Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 82nd vs. 105th).
By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).
Main facts and rankings
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 
839919
 | 
51700480
 | 
| Population rank | 162/197 | 31/197 | 
| GDP | 
$24.8B  2024 | 
$1.71T  2023 | 
| GDP rank | 119/197 | 15/197 | 
| GDP per capita | 
$29,884  2024 | 
$33,121  2023 | 
| GDP per capita rank | 42/197 | 36/197 | 
| GDP per capita, PPP | 
$79,906  2024 | 
$52,204  2023 | 
| Government debt | 
$6.03B  2024 | 
$868B  2023 | 
| Debt-to-GDP ratio | 
27.7%  2025 | 
54.5%  2025 | 
| Government debt per person | 
$7,252  2024 | 
$16,791  2023 | 
| Government debt per person rank | 67/185 | 36/185 | 
| Average annual personal income after taxes | 
$13,265  2025 | 
$23,981  2025 | 
| Land area | 
81,522 sq mi  2025 | 
37,684 sq mi  2025 | 
| Population density | 
10.2 ppl/mi²  2024 | 
1,373 ppl/mi²  2024 | 
| Fertility rate | 
2.41  2023 | 
0.72  2023 | 
| Median age | 
26.9 years  2024 | 
46.1 years  2024 | 
| Life expectancy | 
70.4 years  2025 | 
84.5 years  2025 | 
Guyana and South Korea: Comparison Charts
Guyana and South Korea economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | $170,216,241 | $3,958,811,881 | 
| 1961 | $185,849,535 | $2,417,628,737 | 
| 1962 | $194,949,513 | $2,814,615,385 | 
| 1963 | $175,757,894 | $3,988,461,538 | 
| 1964 | $194,774,513 | $3,459,019,943 | 
| 1965 | $213,235,294 | $3,120,861,499 | 
| 1966 | $228,705,882 | $3,929,055,144 | 
| 1967 | $250,176,471 | $4,855,892,446 | 
| 1968 | $229,750,000 | $6,119,394,892 | 
| 1969 | $249,300,000 | $7,678,698,838 | 
| 1970 | $267,800,000 | $9,005,144,969 | 
| 1971 | $282,050,000 | $9,903,571,249 | 
| 1972 | $285,380,952 | $10,862,211,761 | 
| 1973 | $307,047,619 | $13,876,472,208 | 
| 1974 | $433,954,545 | $19,543,973,941 | 
| 1975 | $494,791,667 | $21,784,297,521 | 
| 1976 | $454,440,000 | $29,902,479,339 | 
| 1977 | $449,880,000 | $38,446,487,603 | 
| 1978 | $507,080,000 | $51,972,107,438 | 
| 1979 | $530,440,000 | $66,946,900,826 | 
| 1980 | $603,200,000 | $65,398,377,598 | 
| 1981 | $570,357,107 | $72,933,533,012 | 
| 1982 | $482,000,000 | $78,358,416,171 | 
| 1983 | $489,333,333 | $87,760,553,262 | 
| 1984 | $437,631,605 | $97,510,744,119 | 
| 1985 | $453,488,372 | $101,296,177,099 | 
| 1986 | $504,651,140 | $116,836,246,285 | 
| 1987 | $354,591,847 | $147,948,709,376 | 
| 1988 | $413,799,990 | $199,591,287,825 | 
| 1989 | $379,779,390 | $246,928,837,311 | 
| 1990 | $396,582,263 | $283,365,844,161 | 
| 1991 | $348,533,095 | $330,647,042,837 | 
