| STAT | France | Guatemala | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of living > Average monthly disposable salary > After tax |
$2,761.99
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
$570.79
Ranked 7th. |
|
| Crime > Crime levels |
49.47
Ranked 38th. |
84.09
Ranked 1st. 70% more than France |
|
| Crime > Murder rate | 1.31 | 52 |
|
| Crime > Rape rate |
16.2
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Guatemala |
2.9
Ranked 53th. |
|
| Crime > Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate |
1.63
Ranked 34th. |
39
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than France |
|
| Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate |
682
Ranked 37th. |
5,681
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than France |
|
| Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate per million people |
10.54
Ranked 98th. |
386.29
Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than France |
|
| Economy > GDP |
$2.61 trillion
Ranked 6th. 52 times more than Guatemala |
$50.54 billion
Ranked 71st. |
|
| Economy > GDP per capita |
$39,771.84
Ranked 20th. 12 times more than Guatemala |
$3,351.14
Ranked 110th. |
|
| Economy > Gross National Income |
$1.38 trillion
Ranked 5th. 71 times more than Guatemala |
$19.57 billion
Ranked 56th. |
|
| Economy > Population below poverty line |
7.8%
Ranked 44th. |
54%
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than France |
|
| Government > Government type | republic | constitutional democratic republic |
|
| Government > Legal system | civil law; review of administrative but not legislative acts | civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts |
|
| Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people |
3.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Guatemala |
0.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. |
|
| People > Population |
65.95 million
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Guatemala |
14.37 million
Ranked 69th. |
|
| Military > Air force > Combat aircraft |
306
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Guatemala |
10
Ranked 52nd. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 |
15.82%
Ranked 91st. |
17.2%
Ranked 51st. 9% more than France |
|
| Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate |
1.99%
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Guatemala |
1.92%
Ranked 56th. |
|
| Geography > Area > Comparative | slightly less than the size of Texas | slightly smaller than Tennessee |
|
| Crime > Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents |
31.2
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
13.1
Ranked 47th. |
|
| Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > - |
-4.9% of GDP
Ranked 141st. 2 times more than Guatemala |
-2.4% of GDP
Ranked 80th. |
|
| Geography > Climate | <strong>metropolitan France: </strong>generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral<br /><strong>French Guiana:</strong> tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation<br /><strong>Guadeloupe and Martinique:</strong> subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average<br /><strong>Mayotte:</strong> tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)<br /><strong>Reunion:</strong> tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April) | tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands |
|
| Crime > Violent crime > Rapes per million people |
156.22
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Guatemala |
28.67
Ranked 54th. |
|
| Geography > Area > Land |
545,630 sq km
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Guatemala |
108,430 sq km
Ranked 103th. |
|
| Government > Legislative branch | bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat | unicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de la Republica |
|
| Geography > Geographic coordinates | <strong>metropolitan France: </strong>46 00 N, 2 00 E<br /><strong>French Guiana:</strong> 4 00 N, 53 00 W<br /><strong>Guadeloupe:</strong> 16 15 N, 61 35 W<br /><strong>Martinique:</strong> 14 40 N, 61 00 W<br /><strong>Mayotte:</strong> 12 50 S, 45 10 E<br /><strong>Reunion:</strong> 21 06 S, 55 36 E | 15 30 N, 90 15 W |
|
| Religion > Religions | Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% | Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs |
|
| Cost of living > Local purchasing power |
88.95
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
37.65
Ranked 4th. |
|
| People > Population > Population growth, past and future |
0.074
Ranked 60th. |
0.332
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than France |
|
| Cost of living > Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro |
$9.01
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
$2.00
Ranked 11th. |
|
| Environment > Marine fish catch |
498,887 tons
Ranked 26th. 533 times more than Guatemala |
936 tons
Ranked 103th. |
|
| Economy > Unemployment rate |
9.8%
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
4.1%
Ranked 98th. |
|
| Health > Human height > Average female height | 1.625 m (5 ft 4 in) | 1.473 m (4 ft 10 in) | |
| People > Ethnic groups | Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities<br /><strong>overseas departments:</strong> black, white, mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian | Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% |
|
| Government > Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal | 18 years of age; universal |
|
| Geography > Area > Total |
643,801 sq km
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Guatemala |
108,889 sq km
Ranked 108th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent |
10.68%
Ranked 106th. |
11.87%
Ranked 55th. 11% more than France |
|
| Crime > Police officers |
210.2
Ranked 8th. |
237.2
Ranked 6th. 13% more than France |
|
| Government > Constitution | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) | several previous; latest adopted 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; suspended, reinstated, and amended in 1993 |
|
| Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares |
18.51 million hectares
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than Guatemala |
1.44 million hectares
Ranked 94th. |
|
| Crime > Drugs > Annual cannabis use |
8.6%
Ranked 4th. 79% more than Guatemala |
4.8%
Ranked 8th. |
|
| Labor > Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage | url= http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F2300.xhtml |title=Salaire minimum de croissance (Smic) - Service-public.fr |publisher=Vosdroits.service-public.fr |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref> | 71.40 Guatemalan quetzales per day for agricultural and nonagricultural work and 65.63 quetzales per day for work in export-sector regime factories. Minimum wage earners also are due a mandatory monthly bonus of 250 quetzales, and salaried workers receive two mandatory yearly bonuses (the bono 14 and the Christmas bonus), each equivalent to one month\u2019s salary. | |
| Crime > Violent crime > Rapes |
10,108
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Guatemala |
401
Ranked 37th. |
|
| Government > Judicial branch | Supreme Court of Appeals or Cour de Cassation (judges are appointed by the president from nominations of the High Council of the Judiciary); Constitutional Council or Conseil Constitutionnel (three members appointed by the president, three appointed by the president of the National Assembly, and three appointed by the president of the Senate); Council of State or Conseil d'Etat | Constitutional Court or Corte de Constitucionalidad is Guatemala's highest court (five judges and five alternate judges are elected by Congress for concurrent five-year terms); Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (13 members are elected by Congress to serve concurrent five-year terms and elect a president of the Court each year from among their number; the president of the Supreme Court of Justice also supervises trial judges around the country, who are named to five-year terms) |
|
| Education > Children out of school, primary |
40,088
Ranked 46th. |
109,984
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than France |
|
| Transport > Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people |
578
Ranked 20th. 9 times more than Guatemala |
68
Ranked 122nd. |
|
| Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita |
$33,214.81
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Guatemala |
$4,902.53
Ranked 116th. |
|
| Geography > Land area > Sq. km |
547,660 sq km
Ranked 46th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
107,160 sq km
Ranked 99th. |
|
| People > Birth rate |
12.6 births/1,000 population
Ranked 157th. |
25.99 births/1,000 population
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than France |
|
| Crime > Drugs > Opiates use |
0.4%
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Guatemala |
0.2%
Ranked 4th. |
|
| Crime > Assault rate |
180.1
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Guatemala |
48.1
Ranked 58th. |
|
| People > Population growth |
0.074%
Ranked 60th. |
0.332%
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than France |
