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Bahamas vs Guyana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 831K in Guyana (ranked 161/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 81,522 sq mi for Guyana (ranked 162nd vs. 82nd).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Guyana
Population
404321
839919
Population rank 173/197 162/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$24.8B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 119/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$29,884
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 42/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$79,906
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$6.03B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
27.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$7,252
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 67/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$13,265
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
81,522 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
2.41
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
26.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
70.4 years
2025

Bahamas and Guyana: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Guyana economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Guyana
Year GDP
Bahamas Guyana
1960 $169,736,027 $170,216,241
1961 $190,022,030 $185,849,535
1962 $212,170,034 $194,949,513
1963 $237,650,038 $175,757,894
1964 $266,560,043 $194,774,513
1965 $300,272,048 $213,235,294
1966 $346,800,000 $228,705,882
1967 $398,000,000 $250,176,471
1968 $453,800,000 $229,750,000
1969 $538,700,000 $249,300,000
1970 $539,500,000 $267,800,000
1971 $573,400,000 $282,050,000
1972 $590,900,000 $285,380,952
1973 $670,900,000 $307,047,619
1974 $632,400,000 $433,954,545
1975 $596,200,000 $494,791,667
1976 $642,100,000 $454,440,000
1977 $713,000,000 $449,880,000
1978 $832,400,000 $507,080,000
1979 $1,139,800,100 $530,440,000
1980 $1,335,300,000 $603,200,000
1981 $1,426,500,000 $570,357,107
1982 $1,578,300,000 $482,000,000
1983 $1,732,800,000 $489,333,333
1984 $2,041,100,000 $437,631,605
1985 $2,320,699,900 $453,488,372
1986 $2,472,500,000 $504,651,140
1987 $2,713,999,900 $354,591,847
1988 $2,817,900,000 $413,799,990
1989 $3,062,000,000 $379,779,390
1990 $3,166,000,000 $396,582,263
1991 $3,111,160,000 $348,533,095
1992 $3,109,000,000 $373,573,141
1993 $3,092,000,000 $454,101,382
1994 $3,259,000,000 $540,874,934
1995 $3,429,000,000 $621,626,786
1996 $3,609,000,000 $705,406,001
1997 $6,332,360,000 $749,138,010
1998 $6,833,220,000 $717,530,683
1999 $7,683,870,000 $694,754,988
2000 $8,076,470,000 $712,667,897
2001 $8,317,830,000 $712,167,450
2002 $8,881,160,000 $726,131,435
2003 $8,870,090,000 $743,063,950
2004 $9,055,290,000 $787,814,379
2005 $9,836,200,000 $824,880,550
2006 $10,167,250,000 $2,379,817,991
2007 $10,618,340,000 $2,730,971,595
2008 $10,526,000,000 $3,025,187,433
2009 $9,981,960,000 $3,165,663,153
2010 $10,095,760,000 $3,432,912,517
2011 $10,070,450,000 $3,691,384,318
2012 $10,720,400,000 $4,063,088,536
2013 $10,475,300,000 $4,167,800,929
2014 $11,139,100,000 $4,127,660,152
2015 $11,837,600,000 $4,279,840,194
2016 $11,880,900,000 $4,482,697,337
2017 $12,446,900,000 $4,748,174,334
2018 $12,819,200,000 $4,787,636,998
2019 $13,277,000,000 $5,173,760,192
2020 $10,363,200,000 $5,471,256,595
2021 $12,037,000,000 $8,041,362,110
2022 $13,896,800,000 $14,718,388,489
2023 $15,271,300,000 $16,918,503,597
2024 $15,832,800,000 $24,835,899,826

Bahamas and Guyana economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Guyana
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Guyana
1960 $1,459 $299.1
1961 $1,555 $319
1962 $1,651 $327
1963 $1,759 $288.8
1964 $1,883 $313
1965 $2,030 $336
1966 $2,239 $353
1967 $2,453 $378
1968 $2,668 $340
1969 $3,027 $361
1970 $2,916 $381
1971 $3,004 $396
1972 $3,014 $395
1973 $3,341 $421
1974 $3,080 $588
1975 $2,841 $664
1976 $2,993 $604
1977 $3,253 $593
1978 $3,720 $663
1979 $4,994 $689
1980 $5,743 $779
1981 $6,029 $735
1982 $6,559 $621
1983 $7,081 $631
1984 $8,202 $565
1985 $9,167 $588
1986 $9,601 $657
1987 $10,361 $464
1988 $10,576 $545
1989 $11,291 $503
1990 $11,473 $529
1991 $11,082 $466
1992 $10,873 $498
1993 $10,613 $603
1994 $10,991 $716
1995 $11,375 $820
1996 $11,784 $928
1997 $20,368 $983
1998 $21,667 $940
1999 $24,041 $909
2000 $24,940 $932
2001 $25,372 $932
2002 $26,782 $951
2003 $26,429 $974
2004 $26,650 $1,033
2005 $28,602 $1,084
2006 $29,185 $3,136
2007 $30,052 $3,608
2008 $29,392 $4,009
2009 $27,513 $4,209
2010 $27,473 $4,582
2011 $27,091 $4,947
2012 $28,552 $5,444
2013 $27,643 $5,557
2014 $29,137 $5,473
2015 $30,719 $5,640
2016 $30,617 $5,871
2017 $31,875 $6,179
2018 $32,642 $6,048
2019 $33,640 $6,406
2020 $26,179 $6,776
2021 $30,368 $9,861
2022 $34,957 $17,913
2023 $38,232 $20,474
2024 $39,455 $29,884

