Guatemala’s Childhood Atlas

The National Atlas and Municipal Atlases of Childhood in Guatemala provide an analysis of key indicators on children to offer a comprehensive snapshot of their situation and well-being.

They provide a practical way to measure and compare levels of vulnerability and child development at the municipal, departmental, and national levels. Both the National Atlas and the Municipal Atlases are presented through four indices: an overall well-being index and three sub-indices covering early childhood, childhood, and adolescence.

This measurement and classification make it possible to clearly identify the different stages of childhood and the municipalities across the country where children experience the greatest and fewest deprivations of their rights.

It is an important tool for identifying and targeting concrete actions to protect children, promote their development, and ensure that their rights are upheld.

This information will help guide efforts toward the areas where action is most urgent and necessary; provide data to advocate for children; measure progress, gaps, and inequalities; and identify the outstanding tasks related to each of children's rights, regardless of who they are or where they live.

(Document available in Spanish only.)