Guatemala

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 23.4 (2023). World rank 133 of 149 (1 = best); in Americas, 25 of 39. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 22.9 (2019). World rank 133 of 186 (1 = best); in Americas, 31 of 34. Suicides per 100,000 people: 4.9 (2021). World rank 61 of 185 (1 = best); in Americas, 14 of 34. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 53.2 → 61.9 (score 0–⁠100). Worse than all its neighbours (Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico): road deaths per 100,000 people.