| 1992 | $373,573,141 | $355,524,903,068 | 
| 1993 | $454,101,382 | $392,665,710,525 | 
| 1994 | $540,874,934 | $463,619,823,515 | 
| 1995 | $621,626,786 | $566,581,003,128 | 
| 1996 | $705,406,001 | $610,167,053,824 | 
| 1997 | $749,138,010 | $569,755,022,973 | 
| 1998 | $717,530,683 | $383,331,833,682 | 
| 1999 | $694,754,988 | $497,514,040,642 | 
| 2000 | $712,667,897 | $576,179,387,820 | 
| 2001 | $712,167,450 | $547,656,279,895 | 
| 2002 | $726,131,435 | $627,246,933,730 | 
| 2003 | $743,063,950 | $702,714,855,194 | 
| 2004 | $787,814,379 | $793,175,561,887 | 
| 2005 | $824,880,550 | $934,901,071,333 | 
| 2006 | $2,379,817,991 | $1,053,216,909,888 | 
| 2007 | $2,730,971,595 | $1,172,614,086,540 | 
| 2008 | $3,025,187,433 | $1,047,339,010,225 | 
| 2009 | $3,165,663,153 | $943,941,876,219 | 
| 2010 | $3,432,912,517 | $1,143,672,241,150 | 
| 2011 | $3,691,384,318 | $1,253,289,537,501 | 
| 2012 | $4,063,088,536 | $1,278,046,536,287 | 
| 2013 | $4,167,800,929 | $1,370,632,955,321 | 
| 2014 | $4,127,660,152 | $1,484,488,526,272 | 
| 2015 | $4,279,840,194 | $1,466,038,936,206 | 
| 2016 | $4,482,697,337 | $1,499,679,823,910 | 
| 2017 | $4,748,174,334 | $1,623,074,183,502 | 
| 2018 | $4,787,636,998 | $1,725,373,496,825 | 
| 2019 | $5,173,760,192 | $1,651,422,932,448 | 
| 2020 | $5,471,256,595 | $1,644,312,831,906 | 
| 2021 | $8,041,362,110 | $1,818,432,106,880 | 
| 2022 | $14,718,388,489 | $1,673,916,511,800 | 
| 2023 | $16,918,503,597 | $1,712,792,854,202 | 
| 2024 | $24,835,899,826 | - | 
Guyana and South Korea economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | $299.1 | $158.3 | 
| 1961 | $319 | $93.8 | 
| 1962 | $327 | $106.2 | 
| 1963 | $288.8 | $146.3 | 
| 1964 | $313 | $123.6 | 
| 1965 | $336 | $108.7 | 
| 1966 | $353 | $133.5 | 
| 1967 | $378 | $161.2 | 
| 1968 | $340 | $198.4 | 
| 1969 | $361 | $243.4 | 
| 1970 | $381 | $279.3 | 
| 1971 | $396 | $301 | 
| 1972 | $395 | $324 | 
| 1973 | $421 | $407 | 
| 1974 | $588 | $563 | 
| 1975 | $664 | $617 | 
| 1976 | $604 | $834 | 
| 1977 | $593 | $1,056 | 
| 1978 | $663 | $1,406 | 
| 1979 | $689 | $1,784 | 
| 1980 | $779 | $1,715 | 
| 1981 | $735 | $1,883 | 
| 1982 | $621 | $1,993 | 
| 1983 | $631 | $2,199 | 
| 1984 | $565 | $2,413 | 
| 1985 | $588 | $2,482 | 
| 1986 | $657 | $2,835 | 
| 1987 | $464 | $3,555 | 
| 1988 | $545 | $4,749 | 
| 1989 | $503 | $5,817 | 
| 1990 | $529 | $6,610 | 
| 1991 | $466 | $7,637 | 
| 1992 | $498 | $8,127 | 
| 1993 | $603 | $8,885 | 
| 1994 | $716 | $10,385 | 
| 1995 | $820 | $12,565 | 
| 1996 | $928 | $13,403 | 
