Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 82nd vs. 32nd).
By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).
Main facts and rankings
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 
839919
 | 
28610737
 | 
| Population rank | 162/197 | 54/197 | 
| GDP | 
$24.8B  2024 | 
$482B  2014 | 
| GDP rank | 119/197 | 33/197 | 
| GDP per capita | 
$29,884  2024 | 
$15,944  2014 | 
| GDP per capita rank | 42/197 | 66/197 | 
| GDP per capita, PPP | 
$79,906  2024 | 
$17,349  2011 | 
| Government debt | 
$6.03B  2024 | 
$410B  2014 | 
| Debt-to-GDP ratio | 
27.7%  2025 | 
192.4%  2025 | 
| Government debt per person | 
$7,252  2024 | 
$13,536  2014 | 
| Government debt per person rank | 67/185 | 44/185 | 
| Average annual personal income after taxes | 
$13,265  2025 | 
$4,514  2025 | 
| Land area | 
81,522 sq mi  2025 | 
340,561 sq mi  2025 | 
| Population density | 
10.2 ppl/mi²  2024 | 
83.4 ppl/mi²  2024 | 
| Fertility rate | 
2.41  2023 | 
2.08  2023 | 
| Median age | 
26.9 years  2024 | 
30.2 years  2024 | 
| Life expectancy | 
70.4 years  2025 | 
72.8 years  2025 | 
Guyana and Venezuela: Comparison Charts
Guyana and Venezuela economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | $170,216,241 | $7,663,938,303 | 
| 1961 | $185,849,535 | $8,067,267,031 | 
| 1962 | $194,949,513 | $8,814,309,884 | 
| 1963 | $175,757,894 | $9,608,717,288 | 
| 1964 | $194,774,513 | $8,192,413,793 | 
| 1965 | $213,235,294 | $8,427,777,778 | 
| 1966 | $228,705,882 | $8,781,333,333 | 
| 1967 | $250,176,471 | $9,250,000,000 | 
| 1968 | $229,750,000 | $10,034,444,444 | 
| 1969 | $249,300,000 | $10,285,111,111 | 
| 1970 | $267,800,000 | $11,561,111,111 | 
| 1971 | $282,050,000 | $12,986,590,909 | 
| 1972 | $285,380,952 | $13,977,727,273 | 
| 1973 | $307,047,619 | $17,035,581,395 | 
| 1974 | $433,954,545 | $26,100,930,233 | 
| 1975 | $494,791,667 | $27,464,651,163 | 
| 1976 | $454,440,000 | $31,419,534,884 | 
| 1977 | $449,880,000 | $36,210,697,674 | 
| 1978 | $507,080,000 | $39,316,279,070 | 
| 1979 | $530,440,000 | $48,310,930,233 | 
| 1980 | $603,200,000 | $59,116,511,628 | 
| 1981 | $570,357,107 | $66,327,441,860 | 
| 1982 | $482,000,000 | $67,736,744,186 | 
| 1983 | $489,333,333 | $67,556,279,070 | 
| 1984 | $437,631,605 | $59,867,743,468 | 
| 1985 | $453,488,372 | $61,965,466,667 | 
| 1986 | $504,651,140 | $60,516,123,711 | 
| 1987 | $354,591,847 | $48,029,034,483 | 
| 1988 | $413,799,990 | $60,226,413,793 | 
| 1989 | $379,779,390 | $43,536,709,104 | 
| 1990 | $396,582,263 | $48,606,952,195 | 
| 1991 | $348,533,095 | $53,453,444,787 | 
| 1992 | $373,573,141 | $60,416,519,620 | 
| 1993 | $454,101,382 | $60,037,460,783 | 
| 1994 | $540,874,934 | $58,418,666,667 | 
| 1995 | $621,626,786 | $77,389,487,770 | 
| 1996 | $705,406,001 | $70,543,211,119 | 
| 1997 | $749,138,010 | $85,837,678,560 | 
| 1998 | $717,530,683 | $91,336,763,255 | 
| 1999 | $694,754,988 | $97,972,842,462 | 
| 2000 | $712,667,897 | $117,146,466,003 | 
| 2001 | $712,167,450 | $122,911,036,747 | 
| 2002 | $726,131,435 | $92,893,587,734 | 
