Brazil vs Guatemala: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Guatemala: Guatemala leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (89,000) against Brazil (2.96); Guatemala leads on Oil Consumption (71,000) against Brazil (2.65); Guatemala leads on Radios (835,000) against Brazil (71). Across 110 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 71 and Guatemala wins on 32.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇹 GuatemalaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %56.05 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points40.32 points
Radios71835,000
Televisions36.51.32
Waterways50,000990

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇹 GuatemalaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $10.50B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $131.03B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %7.53 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %13.05 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP5.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.162.6
Electricity Consumption509.110.1
Electricity Exports2191.86
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1741
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6431
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables1828
Electricity Imports41.31747
Electricity Installed Capacity150.84.61
Electricity Production567.912.12
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita17.1 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.645.2
Gross Fixed Investment18.914.6
Gross National Saving1513.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP0.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.350
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.510
Natural Gas Production23.960
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.42.96
Oil Consumption2.6571,000
Oil Exports699,00015,300
Oil Imports720,00078,550
Oil Production2.7513,070
Oil Proved Reserves12.8683.07
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people56 people
Public Debt8331.56
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD3.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9689,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,00010,810
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,40097,900
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.811,162
Remittances0.219.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.620.78
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.829.66
Taxes and Other Revenues1411.6
Unemployment Rate7.7 %2.3 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇹 GuatemalaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384144,362
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7718.55
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionthe vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of S o Paolo, Bras lia, and Rio de Janeirothe vast majority of the populace resides in the southern half of the country, particularly in the mountainous regions; more than half of the population lives in rural areas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year33.7 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65127.91

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇹 GuatemalaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %7.41 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92124.05
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km46,821.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km400 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant24.43 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,8333,375

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇹 GuatemalaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %16.31 %
Administrative Divisions2622
Independence715
Suffrage Participation Ratevoluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote18

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇹 GuatemalaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.13108.69
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.613.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP6.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %94 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %21.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00033,000
Underweight Children Under 53.514.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇹 GuatemalaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,00043,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇹 GuatemalaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %55.04 %
Human Capital Index0.560.47
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years76.91 years
Median age of population35.25 years23.79 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons304,460 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km176.88 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons18.97M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.74
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %17.12 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %60.6 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %4.99 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP3.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons5.27M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.797.58
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years6.43 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people3.1 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55163.41
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %74.99 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km1.28 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.99 %
Population living in slums13.19 %36.12 %
Total deaths1.41M persons77,325.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %51.14 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman2.22 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons791.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births20.08 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇹 GuatemalaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.09
Airports5,29758
Civil Air Travel1988
Heliports1,8712

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