Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
20.50 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 81/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Guatemala
Latin America & Caribbean · Latin America & Caribbean · Capital: Guatemala City
Rank #144 of scored countries.
Survival
59.4
Living
45.2
Governance
25.9
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
1.28 per 1,000(2020)
Normalized: 22/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
56.00 %(2023)
Normalized: 12/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
48.79 %(2024)
Normalized: 43/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
11.80 %(2023)
Normalized: 73/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
2.60 %(2025)
Normalized: 92/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
4.76 %(2025)
Normalized: 93/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
3.08 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 26/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
14,369 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 11/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
6.80 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 39/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
2.87 %(2024)
Normalized: 94/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
72.75 years(2024)
Normalized: 56/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
45.20 0–100 index(2023)
Normalized: 25/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.95 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 18/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.91 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 23/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.96 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 25/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.47 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 39/100 · higher is better
History
Guatemala — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1986: +11.6 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 31.5 | 62.8 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 32.1 | 62.1 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 32.5 | 61.9 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 32.7 | 60.7 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 33.1 | 57.1 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 33.5 | 39.9 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 33.7 | 47.4 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 32.8 | 47.6 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 32.4 | 30.0 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 32.3 | 35.1 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 32.2 | 40.0 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 28.4 | 37.3 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 32.9 | 43.8 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 34.4 | 46.3 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 34.7 | 45.4 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 33.5 | 43.5 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 34.2 | 42.9 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 30.3 | 43.5 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 35.2 | 51.2 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 38.6 | 52.6 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 38.9 | 49.3 | — |
| 1986 | 34.3 | 42 | 39.2 | 44.0 | 12.9 |
| 1987 | 37.0 | 52 | 39.6 | 51.8 | 12.2 |
| 1988 | 36.4 | 56 | 37.4 | 52.6 | 12.0 |
| 1989 | 33.6 | 60 | 37.8 | 52.0 | 1.2 |
| 1990 | 31.1 | 64 | 44.4 | 35.9 | 3.1 |
| 1991 | 42.3 | 64 | 69.5 | 39.4 | 2.7 |
| 1992 | 43.4 | 71 | 69.9 | 42.5 | 2.3 |
| 1993 | 42.7 | 79 | 67.0 | 42.9 | 3.6 |
| 1994 | 42.5 | 82 | 67.2 | 41.8 | 4.0 |
| 1995 | 44.8 | 84 | 72.2 | 43.0 | 3.5 |
| 1996 | 49.5 | 124 | 72.4 | 43.2 | 21.5 |
| 1997 | 49.3 | 126 | 71.6 | 43.6 | 21.6 |
| 1998 | 50.8 | 118 | 71.7 | 43.5 | 27.7 |
| 1999 | 50.5 | 114 | 71.5 | 42.8 | 27.5 |
| 2000 | 47.4 | 127 | 66.8 | 41.5 | 24.8 |
| 2001 | 46.7 | 130 | 65.1 | 41.6 | 24.6 |
| 2002 | 46.5 | 130 | 65.9 | 39.9 | 24.6 |
| 2003 | 46.4 | 132 | 65.4 | 40.8 | 24.0 |
| 2004 | 46.3 | 135 | 65.0 | 39.1 | 26.6 |
| 2005 | 45.2 | 143 | 64.9 | 36.5 | 25.9 |
| 2006 | 47.0 | 133 | 64.8 | 40.7 | 27.2 |
| 2007 | 46.1 | 135 | 64.2 | 39.9 | 25.9 |
| 2008 | 45.3 | 134 | 63.9 | 37.9 | 26.0 |
| 2009 | 47.9 | 131 | 63.6 | 45.6 | 25.8 |
| 2010 | 46.0 | 137 | 64.0 | 41.4 | 23.7 |
| 2011 | 45.6 | 141 | 64.9 | 40.3 | 22.1 |
| 2012 | 46.3 | 143 | 65.3 | 42.7 | 21.2 |
| 2013 | 45.2 | 145 | 64.5 | 40.3 | 21.0 |
| 2014 | 46.7 | 142 | 64.4 | 42.2 | 24.8 |
| 2015 | 47.1 | 143 | 64.7 | 43.2 | 24.5 |
| 2016 | 46.5 | 144 | 64.9 | 40.9 | 24.9 |
| 2017 | 45.9 | 145 | 63.4 | 41.0 | 24.7 |
| 2018 | 46.0 | 145 | 63.9 | 42.1 | 23.0 |
| 2019 | 46.1 | 149 | 63.8 | 42.7 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | 46.7 | 143 | 65.8 | 42.5 | 21.9 |
| 2021 | 46.5 | 137 | 67.2 | 41.3 | 20.7 |
| 2022 | 46.7 | 141 | 66.2 | 43.1 | 20.4 |
| 2023 | 44.7 | 148 | 58.2 | 43.9 | 24.2 |
| 2024 | 45.8 | 146 | 58.8 | 45.2 | 25.7 |
| 2025 | 46.1 | 144 | 59.4 | 45.2 | 25.9 |
| 2026 | 45.9 | 145 | 58.6 | 45.5 | 26.2 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Guatemala.