| 2003 | $743,063,950 | $83,620,628,582 | 
| 2004 | $787,814,379 | $112,451,400,425 | 
| 2005 | $824,880,550 | $145,513,489,652 | 
| 2006 | $2,379,817,991 | $183,477,522,124 | 
| 2007 | $2,730,971,595 | $230,364,012,576 | 
| 2008 | $3,025,187,433 | $315,953,388,511 | 
| 2009 | $3,165,663,153 | $329,787,628,928 | 
| 2010 | $3,432,912,517 | $393,192,354,511 | 
| 2011 | $3,691,384,318 | $316,482,190,800 | 
| 2012 | $4,063,088,536 | $381,286,237,848 | 
| 2013 | $4,167,800,929 | $371,005,379,787 | 
| 2014 | $4,127,660,152 | $482,359,318,768 | 
| 2015 | $4,279,840,194 | - | 
| 2016 | $4,482,697,337 | - | 
| 2017 | $4,748,174,334 | - | 
| 2018 | $4,787,636,998 | - | 
| 2019 | $5,173,760,192 | - | 
| 2020 | $5,471,256,595 | - | 
| 2021 | $8,041,362,110 | - | 
| 2022 | $14,718,388,489 | - | 
| 2023 | $16,918,503,597 | - | 
| 2024 | $24,835,899,826 | - | 
Guyana and Venezuela economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | $299.1 | $939 | 
| 1961 | $319 | $954 | 
| 1962 | $327 | $1,007 | 
| 1963 | $288.8 | $1,060 | 
| 1964 | $313 | $874 | 
| 1965 | $336 | $869 | 
| 1966 | $353 | $876 | 
| 1967 | $378 | $893 | 
| 1968 | $340 | $938 | 
| 1969 | $361 | $932 | 
| 1970 | $381 | $1,015 | 
| 1971 | $396 | $1,106 | 
| 1972 | $395 | $1,155 | 
| 1973 | $421 | $1,367 | 
| 1974 | $588 | $2,034 | 
| 1975 | $664 | $2,078 | 
| 1976 | $604 | $2,309 | 
| 1977 | $593 | $2,585 | 
| 1978 | $663 | $2,727 | 
| 1979 | $689 | $3,257 | 
| 1980 | $779 | $3,874 | 
| 1981 | $735 | $4,228 | 
| 1982 | $621 | $4,202 | 
| 1983 | $631 | $4,079 | 
| 1984 | $565 | $3,520 | 
| 1985 | $588 | $3,549 | 
| 1986 | $657 | $3,376 | 
| 1987 | $464 | $2,611 | 
| 1988 | $545 | $3,191 | 
| 1989 | $503 | $2,250 | 
| 1990 | $529 | $2,452 | 
| 1991 | $466 | $2,633 | 
| 1992 | $498 | $2,907 | 
| 1993 | $603 | $2,825 | 
| 1994 | $716 | $2,689 | 
| 1995 | $820 | $3,487 | 
| 1996 | $928 | $3,113 | 
| 1997 | $983 | $3,711 | 
| 1998 | $940 | $3,870 | 
| 1999 | $909 | $4,071 | 
| 2000 | $932 | $4,776 | 
| 2001 | $932 | $4,920 | 
| 2002 | $951 | $3,652 | 
| 2003 | $974 | $3,230 | 
| 2004 | $1,033 | $4,269 | 
| 2005 | $1,084 | $5,432 | 
| 2006 | $3,136 | $6,739 | 
| 2007 | $3,608 | $8,332 | 
| 2008 | $4,009 | $11,262 | 
| 2009 | $4,209 | $11,597 | 
| 2010 | $4,582 | $13,646 | 
| 2011 | $4,947 | $10,844 | 
| 2012 | $5,444 | $12,901 | 
| 2013 | $5,557 | $12,403 | 
| 2014 | $5,473 | $15,944 | 
| 2015 | $5,640 | - | 
| 2016 | $5,871 | - | 
| 2017 | $6,179 | - | 
| 2018 | $6,048 | - | 
| 2019 | $6,406 | - | 
| 2020 | $6,776 | - | 
| 2021 | $9,861 | - | 
| 2022 | $17,913 | - | 
| 2023 | $20,474 | - | 
| 2024 | $29,884 | - | 
Guyana vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1950 | 49.2 | 51.1 | 
| 1951 | 50.2 | 52 | 
| 1952 | 51.3 | 52.7 | 
| 1953 | 52.4 | 53.4 | 
| 1954 | 53.3 | 54.1 | 
| 1955 | 54.1 | 54.8 | 
| 1956 | 55.2 | 55.5 | 
| 1957 | 56.1 | 56.2 | 
| 1958 | 56.4 | 56.9 | 
| 1959 | 57 | 57.7 | 
| 1960 | 57.5 | 58.4 | 
| 1961 | 57.9 | 59.1 | 
| 1962 | 58.3 | 59.7 | 
| 1963 | 58.6 | 60.5 | 
| 1964 | 59 | 61.2 | 
| 1965 | 59.1 | 61.9 | 
| 1966 | 59.3 | 62.9 | 
| 1967 | 59.5 | 63.6 | 