|
| Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary |
17.52
Ranked 72nd. |
26.29
Ranked 49th. 50% more than France |
|
| Economy > Budget > Revenues |
$1.36 trillion
Ranked 5th. 232 times more than Guatemala |
$5.86 billion
Ranked 99th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Median age |
46.7 years
Ranked 83th. 10% more than Guatemala |
42.29 years
Ranked 144th. |
|
| Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP |
$35,300.00
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Guatemala |
$5,200.00
Ranked 120th. |
|
| Industry > Manufacturing output |
268.65 billion
Ranked 5th. 57 times more than Guatemala |
4.71 billion
Ranked 63th. |
|
| Crime > Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) |
1,977
Ranked 15th. |
2,000
Ranked 5th. 1% more than France |
|
| Government > Political parties and leaders | Centrist and Republican Union or UCR [Francois ZOCCHETTO] (previously Centrist Union<br />Democratic Movement or MoDem [Francois BAYROU] (previously Union for French Democracy or UDF)<br />Europe Ecology - The Greens or EELV [Pascal DURAND]<br />French Communist Party or PCF [Pierre LAURENT]<br />Left Front Coalition or FDG [Jean-Luc MELENCHON]<br />Left Party or PG [Jean-Luc MELENCHON and Martine BILLARD]<br />Left Radical Party or PRG [Jean-Michel BAYLET] (previously Radical Socialist Party or PRS and the Left Radical Movement or MRG)<br />Movement for France or MPF [Philippe DE VILLIERS]<br />National Front or FN [Marine LE PEN]<br />New Anticapitalist Party or NPA [collective leadership; main spokesperson Christine POUPIN]<br />New Center or NC [Herve MORIN]<br />Radical Party [Jean-Louis BORLOO]<br />Rally for France or RPF [Charles PASQUA]<br />Republican and Citizen Movement or MRC [Jean-Luc LAURENT]<br />Socialist Party or PS [Haerlem DESIR]<br />United Republic or RS [Dominique DE VILLEPIN]<br />Union for a Popular Movement or UMP [Jean-Francois COPE]<br />Worker's Struggle (Lutte Ouvriere) or LO [collective leadership; spokespersons Nathalie ARTHAUD and Arlette LAQUILLER] | Commitment, Renewal, and Order or CREO [Rodolfo NEUTZE]<br />Democratic Union or UD [Edwin Armando MARTINEZ Herrera]<br />Encounter for Guatemala or EG [Nineth MONTENEGRO]<br />Everyone Together for Guatemala or TODOS [Jorge Mario BARRIOS Falla] <br />Grand National Alliance or GANA [Jaime Antonio MARTINEZ Lohayza]<br />Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity or URNG [Hector Alfredo NUILA Ericastilla]<br />Guatemalan Republican Front or FRG [Luis Fernando PEREZ]<br />National Advancement Party or PAN [Juan GUTIERREZ]<br />National Unity for Hope or UNE<br />National Welfare or Bien [Sandra TORRES]<br />Nationalist Change Union or UCN [Mario ESTRADA]<br />New National Alternative or ANN [Pablo MONSANTO]<br />Patriot Party or PP [Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias]<br />Renewed Democratic Liberty or LIDER [Manuel BALDIZON]<br />Unionista Party or PU [Alvaro ARZU Irigoyen]<br />Victoria (Victory) [Abraham RIVERA]<br />Vision with Values or VIVA [Manuel Alfredo VILLACORTA Miron] (part of a coalition with EG during the last legislative election)<br />Winaq [Rigoberta MENCHU] |
|
| Energy > Commercial energy use |
4,366.02
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Guatemala |
627.68
Ranked 83th. |
|
| Health > Human height > Average male height | 1.756 m (5 ft 9 in) | N/A | |
| Economy > Economy > Overview | The French economy is diversified across all sectors. The government has partially or fully privatized many large companies, including Air France, France Telecom, Renault, and Thales. However, the government maintains a strong presence in some sectors, particularly power, public transport, and defense industries. With at least 79 million foreign tourists per year, France is the most visited country in the world and maintains the third largest income in the world from tourism. France's leaders remain committed to a capitalism in which they maintain social equity by means of laws, tax policies, and social spending that reduce income disparity and the impact of free markets on public health and welfare. France's real GDP contracted 2.6% in 2009, but recovered somewhat in 2010 and 2011, before stagnating in 2012. The unemployment rate increased from 7.4% in 2008 to 10.3% in 2012. Youth unemployment shot up to 24.2% during the third quarter of 2012 in metropolitan France. Lower-than-expected growth and high unemployment costs have strained France's public finances. The budget deficit rose sharply from 3.4% of GDP in 2008 to 7.5% of GDP in 2009 before improving to 4.8% of GDP in 2012, while France's public debt rose from 68% of GDP to 90% over the same period. Under President SARKOZY, Paris implemented some austerity measures to bring the budget deficit under the 3% euro-zone ceiling by 2013 and to highlight France's commitment to fiscal discipline at a time of intense financial market scrutiny of euro-zone debt. Socialist Party candidate Francois HOLLANDE won the May 2012 presidential election, after advocating pro-growth economic policies, the separation of banks' traditional deposit taking and lending activities from more speculative businesses, increasing the top corporate and personal tax rates, and hiring an additional 60,000 teachers during his five-year term. The government's attempt to introduce a 75% wealth tax on income over one million euros for two years was struck down by the French Constitutional Council in December 2012 because it applied to individuals rather than households. France ratified the EU fiscal stability treaty in October 2012 and HOLLANDE's government has maintained France's commitment to meeting the budget deficit target of 3% of GDP during 2013 even amid signs that economic growth will be lower than the government's forecast of 0.8%. Despite stagnant growth and fiscal challenges, France's borrowing costs declined during the second half of 2012 to euro-era lows. | Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America with a GDP per capita roughly one-half that of the average for Latin America and the Caribbean. The agricultural sector accounts for 13% of GDP and 38% of the labor force; key agricultural exports include coffee, sugar, bananas, and vegetables. The 1996 peace accords, which ended 36 years of civil war, removed a major obstacle to foreign investment, and since then Guatemala has pursued important reforms and macroeconomic stabilization. The Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) entered into force in July 2006 spurring increased investment and diversification of exports, with the largest increases in ethanol and non-traditional agricultural exports. While CAFTA-DR has helped improve the investment climate, concerns over security, the lack of skilled workers and poor infrastructure continue to hamper foreign direct investment. The distribution of income remains highly unequal with the richest 20% of the population accounting for more than 51% of Guatemala's overall consumption. More than half of the population is below the national poverty line and 13% of the population lives in extreme poverty. Poverty among indigenous groups, which make up 38% of the population, averages 73% and extreme poverty rises to 28%. Nearly one-half of Guatemala's children under age five are chronically malnourished, one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world. Given Guatemala''s large expatriate community in the United States, it is the top remittance recipient in Central America, with inflows serving as a primary source of foreign income equivalent to nearly two-fifths of exports or one-tenth of GDP. Economic growth fell in 2009 as export demand from US and other Central American markets dropped and foreign investment slowed amid the global recession. The economy gradually recovered in 2010-12. |
|
| Crime > Violent crime > Murders per million people |
10.54
Ranked 98th. |
386.29
Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than France |
|
| Economy > Exports |
$567.40 billion
Ranked 5th. 56 times more than Guatemala |
$10.11 billion
Ranked 91st. |
|
| Crime > Violent crime > Murders |
682
Ranked 37th. |
5,681
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than France |
|
| Government > Executive branch > Cabinet | Council of Ministers appointed by the president at the suggestion of the prime minister | Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
|
| Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people |
7.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 15 times more than Guatemala |
0.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. |
|
| People > Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces per thousand people |
1.99
Ranked 34th. 10 times more than Guatemala |
0.208
Ranked 84th. |
|
| Education > Compulsary education duration |
11
Ranked 46th. 10% more than Guatemala |
10
Ranked 36th. |
|
| People > Gender > Female population |
40.01 million
Ranked 32nd. 72% more than Guatemala |
23.3 million
Ranked 49th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total |
12.51 million
Ranked 34th. 57% more than Guatemala |
7.99 million
Ranked 44th. |
|
| Education > Homeschooling legal status | Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Inspections are mandatory every year. | Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions. | |
| Military > Budget |
62.5 US$ BN
Ranked 1st. 521 times more than Guatemala |
0.12 US$ BN
Ranked 52nd. |
|
| Economy > GDP > Per capita |
$31,161.17
per capita
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Guatemala |
$4,895.67
per capita
Ranked 68th. |
|
| Agriculture > Rural population |
17,784
Ranked 161st. |
44,574
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than France |
|
| People > Mother's mean age at first birth |
28.6
Ranked 4th. 41% more than Guatemala |
20.3
Ranked 26th. |
|
| Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita |
7,328.28 kWh
per capita
Ranked 24th. 13 times more than Guatemala |
559 kWh
per capita
Ranked 99th. |
|
| People > Death rate |
8.96 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 68th. 84% more than Guatemala |
4.87 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 190th. |
|
| Cost of living > Prices at markets > Water > 1.5 litre bottle |
$1.12
Ranked 57th. 15% more than Guatemala |
$0.97
Ranked 11th. |
|
| Environment > Ecological footprint |
4.9
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Guatemala |
1.8
Ranked 29th. |
|
| Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year |
867
Ranked 93th. |
1,996
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than France |
|
| Cost of living > Prices at markets > Loaf of bread > Fresh, white |
$1.77
Ranked 39th. |
$1.88
Ranked 5th. 6% more than France |
|
| Government > Political pressure groups and leaders | Confederation francaise democratique du travail or CFDT, left-leaning labor union with approximately 803,000 members<br />Confederation francaise de l'encadrement - Confederation generale des cadres or CFE-CGC, independent white-collar union with 196,000 members<br />Confederation francaise des travailleurs chretiens of CFTC, independent labor union founded by Catholic workers that claims 132,000 members<br />Confederation generale du travail or CGT, historically communist labor union with approximately 700,000 members<br />Confederation generale du travail - Force ouvriere or FO, independent labor union with an estimated 300,000 members<br />Mouvement des entreprises de France or MEDEF, employers' union with 750,000 companies as members (claimed)<br /><br /><strong>French Guiana:</strong><br />conservationists<br />gold mining pressure groups<br />hunting pressure groups<br /><br /><strong>Guadeloupe:</strong><br />Christian Movement for the Liberation of Guadeloupe or KLPG<br />General Federation of Guadeloupe Workers or CGT-G<br />General Union of Guadeloupe Workers or UGTG<br />Movement for an Independent Guadeloupe or MPGI<br />The Socialist Renewal Movement<br /><br /><strong>Martinique:</strong><br />Caribbean Revolutionary Alliance or ARC<br />Central Union for Martinique Workers or CSTM<br />Frantz Fanon Circle<br />League of Workers and Peasants<br />Proletarian Action Group or GAP<br /><br /><strong>Reunion:</strong><br />NA | Alliance Against Impunity or AI (which includes among others Center for Legal Action on Human Rights (CALDH), and Family and Friends of the Disappeared of Guatemala (FAMDEGUA))<br />Agrarian Owners Group or UNAGRO<br />Committee for Campesino Unity or CUC<br />Coordinating Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, and Financial Associations or CACIF (which includes among others the Agrarian Chamber (CAMAGRO) and the Industry Chamber of Guatemala (CIG))<br />Guatemalan Chamber of Commerce (Camara de Comercio)<br />International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala or CICIG<br />Mutual Support Group or GAM<br />Movimiento PRO-Justicia |
|
| Geography > Natural resources | <strong>metropolitan France: </strong>coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fish<br /><strong>French Guiana:</strong> gold deposits, petroleum, kaolin, niobium, tantalum, clay | petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower |
|
| Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita |
$3,919.58
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Guatemala |
$635.59
Ranked 37th. |
|
| Energy > Electricity > Consumption |
471 billion kWh
Ranked 5th. 58 times more than Guatemala |
8.16 billion kWh
Ranked 26th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio |
84.5%
Ranked 40th. 24% more than Guatemala |
68.15%
Ranked 119th. |
|
| Geography > Surface area > Sq. km |
551,500 km²
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
108,890 km²
Ranked 105th. |
|
| People > Population growth rate |
0.47%
Ranked 153th. |
1.91%
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than France |
|
| Geography > Area > Land > Per capita |
8.94 sq km
per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Guatemala |
8.34 sq km
per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th. |
|
| Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita |
789.48
per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. |
797.45
per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 1% more than France |
|
| Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km |
290,900 sq. km
Ranked 38th. 7 times more than Guatemala |
43,950 sq. km
Ranked 96th. |
|
| Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000 |
0.613
Ranked 99th. |
7.48
Ranked 38th. 12 times more than France |
|
| Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years |
81.67
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Guatemala |
71.33
Ranked 109th. |
|
| Crime > Robberies |
10.8
Ranked 14th. |
102.8
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than France |
|
| Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people |
825.96
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Guatemala |
156.95
Ranked 148th. |
|
| Energy > Electric power consumption > KWh per capita |
7,289.02
Ranked 22nd. 14 times more than Guatemala |
539.08
Ranked 112th. |
|
| Cost of living > Basic utilities > Garbage, water, heating, electricity for 85 sqm apartment |
$182.36
Ranked 37th. 65% more than Guatemala |
$110.54
Ranked 5th. |
|
| Crime > Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years |
67.93
Ranked 37th. |
81.82
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than France |
|
| Military > Personnel > Per capita |
5.9
per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 55% more than Guatemala |
3.81
per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. |
|
| Military > War deaths |
0.0
Ranked 179th. |
0.0
Ranked 110th. |
|
| Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita |
0.281
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Guatemala |
0.102
Ranked 125th. |
|
| Agriculture > Agricultural growth |
92
Ranked 178th. |
128
Ranked 34th. 39% more than France |
|
| Crime > Fear of crime > Violent hate crime |
37.77
Ranked 19th. |
52.5
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than France |
|
| Economy > Debt > Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP |
89.9 CIA
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Guatemala |
29.9 CIA
Ranked 116th. |
|
| Media > Internet users |
44.63 million
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Guatemala |
2.28 million
Ranked 71st. |
|
| Economy > Public debt |
90.3% of GDP
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Guatemala |
29.5% of GDP
Ranked 115th. |
|
| Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices |
2.2%
Ranked 155th. |
3.8%
Ranked 100th. 73% more than France |
|
| Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
12.69
Ranked 64th. |
14.49
Ranked 55th. 14% more than France |
|
| Crime > Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night |
44.89
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Guatemala |
13.64
Ranked 16th. |
|
| Education > Average years of schooling of adults |
7.9
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
3.5
Ranked 78th. |
|
| Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ |
$253.61 billion
Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Guatemala |
$9.59 billion
Ranked 30th. |
|
| Language > Languages | French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) | Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca) |
|
| Transport > Road network length > Km | |||
| Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services |
79.2%
Ranked 17th. 26% more than Guatemala |
63%
Ranked 82nd. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total |
8.44 million
Ranked 34th. 53% more than Guatemala |
5.52 million
Ranked 45th. |
|
| Military > Battle-related deaths > Number of people |
0.0
Ranked 41st. |
26
Ranked 31st. |
|
| Economy > Exports per capita |
$8,636.66
Ranked 35th. 13 times more than Guatemala |
$670.30
Ranked 118th. |
|
| Media > Personal computers > Per capita |
574.97
per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 31 times more than Guatemala |
18.79
per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. |
|
| Geography > Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year |
867
Ranked 98th. |
1,996
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than France |
|
| Cost of living > Prices at markets > Milk > 1 litre |
$1.31
Ranked 71st. |
$1.51
Ranked 13th. 15% more than France |
|
| Cost of living > Cinema ticket price > International release |
$12.29
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Guatemala |
$4.91
Ranked 10th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent |
35.41%
Ranked 67th. 22% more than Guatemala |
28.92%
Ranked 129th. |
|
| Cost of living > Clothing and shoe prices > Shoes > Pair of Nikes |
$114.67
Ranked 30th. 31% more than Guatemala |
$87.61
Ranked 9th. |
|
| Government > Administrative divisions | 27 regions (regions, singular - region); Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy), Bourgogne (Burgundy), Bretagne (Brittany), Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse (Corsica), Franche-Comte, Guadeloupe, Guyane (French Guiana), Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy), Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Martinique, Mayotte, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Reunion, Rhone-Alpes | 22 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Peten, Quetzaltenango, Quiche, Retalhuleu, Sacatepequez, San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa |
|
| Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent index |
38.49
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
15.92
Ranked 13th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total |
42.85 million
Ranked 33th. 55% more than Guatemala |
27.63 million
Ranked 49th. |
|
| Education > Literacy > Total population |
99%
Ranked 27th. 40% more than Guatemala |
70.6%
Ranked 120th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total |
4.15 million
Ranked 34th. 58% more than Guatemala |
2.62 million
Ranked 44th. |
|
| People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate |
18.2%
Ranked 106th. |
19.2%
Ranked 98th. 5% more than France |
|
| Cost of living > Prices at markets > Egg > Dozen |
$3.80
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
$1.73
Ranked 15th. |
|
| Education > College and university > Gender parity index |
1.26
Ranked 39th. 27% more than Guatemala |
0.997
Ranked 80th. |
|
| Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 3 bedroom apartment > City centre |
$1,753.69
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
$713.72
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Economy > Distribution of family income > Gini index |
32.7
Ranked 25th. |
55.1
Ranked 3rd. 69% more than France |
|
| Religion > Religions > All | Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% | Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs | |
| Cost of living > Transport prices > New car > Volkswagen Golf 1.4 or similar |
$22,531.75
Ranked 73th. 13% more than Guatemala |
$20,005.81
Ranked 11th. |
|
| Education > Primary education, duration > Years |
5
Ranked 173th. |
6
Ranked 77th. 20% more than France |
|
| Military > Global Peace Index |
1.86
Ranked 6th. |
2.22
Ranked 54th. 19% more than France |
|
| Education > Secondary education, duration > Years |
7
Ranked 76th. 40% more than Guatemala |
5
Ranked 182nd. |
|
| Energy > Electric power consumption > KWh |
476.5 billion
Ranked 11th. 60 times more than Guatemala |
7.93 billion
Ranked 100th. |
|
| Media > Televisions per 1000 |
559.1
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
109.68
Ranked 107th. |
|
| Health > Births and maternity > Future births |
829.89
Ranked 34th. 58% more than Guatemala |
526.36
Ranked 45th. |
|
| Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita |
32.84 bbl/day
per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Guatemala |
5.75 bbl/day
per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 106th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 |
48.77%
Ranked 149th. |
53.89%
Ranked 76th. 10% more than France |
|
| Education > Children out of school, primary, female |
10,089
Ranked 57th. |
58,749
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than France |
|
| Agriculture > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare |
7,292.7
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Guatemala |
1,623.8
Ranked 113th. |
|
| People > Population in 2015 |
62,339 thousand
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Guatemala |
15,869 thousand
Ranked 66th. |
|
| Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth |
29.9
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Guatemala |
28.5
Ranked 15th. |
|
| Geography > Terrain | <strong>metropolitan France: </strong>mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east<br /><strong>French Guiana:</strong> low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains<br /><strong>Guadeloupe:</strong> Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin<br /><strong>Martinique:</strong> mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano<br /><strong>Mayotte:</strong> generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks<br /><strong>Reunion:</strong> mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along coast | mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau |
|
| Education > High school enrolment rate |
98.87
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Guatemala |
91.48
Ranked 60th. |
|
| Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population |
81.19 years
Ranked 13th. 15% more than Guatemala |
70.88 years
Ranked 138th. |
|
| Transport > Road > Motorway length |
11,392 km
Ranked 5th. 152 times more than Guatemala |
75 km
Ranked 83th. |
|
| Crime > Murders > Per 100,000 people |
1.6
Ranked 105th. |
36.4
Ranked 7th. 23 times more than France |
|
| Military > Paramilitary personnel |
98,155
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Guatemala |
18,536
Ranked 40th. |
|
| Military > Service age and obligation | 17-40 years of age for male or female voluntary military service); no conscription; 12-month service obligation; women serve in noncombat military posts | all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 50 are liable for military service; conscript service obligation varies from 12 to 24 months; women can serve as officers |
|
| Geography > Location | <strong>metropolitan France: </strong>Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain<br /><strong>French Guiana:</strong> Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname<br /><strong>Guadeloupe:</strong> Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico<br /><strong>Martinique:</strong> Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago<br /><strong>Mayotte:</strong> Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel, about half way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique<br /><strong>Reunion:</strong> Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar | Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize |
|
| People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper |
9.81 million
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
2.13 million
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP |
5.86%
Ranked 31st. 98% more than Guatemala |
2.97%
Ranked 15th. |
|
| Labor > Labor force > By occupation | agriculture 4.1%, industry 24.4%, services 71.5% | agriculture 50%, industry 15%, services 35% | |
| Economy > Human Development Index |
0.938
Ranked 16th. 41% more than Guatemala |
0.663
Ranked 117th. |
|
| Labor > Unemployment rate |
9.5%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Guatemala |
3.2%
Ranked 97th. |
|
| Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000 |
3.64
Ranked 93th. |
6.84
Ranked 24th. 88% more than France |
|
| People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people |
8.5
Ranked 80th. 59% more than Guatemala |
5.35
Ranked 165th. |
|
| Environment > Pollution perceptions > Air pollution |
39.49
Ranked 40th. |
70.83
Ranked 2nd. 79% more than France |
|
| Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita |
1,276.53
per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 10 times more than Guatemala |
131.9
per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th. |
|
| Media > Households with television |
95%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
40.38%
Ranked 98th. |
|
| Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people |
12.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. |
34.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than France |
|
| Culture > Happy Planet Index |
46.5
Ranked 50th. |
56.9
Ranked 9th. 22% more than France |
|
| Government > Executive branch > Head of government | Prime Minister Jean-Marc AYRAULT (since 16 May 2012) | President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA (since 14 January 2012); Vice President Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias (since 14 January 2012) |
|
| Geography > Coastline |
4,853 km
Ranked 29th. 12 times more than Guatemala |
400 km
Ranked 120th. |
|
| Labor > Labor force |
28.21 million
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Guatemala |
4.26 million
Ranked 71st. |
|
| Environment > Current issues | some forest damage from acid rain; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from urban wastes, agricultural runoff | deforestation in the Peten rainforest; soil erosion; water pollution |
