Guatemala vs Peru
Guatemala vs Peru: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 60.2% in Guatemala and 82% in Peru, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Peru, by 21.7 percentage points, or 1.36 times that in Guatemala.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher since 1995.
- In 2024, Guatemala ranked 135 and Peru ranked 93 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Guatemala | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 60.2 | 82 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 56.7 | 79.5 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 54.4 | 74.7 | 67 |
| 2021 | 50.8 | 71.1 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 47.5 | 65.3 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 44.4 | 60 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 41.5 | 55.1 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 37.9 | 50.5 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 34.5 | 45.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 28.8 | 40.9 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 23.4 | 40.2 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 19.7 | 39.2 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 16 | 38.2 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 12.3 | 36 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 10.5 | 34.8 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 9.3 | 31.4 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 8.3 | 30.6 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 7.3 | 25.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 6.5 | 20.7 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 5.1 | 14.1 | – |
| 2003 | 4.5 | 11.6 | – |
| 2002 | 3.4 | 9 | – |
| 2001 | 1.7 | 7.6 | – |
| 2000 | 0.7 | 3.1 | – |
| 1999 | 0.6 | 2 | – |
| 1998 | 0.5 | 1.2 | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 0.4 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0.2 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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 Peru
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025