Social Development in Guatemala 156 indicators covering social development for Guatemala. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 8 2018 unchanged 52nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 138,420 2025 up 413.6% 15th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0074 units per person 2025 up 338.9% 14th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 159.0% 22nd Political Rights Score 19 2025 down 17.4% 116th Freedom Score 48 2025 down 11.1% 119th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 4,088 2025 up 3,223.6% 74th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 2,740.5% 92nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1,576.2% 81st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -29.13 % change on previous year 2025 down 141.3% 110th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 18 2018 unchanged 52nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 21.31 % change on previous year 2025 down 20.5% 23rd Equal Rights Protection Index 0.371 2025 up 60.6% 138th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.721 2025 up 16.3% 96th Political Corruption Index 0.616 2025 down 19.1% 73rd Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.616 2025 down 19.1% 73rd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.23 2024 up 133.7% 75th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 1.64 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,987.0% 9th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0191 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14,550.0% 84th LGBT+ Rights Index 2.07 2019 unchanged 75th Forcibly displaced people 578,674 2025 up 130.2% 45th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 unchanged 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 unchanged 1st Age of electoral democracy 41 years 2025 up 32.3% 55th Corruption Perceptions Index 25 2024 down 21.9% 145th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 3.05 2024 up 75.5% 132nd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 3.04 2024 up 75.1% 102nd Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.017 2024 up 33.5% 171st Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0021 2024 up 75.9% 106th Self-reported life satisfaction 6.53 2025 up 3.3% 41st Happiness vs. life satisfaction 6.53 2025 up 3.3% 41st Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 71.6% 2024 up 32.6% 27th Homicide rate 23.37 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 30.3% 20th Homicides 4,235 homicides 2023 down 17.8% 14th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 23.37 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 30.3% 20th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 23.37 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 30.3% 20th Age of electoral democracy 26 years 2025 up 62.5% 67th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy -1.18 2020 down 58.0% 124th Homicides 2,804 deaths 2022 down 26.6% 10th Child homicide rate 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 37.6% 13th Citizen satisfaction with democracy -0.7474 2020 down 106.2% 104th Homicide rate 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 39.7% 13th Homicide rate by age of the victim 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 39.7% 13th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Homicides 4,614 deaths 2021 down 21.4% 22nd Homicide rate 26.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 33.8% 14th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 26.18 2021 down 33.8% 14th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 1.46 million 2030 up 11.5% 67th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 1.46 2030 down 6.2% 145th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1996 — 31st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →