Guatemala vs Marshall Islands: Birth rate
Guatemala
20.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Marshall Islands
21.14 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guatemala rank
73rd
Marshall Islands rank
71st
Birth rate over time
- Guatemala
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 21.14 births per 1,000 people against 20.81 births per 1,000 people in Guatemala, a difference of 0.33 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 73rd and Marshall Islands ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.6 births per 1,000 people | 47.12 births per 1,000 people | 3.47 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 46.56 births per 1,000 people | 46.82 births per 1,000 people | 0.2583 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 44.17 births per 1,000 people | 50.24 births per 1,000 people | 6.07 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 41.85 births per 1,000 people | 48.06 births per 1,000 people | 6.21 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 37.73 births per 1,000 people | 39.48 births per 1,000 people | 1.75 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 31.34 births per 1,000 people | 36.51 births per 1,000 people | 5.16 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 26.05 births per 1,000 people | 26.2 births per 1,000 people | 0.152 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 21.33 births per 1,000 people | 22.44 births per 1,000 people | 1.1 births per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Guatemala or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 21.14 births per 1,000 people against 20.81 births per 1,000 people in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Guatemala and Marshall Islands?
- 0.33 births per 1,000 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Marshall Islands rank globally for birth rate?
- Guatemala ranks 73rd and Marshall Islands ranks 71st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.