Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Guatemala: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 60.2% (2024), 138th of 188 in the world and 32nd of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 112.5 (2024), 115th of 210 in the world and 22nd of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 5.3 (2024), 138th of 208 in the world and 36th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Internet users
GuatemalaLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
GuatemalaLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Guatemala in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 60.2%2024 | 138/188 | 32/34 | 0.7% | 10.5% | 47.5% | +36.8 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 112.52024 | 115/210 | 22/40 | 7.3 | 124.6 | 117.5 | +4.3%since 2014 | 116.8 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 5.32024 | 138/208 | 36/39 | · | 1.8 | 3.5 | +93%since 2014 | 20.5 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 10.82024 | 105/213 | 26/40 | 5.8 | 10.3 | 13.1 | −1.7%since 2014 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1092024 | 165/215 | 40/42 | · | 7 | 104 | +375%since 2014 | 3,702 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 90.9%2024 | 160/215 | 40/42 | 73.3% | 84.3% | 96.6% | +5.4 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 80.4%2024 | 164/211 | 38/41 | 55.0% | 74.2% | 95.8% | +3.7 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 99.2%2024 | 151/213 | 37/41 | 95.4% | 95.2% | 97.4% | +4.7 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 51.0%2024 | 137/192 | 32/33 | 40.0% | 37.0% | 45.0% | +12.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 743 kWh2024 | 115/149 | 22/24 | 329 kWh | 547 kWh | 680 kWh | +26%since 2014 | 2,828 kWh | 4,606 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 940 kgoe2024 | 94/150 | 14/24 | 616 kgoe | 714 kgoe | 824 kgoe | +24%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 13.2%2024 | 51/149 | 12/24 | 24.7% | 13.3% | 11.6% | +0.8 ppsince 2014 | 13.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+36.8 pp60.2% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+93%5.3 in 2024
- Secure servers+375%109 in 2024
- Electricity access+5.4 pp90.9% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+0.8 pp13.2% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Guatemala and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Guatemala. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Guatemala | Mexico | Honduras | El Salvador | Belize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 60.2%2024 | 83.1%2024 | 58.6%2024 | 66.5%2024 | 80.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 112.52024 | 116.52024 | 70.92024 | 176.52024 | 67.22022 |
| Fixed broadband | 5.32024 | 21.72024 | 4.62024 | 12.52024 | 9.82022 |
| Fixed telephone | 10.82024 | 22.62024 | 4.22024 | 14.02024 | 4.42022 |
| Secure servers | 1092024 | 5322024 | 1492024 | 1912024 | 464,5602024 |
| Electricity access | 90.9%2024 | 99.8%2024 | 95.5%2024 | 98.7%2024 | 99.6%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 80.4%2024 | 99.2%2024 | 90.1%2024 | 96.6%2024 | 99.5%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 99.2%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 99.3%2024 | 99.4%2024 | 99.8%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 51.0%2024 | 88.0%2024 | 57.0%2024 | 95.0%2024 | 89.0%2024 |