| 1997 | $983 | $12,398 | 
| 1998 | $940 | $8,282 | 
| 1999 | $909 | $10,672 | 
| 2000 | $932 | $12,257 | 
| 2001 | $932 | $11,561 | 
| 2002 | $951 | $13,165 | 
| 2003 | $974 | $14,673 | 
| 2004 | $1,033 | $16,496 | 
| 2005 | $1,084 | $19,403 | 
| 2006 | $3,136 | $21,743 | 
| 2007 | $3,608 | $24,086 | 
| 2008 | $4,009 | $21,350 | 
| 2009 | $4,209 | $19,144 | 
| 2010 | $4,582 | $23,079 | 
| 2011 | $4,947 | $25,098 | 
| 2012 | $5,444 | $25,459 | 
| 2013 | $5,557 | $27,180 | 
| 2014 | $5,473 | $29,253 | 
| 2015 | $5,640 | $28,737 | 
| 2016 | $5,871 | $29,280 | 
| 2017 | $6,179 | $31,601 | 
| 2018 | $6,048 | $33,447 | 
| 2019 | $6,406 | $31,902 | 
| 2020 | $6,776 | $31,721 | 
| 2021 | $9,861 | $35,126 | 
| 2022 | $17,913 | $32,395 | 
| 2023 | $20,474 | $33,121 | 
| 2024 | $29,884 | - | 
Guyana vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1950 | 49.2 | 22.2 | 
| 1951 | 50.2 | 26.6 | 
| 1952 | 51.3 | 36.6 | 
| 1953 | 52.4 | 40.5 | 
| 1954 | 53.3 | 46.1 | 
| 1955 | 54.1 | 48.4 | 
| 1956 | 55.2 | 50.2 | 
| 1957 | 56.1 | 51.6 | 
| 1958 | 56.4 | 51.8 | 
| 1959 | 57 | 52.9 | 
| 1960 | 57.5 | 53.8 | 
| 1961 | 57.9 | 54.4 | 
| 1962 | 58.3 | 55 | 
| 1963 | 58.6 | 55 | 
| 1964 | 59 | 55.3 | 
| 1965 | 59.1 | 55.8 | 
| 1966 | 59.3 | 55.4 | 
| 1967 | 59.5 | 60.9 | 
| 1968 | 59.7 | 60.9 | 
| 1969 | 59.8 | 61.4 | 
| 1970 | 60 | 62.2 | 
| 1971 | 60.1 | 62.7 | 
| 1972 | 60.1 | 63.2 | 
| 1973 | 60.2 | 63.8 | 
| 1974 | 60.3 | 64.2 | 
| 1975 | 60.4 | 64.7 | 
| 1976 | 60.4 | 65 | 
| 1977 | 60.6 | 64.6 | 
| 1978 | 60.6 | 65 | 
| 1979 | 60.7 | 66.1 | 
| 1980 | 60.8 | 64.8 | 
| 1981 | 60.9 | 67.1 | 
| 1982 | 61 | 67.1 | 
| 1983 | 61.2 | 66.7 | 
| 1984 | 61.3 | 68.1 | 
| 1985 | 61.4 | 68.4 | 
| 1986 | 61.5 | 69 | 
| 1987 | 61.7 | 69.3 | 
| 1988 | 61.8 | 70.2 | 
| 1989 | 62.1 | 70.7 | 
| 1990 | 62.3 | 71 | 
| 1991 | 62.5 | 71.4 | 
| 1992 | 62.8 | 72.2 | 
| 1993 | 63 | 72.7 | 
| 1994 | 63 | 72.9 | 
| 1995 | 62.7 | 73.4 | 
| 1996 | 62.7 | 74 | 
| 1997 | 62.9 | 74.5 | 
| 1998 | 63.4 | 75 | 
| 1999 | 63.8 | 75.6 | 
| 2000 | 64.1 | 76.2 | 
| 2001 | 64.4 | 76.9 | 
| 2002 | 64.2 | 77.2 | 
| 2003 | 64.1 | 77.5 | 
| 2004 | 64.2 | 78 | 
| 2005 | 64.4 | 78.4 | 
| 2006 | 64.8 | 79 | 
| 2007 | 65.5 | 79.4 | 
| 2008 | 65.7 | 80 | 
| 2009 | 66 | 80.6 | 
| 2010 | 66.2 | 80.7 | 
| 2011 | 66.5 | 81.2 | 
| 2012 | 66.4 | 81.3 | 
| 2013 | 66.7 | 81.8 | 
| 2014 | 67.3 | 82.4 | 
| 2015 | 67.7 | 82.5 | 
| 2016 | 68.1 | 82.9 | 
| 2017 | 68.5 | 83.3 | 
| 2018 | 68.8 | 83.3 | 
| 2019 | 69.1 | 83.7 | 
| 2020 | 67.8 | 83.7 | 
| 2021 | 64.3 | 83.9 | 
| 2022 | 69.9 | 82.7 | 
| 2023 | 70.2 | 84.3 | 
