Passport Atlas

Entering Guatemala

Guatemala does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#129

Entry openness

86

Visa free

86

Visa required

112

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Country profile

Capital

Guatemala City

Population

18.1 million

Area

108,890 km²

Currency

Guatemalan quetzal GTQ

Languages

Spanish

Time zone

UTC-06:00

Foreign-born

92,732 · 2024

Migrant share

0.5%

Ethnic groups · 2018

Mestizo56%
Maya41.7%
Xinca1.8%
African descent0.2%
foreign0.2%
Garifuna0.1%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type A

Mains

120 V · 60 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+502

Airports

GUA · FRS · PBR · RER

Highlights

Tikal
Antigua Guatemala
Lake Atitlán

Guatemala Passport

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