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Guatemala / Central America

Guatemala City City Intelligence

Guatemala City is Central America's largest metro and a regional services centre, useful for cross-country regional comparison. Guatemala City is a central america city of about ~3.0M metro in Guatemala. On the composite city-intelligence score, Guatemala City sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (60/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~3.0M metro
View of Guatemala City, Guatemala

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Overall score

Use the Guatemala City profile to compare cost framing, country-level transport and healthcare context, and seismic-climate resilience.

Overall60/100
Affordability70/100
Air quality55/100
Energy55/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

60/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Guatemala City data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Guatemala City city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score60/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living70/100Guatemala City's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality55/100Guatemala City's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy55/100Guatemala City's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety58/100Guatemala City's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed58/100Guatemala City's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk55/100Guatemala City's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience55/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety44/100
Low crime45/100
Personal safety46/100
Night safety38/100
Road safety48/100

Guatemala City scores below average for safety in our index (44/100); research neighborhoods and take standard precautions.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life56/100
Healthcare60/100
Education66/100
Green space40/100
Cleanliness49/100
Infrastructure63/100
Mobility59/100

Guatemala City has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (56/100) across our combined indicators.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness53/100
Education66/100
Green space40/100
Overall safety44/100

Guatemala City scores modest for family living (53/100).

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability61/100
Walkability77/100
Cycling56/100
Infrastructure63/100

Guatemala City is moderate for remote workers (61/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability57/100
Healthcare60/100
Cleanliness49/100
Outdoor lifestyle25/100

Guatemala City is moderate for retirement (57/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.

Emergency and public safety in Guatemala City

Local public safety guidance for Guatemala City, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Guatemala City, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Guatemala emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Guatemala City

Healthcare context for Guatemala City, with national-level information from Guatemala where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Guatemala City, see the Guatemala healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Guatemala City

Local mobility context for Guatemala City, with national-level context from Guatemala where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Guatemala City, see the Guatemala transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Guatemala City. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Guatemala City

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Guatemala City will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Guatemala City air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Guatemala City modules

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Cost of Living in Guatemala City

Guatemala City's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Guatemala City

Guatemala City's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Guatemala City

Guatemala City's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Guatemala City

Guatemala City's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Guatemala City

Guatemala City's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Guatemala City

Guatemala City's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Guatemala City

Cost of living estimates for Guatemala City — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Guatemala City

Climate profile for Guatemala City — Tropical climate, annual average 25.6°C, comfort score 73/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Guatemala City

Economy and jobs profile for Guatemala City — regional center, economy score 60/100, key industries including government, agriculture, finance. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Guatemala City

Education profile for Guatemala City — regional education center, education score 62/100, 5 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Guatemala City

Healthcare and retirement profile for Guatemala City — mixed healthcare profile, healthcare score 57/100, retirement score 59/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Estimate a monthly budget for Guatemala City

Estimate a monthly budget for Guatemala City using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Guatemala City

Plan a trip budget for Guatemala City using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Guatemala City

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Guatemala City. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

San José, Costa Rica

Cross-border · about 873 km from Guatemala City. Explore San José's city intelligence profile.

Mexico City, Mexico

Cross-border · about 1056 km from Guatemala City. Explore Mexico City's city intelligence profile.

Panama City, Panama

Cross-border · about 1351 km from Guatemala City. Explore Panama City's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Use the Guatemala City profile to compare cost framing, country-level transport and healthcare context, and seismic-climate resilience. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (70/100) and safety (58/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (55/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Guatemala country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Guatemala City appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.