| 2024 | 70.3 | 84.4 | 
| 2025 | 70.4 | 84.5 | 
Guyana and South Korea population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | 569,143 | 25,012,374 | 
| 1961 | 582,568 | 25,765,673 | 
| 1962 | 595,461 | 26,513,030 | 
| 1963 | 608,537 | 27,261,747 | 
| 1964 | 621,764 | 27,984,155 | 
| 1965 | 635,128 | 28,704,674 | 
| 1966 | 648,646 | 29,435,571 | 
| 1967 | 662,311 | 30,130,983 | 
| 1968 | 676,160 | 30,838,302 | 
| 1969 | 690,223 | 31,544,266 | 
| 1970 | 702,705 | 32,240,827 | 
| 1971 | 712,662 | 32,882,704 | 
| 1972 | 721,617 | 33,505,406 | 
| 1973 | 730,138 | 34,103,149 | 
| 1974 | 738,057 | 34,692,266 | 
| 1975 | 745,393 | 35,280,725 | 
| 1976 | 752,253 | 35,848,523 | 
| 1977 | 758,654 | 36,411,795 | 
| 1978 | 764,586 | 36,969,185 | 
| 1979 | 770,062 | 37,534,236 | 
| 1980 | 774,367 | 38,123,775 | 
| 1981 | 776,453 | 38,723,248 | 
| 1982 | 776,712 | 39,326,352 | 
| 1983 | 775,891 | 39,910,403 | 
| 1984 | 774,111 | 40,405,956 | 
| 1985 | 771,477 | 40,805,744 | 
| 1986 | 768,098 | 41,213,674 | 
| 1987 | 764,120 | 41,621,690 | 
| 1988 | 759,663 | 42,031,247 | 
| 1989 | 754,865 | 42,449,038 | 
| 1990 | 749,894 | 42,869,283 | 
| 1991 | 747,861 | 43,295,704 | 
| 1992 | 749,911 | 43,747,962 | 
| 1993 | 752,965 | 44,194,628 | 
| 1994 | 755,822 | 44,641,540 | 
| 1995 | 758,388 | 45,092,991 | 
| 1996 | 760,526 | 45,524,681 | 
| 1997 | 762,245 | 45,953,580 | 
| 1998 | 763,586 | 46,286,503 | 
| 1999 | 764,483 | 46,616,677 | 
| 2000 | 764,832 | 47,008,111 | 
| 2001 | 764,477 | 47,370,164 | 
| 2002 | 763,652 | 47,644,736 | 
| 2003 | 763,101 | 47,892,330 | 
| 2004 | 762,418 | 48,082,519 | 
| 2005 | 760,914 | 48,184,561 | 
| 2006 | 758,966 | 48,438,292 | 
| 2007 | 756,861 | 48,683,638 | 
| 2008 | 754,606 | 49,054,708 | 
| 2009 | 752,094 | 49,307,835 | 
| 2010 | 749,256 | 49,554,112 | 
| 2011 | 746,153 | 49,936,638 | 
| 2012 | 746,288 | 50,199,853 | 
| 2013 | 750,021 | 50,428,893 | 
| 2014 | 754,229 | 50,746,659 | 
| 2015 | 758,781 | 51,014,947 | 
| 2016 | 763,548 | 51,217,803 | 
| 2017 | 768,479 | 51,361,911 | 
| 2018 | 791,556 | 51,585,058 | 
| 2019 | 807,665 | 51,764,822 | 
| 2020 | 807,481 | 51,836,239 | 
| 2021 | 815,482 | 51,769,539 | 
| 2022 | 821,637 | 51,672,569 | 
| 2023 | 826,353 | 51,712,619 | 
| 2024 | 831,087 | 51,751,065 | 
Fertility rates in Guyana and South Korea
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | 6.33 | 5.99 | 
| 1961 | 6.34 | 5.8 | 
| 1962 | 6.33 | 5.56 | 
| 1963 | 6.31 | 5.33 | 
| 1964 | 6.23 | 5.07 | 
| 1965 | 6.14 | 4.89 | 
| 1966 | 6.02 | 4.78 | 
| 1967 | 5.89 | 4.62 | 
| 1968 | 5.75 | 4.51 | 