Bahamas vs. Guyana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Guyana
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Guyana
1950 58.9 49.2
1951 59.2 50.2
1952 59.6 51.3
1953 60 52.4
1954 60.3 53.3
1955 60.7 54.1
1956 61 55.2
1957 61.4 56.1
1958 61.7 56.4
1959 62.1 57
1960 62.5 57.5
1961 62.8 57.9
1962 63.2 58.3
1963 63.5 58.6
1964 63.9 59
1965 64.3 59.1
1966 64.6 59.3
1967 65 59.5
1968 65.4 59.7
1969 65.8 59.8
1970 66.2 60
1971 66.5 60.1
1972 66.8 60.1
1973 67.1 60.2
1974 67.6 60.3
1975 68.1 60.4
1976 68.5 60.4
1977 68.8 60.6
1978 68.9 60.6
1979 69 60.7
1980 69.1 60.8
1981 69.4 60.9
1982 69.7 61
1983 70 61.2
1984 70.2 61.3
1985 70.3 61.4
1986 70.3 61.5
1987 70.4 61.7
1988 70.5 61.8
1989 70.7 62.1
1990 70.9 62.3
1991 71.2 62.5
1992 71.3 62.8
1993 71.4 63
1994 71.4 63
1995 71.4 62.7
1996 71.5 62.7
1997 71.6 62.9
1998 71.8 63.4
1999 72.1 63.8
2000 72.5 64.1
2001 72.8 64.4
2002 73 64.2
2003 73.2 64.1
2004 73.2 64.2
2005 73.4 64.4
2006 73.5 64.8
2007 73.5 65.5
2008 73.4 65.7
2009 73.5 66
2010 73.4 66.2
2011 73.6 66.5
2012 73.7 66.4
2013 73.9 66.7
2014 74 67.3
2015 73.8 67.7
2016 74 68.1
2017 74 68.5
2018 74.1 68.8
2019 71.4 69.1
2020 73 67.8
2021 70.8 64.3
2022 74.5 69.9
2023 74.6 70.2
2024 74.7 70.3
2025 74.9 70.4

Bahamas and Guyana population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Guyana
Year Population
Bahamas Guyana
1960 116,317 569,143
1961 122,197 582,568
1962 128,493 595,461
1963 135,087 608,537
1964 141,528 621,764
1965 147,952 635,128
1966 154,874 648,646
1967 162,267 662,311
1968 170,089 676,160
1969 177,981 690,223
1970 184,982 702,705
1971 190,857 712,662
1972 196,055 721,617
1973 200,791 730,138
1974 205,342 738,057
1975 209,886 745,393
1976 214,501 752,253
1977 219,157 758,654
1978 223,761 764,586
1979 228,230 770,062
1980 232,526 774,367
1981 236,614 776,453
1982 240,614 776,712
1983 244,698 775,891
1984 248,863 774,111
1985 253,154 771,477
1986 257,536 768,098
1987 261,935 764,120
1988 266,448 759,663
1989 271,178 754,865
1990 275,945 749,894
1991 280,731 747,861
1992 285,927 749,911
1993 291,339 752,965
1994 296,509 755,822
1995 301,461 758,388
1996 306,268 760,526
1997 310,904 762,245
1998 315,368 763,586
1999 319,614 764,483
2000 323,835 764,832
2001 327,836 764,477
2002 331,614 763,652
2003 335,618 763,101
2004 339,782 762,418
2005 343,894 760,914
2006 348,375 758,966
2007 353,334 756,861
2008 358,120 754,606
2009 362,810 752,094
2010 367,478 749,256
2011 371,729 746,153
2012 375,469 746,288
2013 378,953 750,021
2014 382,298 754,229
2015 385,346 758,781
2016 388,055 763,548
2017 390,485 768,479
2018 392,717 791,556
2019 394,675 807,665
2020 395,863 807,481
2021 396,373 815,482
2022 397,538 821,637
2023 399,440 826,353
2024 401,283 831,087