| 1968 | 59.7 | 63.9 | 
| 1969 | 59.8 | 63.8 | 
| 1970 | 60 | 64.8 | 
| 1971 | 60.1 | 65.2 | 
| 1972 | 60.1 | 65.6 | 
| 1973 | 60.2 | 65.7 | 
| 1974 | 60.3 | 66.2 | 
| 1975 | 60.4 | 66.7 | 
| 1976 | 60.4 | 67.3 | 
| 1977 | 60.6 | 67.7 | 
| 1978 | 60.6 | 68.1 | 
| 1979 | 60.7 | 68.2 | 
| 1980 | 60.8 | 68.2 | 
| 1981 | 60.9 | 68.7 | 
| 1982 | 61 | 69 | 
| 1983 | 61.2 | 69.5 | 
| 1984 | 61.3 | 69.7 | 
| 1985 | 61.4 | 70 | 
| 1986 | 61.5 | 70.5 | 
| 1987 | 61.7 | 70.7 | 
| 1988 | 61.8 | 70.8 | 
| 1989 | 62.1 | 70.8 | 
| 1990 | 62.3 | 71 | 
| 1991 | 62.5 | 71.2 | 
| 1992 | 62.8 | 71.2 | 
| 1993 | 63 | 71.4 | 
| 1994 | 63 | 71.3 | 
| 1995 | 62.7 | 71.7 | 
| 1996 | 62.7 | 71.9 | 
| 1997 | 62.9 | 72.6 | 
| 1998 | 63.4 | 72.4 | 
| 1999 | 63.8 | 72.1 | 
| 2000 | 64.1 | 72.4 | 
| 2001 | 64.4 | 71 | 
| 2002 | 64.2 | 72.8 | 
| 2003 | 64.1 | 72.1 | 
| 2004 | 64.2 | 72.8 | 
| 2005 | 64.4 | 73.1 | 
| 2006 | 64.8 | 73 | 
| 2007 | 65.5 | 73.3 | 
| 2008 | 65.7 | 72.6 | 
| 2009 | 66 | 72.8 | 
| 2010 | 66.2 | 73.1 | 
| 2011 | 66.5 | 73.1 | 
| 2012 | 66.4 | 73.1 | 
| 2013 | 66.7 | 73.1 | 
| 2014 | 67.3 | 72.8 | 
| 2015 | 67.7 | 73 | 
| 2016 | 68.1 | 72 | 
| 2017 | 68.5 | 71.9 | 
| 2018 | 68.8 | 72.6 | 
| 2019 | 69.1 | 72.8 | 
| 2020 | 67.8 | 72.4 | 
| 2021 | 64.3 | 71.5 | 
| 2022 | 69.9 | 72.6 | 
| 2023 | 70.2 | 72.5 | 
| 2024 | 70.3 | 72.7 | 
| 2025 | 70.4 | 72.8 | 
Guyana and Venezuela population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | 569,143 | 8,160,090 | 
| 1961 | 582,568 | 8,455,915 | 
| 1962 | 595,461 | 8,756,870 | 
| 1963 | 608,537 | 9,064,021 | 
| 1964 | 621,764 | 9,377,712 | 
| 1965 | 635,128 | 9,697,790 | 
| 1966 | 648,646 | 10,024,854 | 
| 1967 | 662,311 | 10,358,513 | 
| 1968 | 676,160 | 10,697,530 | 
| 1969 | 690,223 | 11,040,280 | 
| 1970 | 702,705 | 11,387,790 | 
| 1971 | 712,662 | 11,741,008 | 
| 1972 | 721,617 | 12,099,180 | 
| 1973 | 730,138 | 12,463,537 | 
| 1974 | 738,057 | 12,835,351 | 
| 1975 | 745,393 | 13,215,892 | 
| 1976 | 752,253 | 13,606,284 | 
| 1977 | 758,654 | 14,006,812 | 
| 1978 | 764,586 | 14,416,684 | 
| 1979 | 770,062 | 14,834,552 | 
| 1980 | 774,367 | 15,258,218 | 
| 1981 | 776,453 | 15,687,297 | 
| 1982 | 776,712 | 16,121,874 | 
| 1983 | 775,891 | 16,562,205 | 
| 1984 | 774,111 | 17,008,841 | 
| 1985 | 771,477 | 17,461,434 | 
| 1986 | 768,098 | 17,923,536 | 
| 1987 | 764,120 | 18,394,963 | 
| 1988 | 759,663 | 18,871,020 | 
| 1989 | 754,865 | 19,348,921 | 
| 1990 | 749,894 | 19,827,010 | 
| 1991 | 747,861 | 20,304,896 | 
| 1992 | 749,911 | 20,780,948 | 
| 1993 | 752,965 | 21,254,520 | 
| 1994 | 755,822 | 21,725,188 | 
| 1995 | 758,388 | 22,193,821 | 
| 1996 | 760,526 | 22,662,113 | 
| 1997 | 762,245 | 23,131,685 | 
| 1998 | 763,586 | 23,601,337 | 
| 1999 | 764,483 | 24,066,593 | 
| 2000 | 764,832 | 24,526,708 | 
| 2001 | 764,477 | 24,979,922 | 
| 2002 | 763,652 | 25,435,671 | 
| 2003 | 763,101 | 25,892,703 | 
| 2004 | 762,418 | 26,340,838 | 
| 2005 | 760,914 | 26,785,804 | 
| 2006 | 758,966 | 27,224,686 | 
| 2007 | 756,861 | 27,649,363 | 
| 2008 | 754,606 | 28,053,696 | 
| 2009 | 752,094 | 28,438,298 | 