|
| Energy > Oil > Consumption |
1.88 million bbl/day
Ranked 11th. 24 times more than Guatemala |
79,000 bbl/day
Ranked 79th. |
|
| Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years |
85.1
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Guatemala |
74.94
Ranked 110th. |
|
| Education > College and university > Share of total education spending |
22.63%
Ranked 39th. 76% more than Guatemala |
12.83%
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Health > Life expectancy > Men |
78 years
Ranked 24th. 15% more than Guatemala |
68 years
Ranked 36th. |
|
| Media > Television > List of TV stations | <p>France 2 - national, main public TV network</p> </p>France 3 - national, public</p> </p>France 5 - national, public, educational</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a> | <p>Canal 3 - commercial</p> </p>Teleonce (Canal 11) - commercial</p> </p>Televisiete (Canal 7) Televisiete (Canal 7) - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19635977">Full Article</a> | |
| Energy > Oil > Production > Per capita |
1.2 bbl/day
per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 70th. |
1.24 bbl/day
per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 77th. 3% more than France |
|
| People > Total fertility rate |
2.08 children born/woman
Ranked 114th. |
3.08 children born/woman
Ranked 54th. 48% more than France |
|
| Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years |
78.4
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Guatemala |
67.88
Ranked 116th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent |
29.98%
Ranked 63th. 28% more than Guatemala |
23.33%
Ranked 127th. |
|
| Cost of living > Prices at markets > Rice > White, 1kg |
$2.53
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
$1.19
Ranked 10th. |
|
| Media > Television receivers > Per capita |
597.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Guatemala |
61.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th. |
|
| Government > Executive branch > Chief of state | President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012) | President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA (since 14 January 2012); Vice President Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias (since 14 January 2012) |
|
| Government > Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address | PSC 116, APO AE 09777 | DPO AA 34024 |
|
| Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people |
98.14
Ranked 112th. |
137.32
Ranked 39th. 40% more than France |
|
| Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity |
$2.24 trillion
Ranked 9th. 29 times more than Guatemala |
$77.84 billion
Ranked 77th. |
|
| Labor > Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage |
$9.43
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Guatemala |
$1.65
Ranked 76th. |
|
| Government > Capital city > Name | Paris | Guatemala |
|
| Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates | 48 52 N, 2 20 E | 14 37 N, 90 31 W |
|
| Culture > Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts | Legal since 1791 UN decl. sign. | Legal since 1871 UN decl. sign. | |
| Environment > Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons |
60.44
Ranked 31st. 26 times more than Guatemala |
2.34
Ranked 105th. |
|
| Government > International organization participation | ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BDEAC, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, FZ, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SPC, UN, UN Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNSC (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC | BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO |
|
| People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population |
0.53
Ranked 107th. |
0.91
Ranked 16th. 72% more than France |
|
| Crime > Prisoners |
56,957 prisoners
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Guatemala |
8,307 prisoners
Ranked 79th. |
|
| Media > Internet > Users per 1000 |
464.04
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
101.57
Ranked 90th. |
|
| Crime > Assaults |
180.1
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Guatemala |
48.1
Ranked 7th. |
|
| Religion > Major religion(s) | Christianity | Christianity, indigenous Mayan beliefs | |
| Education > Average IQ |
98
Ranked 12th. 24% more than Guatemala |
79
Ranked 40th. |
|
| Health > Probability of reaching 65 > Male |
78%
Ranked 29th. 39% more than Guatemala |
56.2%
Ranked 104th. |
|
| Cost of living > Internet > Broadband 6Mpbs, uncapped data |
$40.77
Ranked 74th. |
$43.10
Ranked 14th. 6% more than France |
|
| Geography > Area > Water |
3,374 sq km
Ranked 79th. 95% more than Guatemala |
1,730 sq km
Ranked 93th. |
|
| People > Age structure > 0-14 years |
18.7%
Ranked 162nd. |
36.8%
Ranked 52nd. 97% more than France |
|
| Military > Military service age and obligation | 17-40 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; 1-year service obligation; women serve in noncombat posts | all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 50 are liable for military service; in practice, a selective draft system is employed, with only a small portion of 17-21 year-olds conscripted; conscript service obligation varies from 1 to 2 years; women can serve as officers |
|
| Media > Broadcast media | a mix of both publicly-operated and privately-owned TV stations; state-owned France Televisions operates 4 networks, one of which is a network of regional stations, and has part-interest in several thematic cable/satellite channels and international channels; a large number of privately-owned regional and local TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable services provide a large number of channels; public broadcaster Radio France operates 7 national networks, a series of regional networks, and operates services for overseas territories and foreign audiences; Radio France Internationale (RFI), under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a leading international broadcaster; a large number of commercial FM stations, with many of them consolidating into commercial networks | 4 m |
|
| Transport > Airports |
464
Ranked 17th. 59% more than Guatemala |
291
Ranked 23th. |
|
| Military > Navy > Aircraft carriers |
1
Ranked 1st. |
0.0
Ranked 15th. |
|
| Geography > Area > Comparative to US places | slightly less than the size of Texas | slightly smaller than Tennessee | |
| Language > Major language(s) | French | Spanish, more than 20 indigenous languages | |
| Economy > Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio |
1.15
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
0.55
Ranked 56th. |
|
| People > Gender > Male population |
39.05 million
Ranked 32nd. 69% more than Guatemala |
23.16 million
Ranked 48th. |
|
| Energy > Electricity production > KWh |
555.13 billion
Ranked 5th. 68 times more than Guatemala |
8.15 billion
Ranked 98th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total |
27.99 million
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Guatemala |
13.44 million
Ranked 52nd. |
|
| Industry > Gross value added by construction |
146.65 billion
Ranked 3rd. 73 times more than Guatemala |
2 billion
Ranked 87th. |
|
| Cost of living > Real estate prices > Apartment purchase price per sqm > City centre |
$7,549.76
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Guatemala |
$1,016.72
Ranked 8th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 |
54.2%
Ranked 157th. |
59.47%
Ranked 78th. 10% more than France |
|
| Economy > Fiscal year | calendar year | calendar year |
|
| Background > Overview | <p>A key player on the world stage and a country at the political heart of Europe, France paid a high price in both economic and human terms during the two world wars. </p> <p>The years which followed saw protracted conflicts culminating in independence for Algeria and most other French colonies in Africa as well as decolonisation in south-east Asia. </p> <p>France was one of the founding fathers of European integration as the continent sought to rebuild after the devastation of World War II.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17298730">Full Article</a> | <p>A country of striking features and a strong indigenous culture, Guatemala's natural beauty and powerful identity stand in stark contrast to its bloody past and troubled present.</p> <p>Mountainous, heavily forested and dotted with Mayan ruins, lakes, volcanoes, orchids and exotic birds, Guatemala is one of the most beautiful countries in Central America.</p> <p>Its indigenous population, the Maya, make up about half of the population. Mayan languages are spoken alongside Spanish, the official tongue. Many Guatemalans are of mixed Amerindian-Hispanic origin.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19635877">Full Article</a> | |
| Crime > Auto theft |
323.4
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
63
Ranked 4th. |
|
| Energy > Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita |
3,831.33
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Guatemala |
691.08
Ranked 103th. |
|
| People > Age structure > 65 years and over |