| 1969 | 5.58 | 4.45 | 
| 1970 | 5.41 | 4.53 | 
| 1971 | 5.26 | 4.54 | 
| 1972 | 5.08 | 4.12 | 
| 1973 | 4.87 | 4.07 | 
| 1974 | 4.64 | 3.77 | 
| 1975 | 4.45 | 3.43 | 
| 1976 | 4.28 | 3 | 
| 1977 | 4.12 | 2.99 | 
| 1978 | 3.97 | 2.64 | 
| 1979 | 3.86 | 2.9 | 
| 1980 | 3.77 | 2.82 | 
| 1981 | 3.72 | 2.57 | 
| 1982 | 3.68 | 2.39 | 
| 1983 | 3.64 | 2.06 | 
| 1984 | 3.54 | 1.74 | 
| 1985 | 3.47 | 1.66 | 
| 1986 | 3.38 | 1.58 | 
| 1987 | 3.31 | 1.53 | 
| 1988 | 3.23 | 1.55 | 
| 1989 | 3.19 | 1.56 | 
| 1990 | 3.18 | 1.57 | 
| 1991 | 3.18 | 1.71 | 
| 1992 | 3.19 | 1.76 | 
| 1993 | 3.2 | 1.65 | 
| 1994 | 3.23 | 1.66 | 
| 1995 | 3.24 | 1.63 | 
| 1996 | 3.23 | 1.57 | 
| 1997 | 3.22 | 1.54 | 
| 1998 | 3.18 | 1.46 | 
| 1999 | 3.13 | 1.43 | 
| 2000 | 3.06 | 1.48 | 
| 2001 | 2.96 | 1.31 | 
| 2002 | 2.84 | 1.18 | 
| 2003 | 2.75 | 1.19 | 
| 2004 | 2.68 | 1.16 | 
| 2005 | 2.65 | 1.09 | 
| 2006 | 2.66 | 1.13 | 
| 2007 | 2.68 | 1.26 | 
| 2008 | 2.7 | 1.19 | 
| 2009 | 2.69 | 1.15 | 
| 2010 | 2.68 | 1.23 | 
| 2011 | 2.69 | 1.24 | 
| 2012 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 
| 2013 | 2.71 | 1.19 | 
| 2014 | 2.7 | 1.21 | 
| 2015 | 2.67 | 1.24 | 
| 2016 | 2.63 | 1.17 | 
| 2017 | 2.59 | 1.05 | 
| 2018 | 2.55 | 0.98 | 
| 2019 | 2.52 | 0.92 | 
| 2020 | 2.49 | 0.84 | 
| 2021 | 2.46 | 0.81 | 
| 2022 | 2.44 | 0.78 | 
| 2023 | 2.41 | 0.72 | 
Guyana and South Korea demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | 16.7 | 19.3 | 
| 1961 | 16.6 | 19.2 | 
| 1962 | 16.4 | 19.1 | 
| 1963 | 16.3 | 19 | 
| 1964 | 16.2 | 18.8 | 
| 1965 | 16.1 | 18.6 | 
| 1966 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 
| 1967 | 16.2 | 18.6 | 
| 1968 | 16.2 | 18.7 | 
| 1969 | 16.4 | 18.8 | 
| 1970 | 16.5 | 18.9 | 
| 1971 | 16.6 | 19 | 
| 1972 | 16.7 | 19.1 | 
| 1973 | 16.8 | 19.3 | 
| 1974 | 17 | 19.6 | 
| 1975 | 17.2 | 19.9 | 
| 1976 | 17.4 | 20.2 | 
| 1977 | 17.6 | 20.7 | 
| 1978 | 17.8 | 21.1 | 
| 1979 | 18 | 21.6 | 
| 1980 | 18.2 | 22.1 | 
| 1981 | 18.4 | 22.5 | 
| 1982 | 18.7 | 22.8 | 
| 1983 | 19 | 23.3 | 
| 1984 | 19.3 | 23.7 | 
| 1985 | 19.6 | 24.2 | 
| 1986 | 19.9 | 24.8 | 
| 1987 | 20.2 | 25.3 | 
| 1988 | 20.5 | 25.8 | 
| 1989 | 20.7 | 26.3 | 
| 1990 | 20.9 | 26.7 | 
| 1991 | 21.1 | 27.2 | 
| 1992 | 21.3 | 27.8 | 
| 1993 | 21.4 | 28.3 | 
| 1994 | 21.5 | 28.9 | 
| 1995 | 21.7 | 29.4 | 
| 1996 | 21.8 | 29.8 | 
| 1997 | 21.9 | 30.2 | 
| 1998 | 22 | 30.7 | 
| 1999 | 22.1 | 31.2 | 
| 2000 | 22.2 | 31.7 | 
| 2001 | 22.4 | 32.3 | 
| 2002 | 22.5 | 32.8 | 
| 2003 | 22.7 | 33.4 | 
| 2004 | 22.9 | 33.9 | 
| 2005 | 23.2 | 34.5 | 
