Which has higher number of deaths, Guatemala or Saudi Arabia?

Guatemala, at 87,527 deaths against 77,838 deaths in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Guatemala and Saudi Arabia?

9,689 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Saudi Arabia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Saudi Arabia: Number of deaths

Guatemala

87,527 deaths

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

77,838 deaths

in 2023

Guatemala rank

90th

Saudi Arabia rank

92nd

Number of deaths over time

Guatemala
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 87,527 deaths against 77,838 deaths in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 9,689 deaths.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd of 236 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	80,981 deaths	46,764 deaths	34,217 deaths	Guatemala
1960s	81,013 deaths	53,161 deaths	27,852 deaths	Guatemala
1970s	82,047 deaths	51,399 deaths	30,648 deaths	Guatemala
1980s	82,078 deaths	49,775 deaths	32,303 deaths	Guatemala
1990s	78,666 deaths	49,352 deaths	29,315 deaths	Guatemala
2000s	74,944 deaths	57,377 deaths	17,567 deaths	Guatemala
2010s	82,302 deaths	68,523 deaths	13,779 deaths	Guatemala
2020s	101,160 deaths	79,672 deaths	21,488 deaths	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Guatemala or Saudi Arabia?: Guatemala, at 87,527 deaths against 77,838 deaths in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Guatemala and Saudi Arabia?: 9,689 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Saudi Arabia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of deaths?: Guatemala ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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