17.9%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Guatemala |
4.1%
Ranked 156th. |
|
| Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry |
18.3%
Ranked 167th. |
23.8%
Ranked 129th. 30% more than France |
|
| Crime > Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery |
41.4
Ranked 39th. |
87.5
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than France |
|
| Geography > Population density > People per sq. km |
110.66 people/m²
Ranked 80th. |
116.2 people/m²
Ranked 74th. 5% more than France |
|
| Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek |
35 hours
Ranked 183th. |
48 hours
Ranked 23th. 37% more than France |
|
| Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 |
364.71
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Guatemala |
18.06
Ranked 116th. |
|
| Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average |
$5.90
Ranked 112th. |
$7.83
Ranked 94th. 33% more than France |
|
| Crime > Murders > WHO |
0.8
Ranked 173th. |
26.3
Ranked 15th. 33 times more than France |
|
| Industry > Patent applications > Residents > Per capita |
235.12
per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 538 times more than Guatemala |
0.437
per 1 million people
Ranked 68th. |
|
| Agriculture > Agriculture, value added > Current US$ |
$41.69 billion
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Guatemala |
$5.45 billion
Ranked 41st. |
|
| People > Nationality > Noun | Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women) | Guatemalan(s) |
|
| Health > Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) |
154
Ranked 38th. 29% more than Guatemala |
119
Ranked 120th. |
|
| Economy > Inequality > GINI index |
32.74
Ranked 21st. |
53.69
Ranked 5th. 64% more than France |
|
| Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares |
18.43 million
Ranked 17th. 12 times more than Guatemala |
1.58 million
Ranked 86th. |
|
| Media > Radio > List of radio stations | <p>Radio France - operates national and regional outlets, including speech-based France Inter and all-news France Info</p> </p>Radio France Internationale (RFI) - international broadcaster, via shortwave and FM relays worldwide</p> </p>Europe 1 - major commercial station, news and entertainment</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a> | <p>Radio TGW "La Voz de Guatemala" - government-owned</p> </p>Emisoras Unidas - commercial</p> </p>Radio Cultural TGN - private, religious/cultural, in Spanish, English and indigenous languages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19635977">Full Article</a> | |
| Crime > Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day |
75.79
Ranked 56th. 96% more than Guatemala |
38.64
Ranked 16th. |
|
| Economy > Imports per capita |
$9,793.49
Ranked 38th. 9 times more than Guatemala |
$1,050.20
Ranked 130th. |
|
| Economy > Gross National Income per capita |
$22,491.79
Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Guatemala |
$1,704.78
Ranked 79th. |
|
| Military > Armed forces personnel |
294,000
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Guatemala |
31,000
Ranked 82nd. |
|
| Education > Literacy > Female |
99%
Ranked 26th. 56% more than Guatemala |
63.3%
Ranked 118th. |
|
| Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry |
24.3%
Ranked 15th. 62% more than Guatemala |
15%
Ranked 12th. |
|
| Labor > Labor force, total |
30.13 million
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
6.04 million
Ranked 69th. |
|
| Agriculture > Farm workers |
630,000
Ranked 84th. |
1.99 million
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than France |
|
| Economy > Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate |
40%
Ranked 25th. 29% more than Guatemala |
31%
Ranked 44th. |
|
| Health > Infant mortality rate > Total |
3.29 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 208th. |
26.02 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 76th. 8 times more than France |
|
| Crime > United States extradition treaties > Entered into force | February 1, 2002 | August 15, 1903<br>March 13, 1941 | |
| Cost of living > Clothing and shoe prices > Jeans > 1 pair of Levi 501s or equivalent |
$117.97
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Guatemala |
$45.07
Ranked 11th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio |
55.31%
Ranked 55th. 41% more than Guatemala |
39.23%
Ranked 125th. |
|
| Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point | Mont Blanc 4,807 m | Volcan Tajumulco 4,211 m |
|
| Economy > Technology index |
4.65
Ranked 29th. 46% more than Guatemala |
3.18
Ranked 78th. |
|
| Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita |
88 Int. $
Ranked 169th. |
108 Int. $
Ranked 56th. 23% more than France |
|
| Military > Military expenditures |
2.6% of GDP
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Guatemala |
0.4% of GDP
Ranked 6th. |
|
| Agriculture > Products | wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish | sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens | |
| Cost of living > Consumer price index > Plus rent |
71.05
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Guatemala |
34.69
Ranked 8th. |
|
| Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people |
83
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
16
Ranked 144th. |
|
| Cost of living > Restaurant prices > McDonalds meal |
$10.24
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
$4.91
Ranked 14th. |
|
| Environment > Pollution perceptions > Water pollution |
42.71
Ranked 42nd. |
50
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than France |
|
| Economy > Development > Human Development Index |
0.893
Ranked 20th. 54% more than Guatemala |
0.581
Ranked 132nd. |
|
| Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita |
0.102%
per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. |
4.57%
per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 45 times more than France |
|
| Education > Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 |
0.154
Ranked 98th. |
3.99
Ranked 38th. 26 times more than France |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent |
5.24%
Ranked 83th. |
5.65%
Ranked 52nd. 8% more than France |
|
| People > Physicians density |
3.38 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Guatemala |
0.93 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 28th. |
|
| Cost of living > Prices at markets > Chicken breasts > Skinless, boneless |
$14.42
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
$6.37
Ranked 7th. |
|
| Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000 |
292.94 hectares
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Guatemala |
119.37 hectares
Ranked 122nd. |
|
| Military > Military branches | Army (Armee de Terre; includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (Marine Nationale), Air Force (Armee de l'Air (AdlA); includes Air Defense) | National Army of Guatemala (Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala, ENG; includes Guatemalan Navy (Fuerza de Mar, including Marines), Guatemalan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca, FAG)) |
|
| People > Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces |
129,802
Ranked 8th. 46 times more than Guatemala |
2,834
Ranked 62nd. |
|
| Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people |
$0.54
Ranked 112th. 56% more than Guatemala |
$0.34
Ranked 123th. |
|
| Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people |
1,911.39 kW
Ranked 31st. 10 times more than Guatemala |
191.4 kW
Ranked 121st. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total |
23.7 million
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Guatemala |
10.84 million
Ranked 50th. |
|
| Education > College and university > Gender ratio |
127.69
Ranked 41st. 28% more than Guatemala |
99.69
Ranked 69th. |
|
| Economy > Exports > Commodities | machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages | coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom | |
| Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita |
6,986.13 kWh
Ranked 19th. 13 times more than Guatemala |
534.24 kWh
Ranked 93th. |
|
| Energy > Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter |
$1.91
Ranked 28th. 68% more than Guatemala |
$1.14
Ranked 123th. |
|
| Agriculture > Produce > Crop > Production index |
104.9%
Ranked 107th. 2% more than Guatemala |
103.1%
Ranked 115th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total |
38.56 million
Ranked 32nd. 54% more than Guatemala |
25.04 million
Ranked 49th. |
|
| Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing |
233.11 billion
Ranked 9th. 24 times more than Guatemala |
9.59 billion
Ranked 65th. |
|
| Crime > Prisoners > Per capita |
95 per 100,000 people
Ranked 95th. 40% more than Guatemala |
68 per 100,000 people
Ranked 116th. |
|
| Cost of living > Prices at markets > Groceries index |
99.96
Ranked 18th. 86% more than Guatemala |
53.78
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Geography > Total area > Sq. km |
549,190
Ranked 46th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
108,890
Ranked 102nd. |
|
| Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture |
3.8%
Ranked 36th. |
50%