| 2010 | 749,256 | 28,813,101 | 
| 2011 | 746,153 | 29,185,212 | 
| 2012 | 746,288 | 29,553,826 | 
| 2013 | 750,021 | 29,912,198 | 
| 2014 | 754,229 | 30,254,079 | 
| 2015 | 758,781 | 30,573,972 | 
| 2016 | 763,548 | 30,765,720 | 
| 2017 | 768,479 | 30,565,323 | 
| 2018 | 791,556 | 29,807,592 | 
| 2019 | 807,665 | 28,938,098 | 
| 2020 | 807,481 | 28,444,077 | 
| 2021 | 815,482 | 28,237,826 | 
| 2022 | 821,637 | 28,213,017 | 
| 2023 | 826,353 | 28,300,854 | 
| 2024 | 831,087 | 28,405,543 | 
Fertility rates in Guyana and Venezuela
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | 6.33 | 6.38 | 
| 1961 | 6.34 | 6.3 | 
| 1962 | 6.33 | 6.23 | 
| 1963 | 6.31 | 6.16 | 
| 1964 | 6.23 | 6.07 | 
| 1965 | 6.14 | 5.98 | 
| 1966 | 6.02 | 5.87 | 
| 1967 | 5.89 | 5.75 | 
| 1968 | 5.75 | 5.61 | 
| 1969 | 5.58 | 5.47 | 
| 1970 | 5.41 | 5.32 | 
| 1971 | 5.26 | 5.17 | 
| 1972 | 5.08 | 5.04 | 
| 1973 | 4.87 | 4.91 | 
| 1974 | 4.64 | 4.79 | 
| 1975 | 4.45 | 4.69 | 
| 1976 | 4.28 | 4.59 | 
| 1977 | 4.12 | 4.49 | 
| 1978 | 3.97 | 4.4 | 
| 1979 | 3.86 | 4.3 | 
| 1980 | 3.77 | 4.2 | 
| 1981 | 3.72 | 4.1 | 
| 1982 | 3.68 | 4.01 | 
| 1983 | 3.64 | 3.93 | 
| 1984 | 3.54 | 3.86 | 
| 1985 | 3.47 | 3.79 | 
| 1986 | 3.38 | 3.73 | 
| 1987 | 3.31 | 3.67 | 
| 1988 | 3.23 | 3.6 | 
| 1989 | 3.19 | 3.52 | 
| 1990 | 3.18 | 3.45 | 
| 1991 | 3.18 | 3.37 | 
| 1992 | 3.19 | 3.29 | 
| 1993 | 3.2 | 3.22 | 
| 1994 | 3.23 | 3.15 | 
| 1995 | 3.24 | 3.08 | 
| 1996 | 3.23 | 3.02 | 
| 1997 | 3.22 | 2.97 | 
| 1998 | 3.18 | 2.91 | 
| 1999 | 3.13 | 2.86 | 
| 2000 | 3.06 | 2.79 | 
| 2001 | 2.96 | 2.78 | 
| 2002 | 2.84 | 2.74 | 
| 2003 | 2.75 | 2.7 | 
| 2004 | 2.68 | 2.64 | 
| 2005 | 2.65 | 2.63 | 
| 2006 | 2.66 | 2.6 | 
| 2007 | 2.68 | 2.52 | 
| 2008 | 2.7 | 2.48 | 
| 2009 | 2.69 | 2.42 | 
| 2010 | 2.68 | 2.4 | 
| 2011 | 2.69 | 2.4 | 
| 2012 | 2.7 | 2.38 | 
| 2013 | 2.71 | 2.33 | 
| 2014 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 
| 2015 | 2.67 | 2.25 | 
| 2016 | 2.63 | 2.22 | 
| 2017 | 2.59 | 2.18 | 
| 2018 | 2.55 | 2.15 | 
| 2019 | 2.52 | 2.13 | 
| 2020 | 2.49 | 2.12 | 
| 2021 | 2.46 | 2.11 | 
| 2022 | 2.44 | 2.09 | 
| 2023 | 2.41 | 2.08 | 
Guyana and Venezuela demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|  |  | |
| 1960 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 
| 1961 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 
| 1962 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 
| 1963 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 
| 1964 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 
| 1965 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 
| 1966 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 
| 1967 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 
| 1968 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 
| 1969 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 
| 1970 | 16.5 | 17 | 
| 1971 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 
| 1972 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 
| 1973 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 
