Guatemala vs Mexico
Guatemala vs Mexico: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $4,688 in Guatemala and $10,260 in Mexico, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mexico, by $5,572, or 2.19 times that in Guatemala.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2025, Guatemala ranked 111 and Mexico ranked 72 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Guatemala | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,688 | $10,260 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $4,564 | $10,280 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $4,469 | $10,230 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $4,384 | $10,010 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $4,269 | $9,728 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $4,006 | $9,235 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $4,139 | $10,160 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $4,040 | $10,300 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $3,973 | $10,190 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $3,925 | $10,100 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $3,894 | $10,020 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $3,810 | $9,862 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $3,717 | $9,739 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $3,656 | $9,783 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $3,621 | $9,576 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $3,547 | $9,389 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $3,516 | $9,074 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $3,570 | $9,826 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $3,528 | $9,878 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $3,388 | $9,814 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $3,285 | $9,492 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $3,250 | $9,421 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $3,222 | $9,222 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $3,213 | $9,242 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $3,166 | $9,398 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $3,166 | $9,582 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $3,129 | $9,265 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $3,090 | $9,162 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $3,019 | $8,771 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $2,968 | $8,321 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $2,958 | $7,971 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $2,894 | $8,623 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $2,857 | $8,412 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $2,824 | $8,330 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $2,766 | $8,197 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $2,742 | $8,037 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $2,735 | $7,784 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $2,706 | $7,658 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $2,678 | $7,716 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $2,659 | $7,714 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $2,730 | $8,194 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $2,826 | $8,208 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $2,892 | $8,099 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $3,042 | $8,677 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $3,226 | $8,875 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $3,287 | $8,290 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $3,249 | $7,815 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $3,181 | $7,310 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $3,106 | $6,889 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $2,945 | $6,845 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $2,802 | $6,741 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $2,816 | $6,559 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $2,715 | $6,385 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $2,609 | $6,099 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $2,495 | $5,809 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $2,425 | $5,775 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $2,355 | $5,596 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $2,309 | $5,589 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $2,183 | $5,278 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $2,156 | $5,154 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $2,102 | $5,021 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $2,074 | $4,846 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $2,040 | $4,475 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $1,918 | $4,276 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $1,908 | $4,219 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $1,885 | $4,146 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, 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