Iraq vs Guatemala

Iraq
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Upper middle income
Capital: Baghdad
Population
46M
GDP
$279.6B
Guatemala
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Capital: Guatemala City
Population
18.4M
GDP
$113.2B

POP 2.5x GDP 2.5x LE 0.3 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Iraq vs Guatemala

GDP Growth Rate141.6%Foreign Direct Investment124.2%Renewable Energy Consump…98.2%Freshwater Withdrawal97.5%Poverty (< $2.15/day)94.8%Forest Area94.2%Unemployment Rate82.9%CO2 Emissions Per Capita78.7%
MID pair: GDP Growth Rate is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band UMC.

Demographics: Population (Iraq, 60% spread)

Indicator Iraq Guatemala Year
Population 46M 18.4M 2024
Population Density 103.8 169.1 2023
Population Ages 65+ 3.4% 4.8% 2024
Urban Population 69.9% 56.0% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Iraq and Guatemala profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Guatemala, 142% spread)

Indicator Iraq Guatemala Year
GDP Growth Rate -1.5% 3.7% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $-7,648,900,000 $1.8B 2024
Unemployment Rate 15.3% 2.6% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $279.6B $113.2B 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Iraq and Guatemala profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Stunting Prevalence (under 5) (Guatemala, 73% spread)

Indicator Iraq Guatemala Year
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 12.6% 46.0% 2018
Maternal Mortality Ratio 66 94 2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 1.0 1.3 2022
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.5% 6.8% 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the Iraq and Guatemala profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Guatemala, 43% spread)

Indicator Iraq Guatemala Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 15.6% 27.3% 2005

5 closer education rows sit on the Iraq and Guatemala profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Renewable Energy Consumption (Guatemala, 98% spread)

Indicator Iraq Guatemala Year
Renewable Energy Consumption 1.1% 62.1% 2021
Freshwater Withdrawal 120.5% 3.0% 2022
Forest Area 1.9% 32.6% 2023
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 5.2 1.1 2024

1 closer environment rows sit on the Iraq and Guatemala profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Internet Users (Iraq, 26% spread)

Indicator Iraq Guatemala Year
Internet Users 81.5% 60.2% 2024
Access to Clean Water 59.8% 48.8% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Iraq and Guatemala profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Iraq, 95% spread)

Indicator Iraq Guatemala Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.5% 9.7% 2023
Female Labor Participation 11.0% 38.4% 2024
Intentional Homicides 9.5 23.4 2013
Net Migration -17,735 -7,725 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Iraq and Guatemala profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Iraq vs Guatemala comparison

Iraq (UMC) and Guatemala (UMC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band UMC). Population is 2.5x larger; GDP is 2.5x larger. Open with GDP Growth Rate (~142%) before the 7-topic tables (42 rows). Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Latin America & Caribbean; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Iraq vs Guatemala figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · MID scale band.