| 2006 | 23.4 | 35.2 | 
| 2007 | 23.6 | 35.8 | 
| 2008 | 23.8 | 36.4 | 
| 2009 | 24 | 37 | 
| 2010 | 24.2 | 37.6 | 
| 2011 | 24.4 | 38.2 | 
| 2012 | 24.5 | 38.8 | 
| 2013 | 24.6 | 39.5 | 
| 2014 | 24.6 | 40.2 | 
| 2015 | 24.7 | 40.8 | 
| 2016 | 24.9 | 41.4 | 
| 2017 | 25 | 41.9 | 
| 2018 | 25.4 | 42.5 | 
| 2019 | 25.7 | 43.1 | 
| 2020 | 25.9 | 43.8 | 
| 2021 | 26.1 | 44.4 | 
| 2022 | 26.4 | 44.9 | 
| 2023 | 26.7 | 45.5 | 
| 2024 | 26.9 | 46.1 | 
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Finance
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method | 
$16.8B  2024 | 
$1.84T  2023 | 
| Government expenditure, % of GDP | 
24.3%  2025 | 
23.3%  2025 | 
| Education expenditure, % of GDP | 
4.45%  2018 | 
5.81%  2022 | 
| Military expenditure, % of GDP | 
0.59%  2023 | 
2.81%  2023 | 
| Armed forces personnel | 
3,000  2020 | 
569,000  2020 | 
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | 
-4.95%  2025 | 
-0.4%  2025 | 
| Unemployment rate | 
13.2%  2019 | 
2.78%  2024 | 
| Services, % of GDP | 
15.3%  2024 | 
58.4%  2023 | 
| Industry, % of GDP | 
74.3%  2024 | 
31.6%  2023 | 
| Economic freedom index | 
58.2  2025 | 
74  2025 | 
| Income share by richest 10% | 
34.4%  1998 | 
24.6%  2021 | 
| Income share by poorest 10% | 
1.1%  1998 | 
2.9%  2021 | 
| Number of millionaires | n/a | 
1,295,674  2024 | 
| Percentage of millionaires | n/a | 
2.95%  2024 | 
| Number of billionaires | n/a | 
30  2025 | 
| Percentage of billionaires | n/a | 
0.00007%  2025 | 
| Listed domestic companies | n/a | 
2,599  2024 | 
| Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a | 
$1.56T  2024 | 
| Total reserves including gold | 
$1.01B  2024 | 
$418B  2024 | 
| Personal remittances received | 
$600M  2024 | 
$7.45B  2024 | 
| International tourist arrivals | 
86,400  2020 | 
2,519,000  2020 | 
| International tourism as share of exports | 
4.21%  2003 | 
1.94%  2020 | 
| Banked people share | n/a | 
96.9%  2024 | 
Energy
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita | 
661 kg  2007 | 
5,337 kg  2023 | 
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use | 
$12.3  2007 | 
$9.78  2023 | 
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 
3.3 megatons  2023 | 
574 megatons  2023 | 
| CO2 emissions per capita | 
4 tons  2023 | 
11.1 tons  2023 | 
| Fossil fuel energy use share | 
0%  2007 | 
79.1%  2023 | 
| Renewable energy use share | 
12.1%  2022 | 
3.6%  2021 | 
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a | 
18.5%  2023 | 
| Net energy imports use share | n/a | 
84.6%  2023 | 