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than France |
|
| Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership |
10,698
Ranked 77th. |
151,551
Ranked 26th. 14 times more than France |
|
| Economy > Poverty and inequality > Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio |
5.6
Ranked 8th. |
20.3
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than France |
|
| Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 1 bedroom apartment > City centre |
$937.68
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Guatemala |
$355.54
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Cost of living > Prices at markets > Apple > 1kg |
$3.06
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Guatemala |
$2.78
Ranked 7th. |
|
| Energy > Electricity > Production |
530.6 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 65 times more than Guatemala |
8.15 billion kWh
Ranked 68th. |
|
| Government > Country name > Conventional long form | French Republic | Republic of Guatemala | |
| Media > Personal computers per 1000 |
554.01
Ranked 5th. 30 times more than Guatemala |
18.68
Ranked 112th. |
|
| Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita |
15.18 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 12 times more than Guatemala |
1.29 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total |
11.3 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Guatemala |
4.05 million
Ranked 41st. |
|
| People > Cities > Urban population |
82,216
Ranked 63th. 48% more than Guatemala |
55,426
Ranked 162nd. |
|
| Geography > Land use > Arable land |
33.45%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
13.78%
Ranked 78th. |
|
| Industry > CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction > Million metric tons |
60.37
Ranked 19th. 32 times more than Guatemala |
1.87
Ranked 88th. |
|
| Religion > Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant |
69.5%
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Guatemala |
9%
Ranked 89th. |
|
| Transport > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people |
600.47
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
116.73
Ranked 73th. |
|
| Industry > Manufacturing growth |
-11.04
Ranked 89th. |
0.96
Ranked 40th. |
|
| Government > Civil law system | Based on the Napoleonic code ( code civil of 1804) | Guatemala has had three Civil Codes: the first one from 1877, a new one introduced in 1933, and the one currently in force, which was passed in 1963. This Civil Code has suffered some reforms throughout the years, as well as a few derogations relating to areas which have subsequently been regulated by newer laws, such as the Code of Commerce and the Law of the National Registry of Persons. In general, it follows the tradition of the roman-French system of civil codification. Regarding the theory of 'sources of law' in the Guatemalan legal system, the 'Ley del Organismo Judicial' recognizes 'the law' as the main legal source (in the sense of legislative texts), although it also establishes 'jurisprudence' as a complementary source. Although jurisprudence technically refers to judicial decisions in general, in practice it tends to be confused and identified with the concept of 'legal doctrine', which is a qualified series of identical resolutions in similar cases pronounced by higher courts (the Constitutional Court acting as a 'Tribunal de Amparo ', and the Supreme Court acting as a 'Tribunal de Casaci\u00f3n') whose theses become binding for lower courts. | |
| Crime > Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked |
48.14
Ranked 30th. |
77.5
Ranked 2nd. 61% more than France |
|
| Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services |
71.8%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
35%
Ranked 12th. |
|
| Culture > World Heritage Sites |
34
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Guatemala |
2
Ranked 83th. |
|
| Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries | Andorra 56.6 km, Belgium 620 km, Germany 451 km, Italy 488 km, Luxembourg 73 km, Monaco 4.4 km, Spain 623 km, Switzerland 573 km | Belize 266 km, El Salvador 203 km, Honduras 256 km, Mexico 962 km |
|
| Economy > Imports |
$643.40 billion
Ranked 6th. 41 times more than Guatemala |
$15.84 billion
Ranked 82nd. |
|
| People > Nationality > Adjective | French | Guatemalan | |
| Agriculture > Produce > Food > Production index |
101.6%
Ranked 129th. |
104.4%
Ranked 107th. 3% more than France |
|
| Media > Radio broadcast stations | AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 | AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 | |
| Health > Deaths > Percent deaths registered | 90-100 | 75-89 | |
| People > Sex ratio > Total population |
0.96 male(s)/female
Ranked 167th. |
0.97 male(s)/female
Ranked 147th. 1% more than France |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent |
10.58%
Ranked 91st. |
11.55%
Ranked 51st. 9% more than France |
|
| Environment > Pollution perceptions > Air quality |
60.51
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
29.17
Ranked 6th. |
|
| Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman |
1.92 births per woman
Ranked 125th. |
4.33 births per woman
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than France |
|
| Industry > Growth |
-8.96
Ranked 100th. 6 times more than Guatemala |
-1.38
Ranked 56th. |
|
| Sports > Chess > GrandMasters |
29
Ranked 8th. |
0.0
Ranked 102nd. |
|
| Government > Executive branch > Elections | president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 April and 6 May 2012 (next to be held in the spring of 2017); prime minister appointed by the president | president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a four-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held on 11 September 2011; runoff held on 6 November 2011 (next to be held in September 2015) |
|
| Crime > Software piracy rate |
42%
Ranked 82nd. |
80%
Ranked 27th. 90% more than France |
|
| Health > Infant mortality rate |
4.31
Ranked 169th. |
36.91
Ranked 60th. 9 times more than France |
|
| Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations |
108
Ranked 26th. |
416
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than France |
|
| Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP |
2.6%
Ranked 51st. 7 times more than Guatemala |
0.4%
Ranked 96th. |
|
| Economy > Budget > Expenditures |
$1.49 trillion
Ranked 5th. 210 times more than Guatemala |
$7.06 billion
Ranked 97th. |
|
| People > Sex ratio > At birth |
1.05 male(s)/female
Ranked 144th. The same as Guatemala |
1.05 male(s)/female
Ranked 111th. |
|
| Environment > Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ |
$1.90 trillion
Ranked 7th. 65 times more than Guatemala |
$29.16 billion
Ranked 34th. |
|
| Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita |
2
per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. |
6.5
per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than France |
|
| Energy > Crude oil > Production |
72,300 bbl/day
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
14,020 bbl/day
Ranked 85th. |
|
| Economy > GINI index |
32.74
Ranked 18th. |
55.13
Ranked 4th. 68% more than France |
|
| Cost of living > Restaurant prices > Restaurant index |
100.95
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Guatemala |
33.73
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita |
$1,818.67
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Guatemala |
$310.78
Ranked 96th. |
|
| Economy > Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU |
752.37 billion
Ranked 48th. 18 times more than Guatemala |
41.5 billion
Ranked 101st. |
|
| People > Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages |
235,000
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Guatemala |
78,285
Ranked 26th. |
|
| Economy > Tourist arrivals |
78.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Guatemala |
1.72 million
Ranked 65th. |
|
| Crime > Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft |
54.52
Ranked 35th. |
88.64
Ranked 1st. 63% more than France |
|
| Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita |
$18,873.64
per capita
Ranked 14th. 55 times more than Guatemala |
$340.98
per capita
Ranked 61st. |
|
| Transport > Rail > Railway length |
29,640 km
Ranked 8th. 33 times more than Guatemala |
885 km
Ranked 90th. |
|
| Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 | None | None |
|
| Cost of living > Sports > Tennis court hire > 1 hour, weekend |
$21.63
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Guatemala |
$7.34
Ranked 10th. |
|
| Industry > Industry, value added > Current US$ |
$450.55 billion
Ranked 7th. 33 times more than Guatemala |
$13.79 billion
Ranked 40th. |
|
| Cost of living > Prices at markets > Potatoes > 1kg |
$1.85
Ranked 42nd. 76% more than Guatemala |
$1.05
Ranked 10th. |
|
| Cost of living > Real estate prices > Apartment purchase price per sqm > Outside city centre |
$4,364.62
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
$817.09
Ranked 6th. |
|
| People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent |
14.3%
Ranked 40th. 64% more than Guatemala |
8.72%
Ranked 118th. |
|
| Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration |