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Guyana

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Guyana
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Guyana
1960 5.09 6.33
1961 5.16 6.34
1962 5.13 6.33
1963 5.06 6.31
1964 4.97 6.23
1965 4.88 6.14
1966 4.79 6.02
1967 4.69 5.89
1968 4.56 5.75
1969 4.38 5.58
1970 4.21 5.41
1971 4.06 5.26
1972 3.89 5.08
1973 3.73 4.87
1974 3.57 4.64
1975 3.42 4.45
1976 3.3 4.28
1977 3.17 4.12
1978 3.05 3.97
1979 2.94 3.86
1980 2.84 3.77
1981 2.77 3.72
1982 2.71 3.68
1983 2.65 3.64
1984 2.59 3.54
1985 2.55 3.47
1986 2.53 3.38
1987 2.52 3.31
1988 2.52 3.23
1989 2.52 3.19
1990 2.52 3.18
1991 2.51 3.18
1992 2.71 3.19
1993 2.61 3.2
1994 2.47 3.23
1995 2.42 3.24
1996 2.35 3.23
1997 2.29 3.22
1998 2.23 3.18
1999 2.13 3.13
2000 2.06 3.06
2001 2.02 2.96
2002 1.98 2.84
2003 1.97 2.75
2004 1.98 2.68
2005 2.01 2.65
2006 2.02 2.66
2007 2.04 2.68
2008 2 2.7
2009 2.01 2.69
2010 1.84 2.68
2011 1.79 2.69
2012 1.76 2.7
2013 1.74 2.71
2014 1.69 2.7
2015 1.57 2.67
2016 1.5 2.63
2017 1.42 2.59
2018 1.4 2.55
2019 1.4 2.52
2020 1.39 2.49
2021 1.38 2.46
2022 1.38 2.44
2023 1.37 2.41

Bahamas and Guyana demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Guyana
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Guyana
1960 19.5 16.7
1961 19.6 16.6
1962 19.6 16.4
1963 19.7 16.3
1964 19.8 16.2
1965 19.9 16.1
1966 20.1 16.1
1967 20.2 16.2
1968 20.3 16.2
1969 20.5 16.4
1970 20.6 16.5
1971 20.6 16.6
1972 20.7 16.7
1973 20.7 16.8
1974 20.8 17
1975 20.9 17.2
1976 21.1 17.4
1977 21.3 17.6
1978 21.6 17.8
1979 21.8 18
1980 22.1 18.2
1981 22.4 18.4
1982 22.7 18.7
1983 23 19
1984 23.4 19.3
1985 23.7 19.6
1986 24 19.9
1987 24.3 20.2
1988 24.7 20.5
1989 25 20.7
1990 25.4 20.9
1991 25.7 21.1
1992 26 21.3
1993 26.3 21.4
1994 26.6 21.5
1995 26.9 21.7
1996 27.2 21.8
1997 27.5 21.9
1998 27.9 22
1999 28.2 22.1
2000 28.5 22.2
2001 28.9 22.4
2002 29.3 22.5
2003 29.6 22.7
2004 30 22.9
2005 30.3 23.2
2006 30.6 23.4
2007 30.8 23.6
2008 31 23.8
2009 31.3 24
2010 31.5 24.2
2011 31.8 24.4
2012 32.1 24.5
2013 32.4 24.6
2014 32.6 24.6
2015 33 24.7
2016 33.3 24.9
2017 33.6 25
2018 33.9 25.4
2019 34.3 25.7
2020 34.6 25.9
2021 34.9 26.1
2022 35.2 26.4
2023 35.6 26.7
2024 36 26.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Guyana
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$16.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
24.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
4.45%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-4.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
13.2%
2019
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
15.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
74.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
58.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.4%
1998
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.1%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
86,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
4.21%
2003

Energy

Bahamas Guyana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
661 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$12.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
3.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
12.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
7.11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.0008%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.9%
2023

Society

Bahamas Guyana
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-5,407
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
27.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
49.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
16.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
22.3
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
90%
2022
English speaking
87.1%
2023
90.5%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Bahamas Guyana
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$532
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$122.6
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
70.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
3.25%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
1.41
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
25.7
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
29%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
11.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
5.04 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Guyana
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.14%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
98,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
2,780 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
70,995 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
2,482 mi
2019

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