| Electric power consumption per capita | n/a | 
11,426 kWh  2023 | 
| Renewable electricity output share | 
7.11%  2021 | 
6.59%  2021 | 
| Hydroelectric share | 
0.0008%  2021 | 
1.23%  2023 | 
| Nuclear share | 
0%  2021 | 
29.6%  2023 | 
| Electricity access | 
98.9%  2023 | 
100%  2023 | 
Society
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population | 
0.01%  2024 | 
0.64%  2024 | 
| Annual migration change | 
-5,407  2024 | 
+75,963  2024 | 
| Urban population | 
27.3%  2024 | 
81.5%  2024 | 
| Male:Female ratio | 
50:50  2024 | 
50:50  2024 | 
| Average male height | 
5.65 ft  2025 | 
5.76 ft  2025 | 
| Average female height | 
5.24 ft  2025 | 
5.35 ft  2025 | 
| Quality of life index | 
49.9  2025 | 
84.7  2025 | 
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 
39  2024 | 
64  2024 | 
| Higher education index | 
26  2025 | 
86  2025 | 
| Homicides per 100K people | 
16.2  2022 | 
0.53  2022 | 
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people | 
22.3  2019 | 
8.6  2019 | 
| Visa free countries | 
98  2025 | 
174  2025 | 
| Adult literacy rate | 
90%  2022 | 
98.8%  2018 | 
| English speaking | 
90.5%  2023 | 
20%  2025 | 
| People using the Internet | 
81.7%  2023 | 
97.9%  2024 | 
Health
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita | 
$532  2022 | 
$3,270  2023 | 
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | 
$122.6  2022 | 
$989  2023 | 
| Life expectancy | 
70.4 years  2025 | 
84.5 years  2025 | 
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure | 
3.25%  2022 | 
0%  2023 | 
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 
1.41  2020 | 
2.52  2021 | 
| Age at first childbirth | 
20.8 years  2025 | 
32.2 years  2025 | 
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | 
75  2023 | 
4  2023 | 
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | 
25.7  2023 | 
2.8  2023 | 
| Obesity rate | 
29%  2022 | 
7.24%  2022 | 
| Diabetes prevalence | 
16.4%  2024 | 
9.6%  2024 | 
| Air quality index | 
46  2025 | 
45  2025 | 
| Tobacco use prevalence | 
11.1%  2022 | 
20%  2022 | 
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita | 
5.04 liters  2020 | 
7.79 liters  2020 | 
Territory
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land | 
0.14%  2025 | 
0.07%  2025 | 
| Land area per capita | 
98,090 sq mi  2024 | 
728 sq mi  2024 | 
| Agricultural land area | 
2,780 sq mi  2025 | 
6,054 sq mi  2025 | 
| Forest area | 
70,995 sq mi  2025 | 
24,158 sq mi  2025 | 
| Roads length | 
2,482 mi  2019 | 
68,794 mi  2018 | 
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