| 1974 | 17 | 17.7 | 
| 1975 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 
| 1976 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 
| 1977 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 
| 1978 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 
| 1979 | 18 | 18.7 | 
| 1980 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 
| 1981 | 18.4 | 19 | 
| 1982 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 
| 1983 | 19 | 19.4 | 
| 1984 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 
| 1985 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 
| 1986 | 19.9 | 20 | 
| 1987 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 
| 1988 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 
| 1989 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 
| 1990 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 
| 1991 | 21.1 | 21 | 
| 1992 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 
| 1993 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 
| 1994 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 
| 1995 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 
| 1996 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 
| 1997 | 21.9 | 22.3 | 
| 1998 | 22 | 22.6 | 
| 1999 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 
| 2000 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 
| 2001 | 22.4 | 23.4 | 
| 2002 | 22.5 | 23.6 | 
| 2003 | 22.7 | 23.9 | 
| 2004 | 22.9 | 24.1 | 
| 2005 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 
| 2006 | 23.4 | 24.7 | 
| 2007 | 23.6 | 24.9 | 
| 2008 | 23.8 | 25.2 | 
| 2009 | 24 | 25.5 | 
| 2010 | 24.2 | 25.8 | 
| 2011 | 24.4 | 26.1 | 
| 2012 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 
| 2013 | 24.6 | 26.8 | 
| 2014 | 24.6 | 27.1 | 
| 2015 | 24.7 | 27.4 | 
| 2016 | 24.9 | 27.7 | 
| 2017 | 25 | 28 | 
| 2018 | 25.4 | 28.4 | 
| 2019 | 25.7 | 28.9 | 
| 2020 | 25.9 | 29.2 | 
| 2021 | 26.1 | 29.6 | 
| 2022 | 26.4 | 29.8 | 
| 2023 | 26.7 | 30 | 
| 2024 | 26.9 | 30.2 | 
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method | 
$16.8B  2024 | 
$393B  2014 | 
| Government expenditure, % of GDP | 
24.3%  2025 | 
15.7%  2025 | 
| Education expenditure, % of GDP | 
4.45%  2018 | 
0.003%  2023 | 
| Military expenditure, % of GDP | 
0.59%  2023 | 
0.5%  2023 | 
| Armed forces personnel | 
3,000  2020 | 
343,000  2020 | 
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | 
-4.95%  2025 | 
-5.51%  2025 | 
| Unemployment rate | 
13.2%  2019 | 
7.53%  2020 | 
| Services, % of GDP | 
15.3%  2024 | 
51.7%  2014 | 
| Industry, % of GDP | 
74.3%  2024 | 
37.2%  2014 | 
| Economic freedom index | 
58.2  2025 | 
27.6  2025 | 
| Income share by richest 10% | 
34.4%  1998 | 
33.2%  2006 | 
| Income share by poorest 10% | 
1.1%  1998 | 
1.2%  2006 | 
| Number of billionaires | n/a | 
1  2025 | 
| Percentage of billionaires | n/a | 
0.000005%  2025 | 
| Listed domestic companies | n/a | 
37  2014 | 
| Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a | 
$3.98B  2002 | 
| Total reserves including gold | 
$1.01B  2024 | 
$9.79B  2017 | 
