Guatemala vs North America: Mineral rents
Guatemala
1.1%
in 2021
North America
0.2%
in 2021
Guatemala rank
46th
North America rank
43rd
Mineral rents over time
- Guatemala
- North America
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 1.1% against 0.2% in North America, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 6.0 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.
Guatemala ranks 46th and North America ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | North America |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | North America |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | North America |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Guatemala or North America?
- Guatemala, at 1.1% against 0.2% in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Guatemala and North America?
- 0.9%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and North America?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Guatemala and North America rank globally for mineral rents?
- Guatemala ranks 46th and North America ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Mineral rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.