Population
18.3M
Unitary presidential republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,799
in 2031
Passport power
#79
78 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Antigua
of 16 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Guatemala
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Continent
- North America / Central America
- Area
- 108,889 km²
- Population
- 18.3M
- Density
- 158.5/km²
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .gt
- Calling code
- +502
- Timezone
- UTC-06:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #79 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 78
- Total accessible
- 114
- Immigration programs
- 1 Residency
Culture and society
- Languages
- Spanish (Español)
- Religions
- Christianity 88.1%, No religion 11.0%, Other 0.9%
- Currencies
- Q GTQ — Guatemalan quetzal
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.662
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $21,799
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.8 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 60.2%
- Gini index (2014)
- 48.3
- Inflation (2031)
- 4.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 2.6%
- Urban population (2025)
- 56.3%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 6.5/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 27.7 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 23.4/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.46