| Personal remittances received | 
$600M  2024 | 
$0  2023 | 
| International tourist arrivals | 
86,400  2020 | 
429,000  2017 | 
| International tourism as share of exports | 
4.21%  2003 | 
1.9%  2016 | 
| Banked people share | n/a | 
87.3%  2024 | 
Energy
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita | 
661 kg  2007 | 
1,478 kg  2022 | 
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use | 
$12.3  2007 | 
$7.51  2011 | 
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 
3.3 megatons  2023 | 
84.6 megatons  2023 | 
| CO2 emissions per capita | 
4 tons  2023 | 
2.99 tons  2023 | 
| Fossil fuel energy use share | 
0%  2007 | 
85.9%  2022 | 
| Renewable energy use share | 
12.1%  2022 | 
33.7%  2021 | 
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a | 
13.3%  2022 | 
| Net energy imports use share | n/a | 
-73.9%  2022 | 
| Electric power consumption per capita | n/a | 
1,989 kWh  2022 | 
| Renewable electricity output share | 
7.11%  2021 | 
75.4%  2021 | 
| Hydroelectric share | 
0.0008%  2021 | 
78.3%  2022 | 
| Nuclear share | 
0%  2021 | 
0%  2021 | 
| Electricity access | 
98.9%  2023 | 
100%  2023 | 
Society
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population | 
0.01%  2024 | 
0.35%  2024 | 
| Annual migration change | 
-5,407  2024 | 
-105,297  2024 | 
| Urban population | 
27.3%  2024 | 
88.5%  2024 | 
| Male:Female ratio | 
50:50  2024 | 
50:50  2024 | 
| Average male height | 
5.65 ft  2025 | 
5.69 ft  2025 | 
| Average female height | 
5.24 ft  2025 | 
5.25 ft  2025 | 
| Quality of life index | 
49.9  2025 | 
28.7  2025 | 
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 
39  2024 | 
10  2024 | 
| Higher education index | 
26  2025 | 
62  2025 | 
| Homicides per 100K people | 
16.2  2022 | 
12.6  2022 | 
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people | 
22.3  2019 | 
39  2019 | 
| Visa free countries | 
98  2025 | 
125  2025 | 
| Adult literacy rate | 
90%  2022 | 
97.6%  2022 | 
| English speaking | 
90.5%  2023 | 
1%  2025 | 
| People using the Internet | 
81.7%  2023 | 
61.6%  2017 | 
Health
|  |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita | 
$532  2022 | 
$208.6  2022 | 
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | 
$122.6  2022 | 
$51.9  2022 | 
| Life expectancy | 
70.4 years  2025 | 
72.8 years  2025 | 
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure | 
3.25%  2022 | 
0.71%  2022 | 
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 
1.41  2020 | 
1.66  2017 | 
| Age at first childbirth | 
20.8 years  2025 | n/a | 
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | 
75  2023 | 
227  2023 | 
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | 
25.7  2023 | 
24.3  2023 | 
| Obesity rate | 
29%  2022 | 
23.3%  2022 | 
| Diabetes prevalence | 
16.4%  2024 | 
8.6%  2024 | 
| Air quality index | 
46  2025 | 
73  2025 | 
| Tobacco use prevalence | 
11.1%  2022 | n/a | 
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita | 
5.04 liters  2020 | 
1.99 liters  2020 | 
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