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.1 | 34.2 | – |
| 2023 | 33.2 | 34.2 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 33.4 | 34.3 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 33.5 | 34.4 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 33.6 | 34.4 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 33.7 | 34.5 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 33.9 | 34.6 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 34 | 34.6 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 34.1 | 34.7 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 34.3 | 34.8 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 34.4 | 34.8 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 34.6 | 34.9 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 34.7 | 34.9 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 34.9 | 35 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 35.1 | 35.1 | 32 |
| 2009 | 35.5 | 35.1 | 32 |
| 2008 | 35.9 | 35.2 | 32 |
| 2007 | 36.4 | 35.3 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 36.8 | 35.4 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 37.3 | 35.4 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 37.7 | 35.5 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 38.1 | 35.6 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 38.6 | 35.7 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 39 | 35.7 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 39.4 | 35.8 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 40 | 35.9 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 40.6 | 36 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 41.2 | 36.1 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 41.8 | 36.3 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 42.4 | 36.4 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 43 | 36.5 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 43.5 | 36.6 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 44.1 | 36.7 | 33 |
| 1991 | 44.7 | 36.8 | – |
| 1990 | 45.3 | 36.9 | – |
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 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