3
Ranked 116th. 50% more than Guatemala |
2
Ranked 159th. |
|
| Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$ |
$66.82 billion
Ranked 4th. 63 times more than Guatemala |
$1.07 billion
Ranked 84th. |
|
| Culture > Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet notes | First outlet in Creteil in 1972 even though McDonald's officially recognizes the first outlet in Strasbourg in 1979. See McDonald's France . | See McDonald's Guatemala | |
| Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000 |
5.84
Ranked 45th. 7 times more than Guatemala |
0.837
Ranked 115th. |
|
| Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people |
1,375.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Guatemala |
457.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. |
|
| Economy > Tax > Tax rates |
41.76
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Guatemala |
11.91
Ranked 83th. |
|
| Government > National symbol(s) | Gallic rooster and Marianne | quetzal (bird) | |
| Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita |
2,232.17
Ranked 22nd. 17 times more than Guatemala |
132.33
Ranked 146th. |
|
| Geography > Irrigated land |
26,000 sq km
Ranked 23th. 13 times more than Guatemala |
2,000 sq km
Ranked 74th. |
|
| Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication |
183.05 billion
Ranked 4th. 47 times more than Guatemala |
3.9 billion
Ranked 83th. |
|
| Labor > GNI > Current US$ |
$2.66 trillion
Ranked 6th. 54 times more than Guatemala |
$48.86 billion
Ranked 68th. |
|
| Military > Armed forces personnel > Total |
353,000
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Guatemala |
35,000
Ranked 77th. |
|
| Media > Internet > Users > Per capita |
483.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
102.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. |
|
| Economy > GDP per person |
41,050.89
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Guatemala |
2,660.73
Ranked 101st. |
|
| Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita |
8.45
per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
3.8
per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. |
|
| Energy > Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh |
81.24 billion
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Guatemala |
5.45 billion
Ranked 65th. |
|
| Education > Duration of compulsory education |
11 years
Ranked 31st. The same as Guatemala |
11 years
Ranked 27th. |
|
| Religion > Islam > Percentage Muslim |
7.5%
Ranked 78th. 750 times more than Guatemala |
0.01%
Ranked 163th. |
|
| Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate |
3.4
Ranked 172nd. |
26.5
Ranked 71st. 8 times more than France |
|
| Environment > Pollution perceptions > Drinking water pollution |
31.37
Ranked 39th. |
62.5
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as France |
|
| Cost of living > Restaurant prices > 3 course meal for 2 |
$64.01
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Guatemala |
$25.82
Ranked 12th. |
|
| Culture > Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year |
854
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Guatemala |
235
Ranked 128th. |
|
| Environment > Proportion of land area under protection |
24.74%
Ranked 46th. |
30.93%
Ranked 30th. 25% more than France |
|
| Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 |
598.05
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
115.62
Ranked 112th. |
|
| Health > Life expectancy > Women |
85 years
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Guatemala |
75 years
Ranked 34th. |
|
| Economy > Exports > Main exports | Machinery and transport equipment, agricultural products, including wine | Coffee, sugar, bananas, fruits and vegetables, meat, petroleum, cardamon | |
| Geography > Natural hazards | flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean | numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms |
|
| Labor > Employment rate > Adults |
47.9
Ranked 139th. |
62.4
Ranked 52nd. 30% more than France |
|
| Industry > Manufacturing > Value added > Constant 2000 US$ |
202.61 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 2nd. 74 times more than Guatemala |
2.75 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 45th. |
|
| Government > Flag description | three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and red; known as the "Le drapeau tricolore" (French Tricolor), the origin of the flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution when the "ancient French color" of white was combined with the blue and red colors of the Parisian militia; the official flag for all French dependent areas | three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side), white, and light blue, with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the national bird) representing liberty and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain) all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles signifying Guatemala's willingness to defend itself and a pair of crossed swords representing honor and framed by a laurel wreath symbolizing victory; the blue bands stand for the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea and the sea and sky; the white band denotes peace and purity |
|
| Culture > Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date | June 30, 1972 | June 6, 1974 | |
| Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita |
$19,083.14
Ranked 10th. 56 times more than Guatemala |
$341.45
Ranked 107th. |
|
| Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land |
76.64 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 58th. |
446.94 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than France |
|
| Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea |
12 nautical mile
Ranked 163th. The same as Guatemala |
12 nautical mile
Ranked 95th. |
|
| Labor > Expense > Current LCU |
956.83 billion
Ranked 30th. 21 times more than Guatemala |
46.51 billion
Ranked 73th. |
|
| Environment > Pollution perceptions > Clean water |
57.29
Ranked 18th. 15% more than Guatemala |
50
Ranked 5th. |
|
| Economy > Debt > External |
$5.17 trillion
Ranked 4th. 311 times more than Guatemala |
$16.61 billion
Ranked 80th. |
|
| Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 1 bedroom apartment > Outside city centre |
$730.76
Ranked 29th. 93% more than Guatemala |
$378.47
Ranked 6th. |
|
| Economy > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita |
6,464.17$
Ranked 16th. 57 times more than Guatemala |
114.25$
Ranked 94th. |
|
| Crime > Perceived problems > Illegal drugs |
51.63
Ranked 36th. |
75
Ranked 3rd. 45% more than France |
|
| Economy > Central bank discount rate |
1.5%
Ranked 35th. |
6.5%
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than France |
|
| Media > Televisions |
34.8 million
Ranked 8th. 26 times more than Guatemala |
1.32 million
Ranked 72nd. |
|
| Education > Secondary education, pupils |
5.89 million
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Guatemala |
1.11 million
Ranked 44th. |
|
| Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita |
21.01
per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 59 times more than Guatemala |
0.358
per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th. |
|
| Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita |
586.47
per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Guatemala |
105.02
per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. |
|
| Education > College and university > Private school share |
20.07%
Ranked 60th. |
48.6%
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than France |
|
| Education > Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment |
0.99
Ranked 59th. 8% more than Guatemala |
0.92
Ranked 119th. |
|
| Language > Linguistic diversity index |
0.272
Ranked 126th. |
0.691
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than France |
|
| Economy > Debt > External > Per capita |
$56,702.84
per capita
Ranked 10th. 122 times more than Guatemala |
$464.17
per capita
Ranked 93th. |
|
| Crime > Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery |
27.63
Ranked 80th. |
91.67
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than France |
|
| People > Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages per thousand people |
3.58
Ranked 43th. |
5.32
Ranked 40th. 49% more than France |
|
| Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services |
79.8%
Ranked 14th. 26% more than Guatemala |
63.2%
Ranked 69th. |
|
| Media > Internet users > Per 100 people |
67.95
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Guatemala |
14.32
Ranked 106th. |
|
| Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita |
8,930.07 kWh
per capita
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Guatemala |
661.92 kWh
per capita
Ranked 118th. |
|
| Transport > Road > Motorway density |
17.78 m of motorway per square km
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Guatemala |
6.58 m of motorway per square km
Ranked 85th. |
|
| Geography > Area > Land per 1000 |
8.58 sq km
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Guatemala |
7.94 sq km
Ranked 130th. |
|
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