Bolivia vs Guatemala

Bolivia and Guatemala compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Guatemala has about 1.5 times as many people as Bolivia: 18.7 million against 12.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Guatemala ($6,598) is 28% higher than in Bolivia ($5,148) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Guatemala (4.3%) than in Bolivia (-1.6%), a difference of 5.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bolivia (19.5%) than in Guatemala (1.5%), a difference of 18 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Bolivia (3%) than in Guatemala (2.6%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Guatemala can expect to live 4 years longer than one born in Bolivia: 72.7 years against 68.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Bolivia is older: half of its people are over 24.7 years, against 22.6 years in Guatemala in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Bolivia (79.7%) than in Guatemala (60.2%), a difference of 19.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Bolivia (2.3 tonnes) are about 2.1 times as high as in Guatemala (1.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bolivia (50.2%) than in Guatemala (33.1%), a difference of 17.1 percentage points in 2024.