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Belgium vs Guyana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 831K in Guyana (ranked 161/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 81,522 sq mi for Guyana (ranked 136th vs. 82nd).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Guyana
Population
11909960
839919
Population rank 83/197 162/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$24.8B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 119/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$29,884
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 42/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$79,906
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$6.03B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
27.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$7,252
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 67/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$13,265
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
81,522 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
2.41
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
26.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
70.4 years
2025

Belgium and Guyana: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Guyana economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Guyana
Year GDP
Belgium Guyana
1960 $11,810,619,368 $170,216,241
1961 $12,561,701,694 $185,849,535
1962 $13,436,827,167 $194,949,513
1963 $14,445,805,381 $175,757,894
1964 $16,168,044,450 $194,774,513
1965 $17,597,783,297 $213,235,294
1966 $18,894,891,312 $228,705,882
1967 $20,252,508,995 $250,176,471
1968 $21,654,856,965 $229,750,000
1969 $24,019,653,475 $249,300,000
1970 $26,706,196,047 $267,800,000
1971 $29,821,661,870 $282,050,000
1972 $37,209,418,019 $285,380,952
1973 $47,743,801,490 $307,047,619
1974 $56,033,077,879 $433,954,545
1975 $65,678,189,097 $494,791,667
1976 $71,113,882,968 $454,440,000
1977 $82,839,905,459 $449,880,000
1978 $101,246,526,194 $507,080,000
1979 $116,315,456,797 $530,440,000
1980 $126,829,314,388 $603,200,000
1981 $104,730,018,470 $570,357,107
1982 $92,095,926,188 $482,000,000
1983 $87,184,239,053 $489,333,333
1984 $83,349,530,159 $437,631,605
1985 $86,268,264,148 $453,488,372
1986 $120,018,787,249 $504,651,140
1987 $149,394,404,106 $354,591,847
1988 $162,299,103,675 $413,799,990
1989 $164,221,056,511 $379,779,390
1990 $205,331,747,948 $396,582,263
1991 $210,510,999,409 $348,533,095
1992 $234,781,652,447 $373,573,141
1993 $224,721,795,709 $454,101,382
1994 $244,884,129,491 $540,874,934
1995 $288,025,588,396 $621,626,786
1996 $279,201,433,225 $705,406,001
1997 $252,708,051,421 $749,138,010
1998 $258,528,339,631 $717,530,683
1999 $258,245,733,221 $694,754,988
2000 $236,792,460,312 $712,667,897
2001 $236,746,141,604 $712,167,450
2002 $258,383,599,375 $726,131,435
2003 $318,082,528,507 $743,063,950
2004 $369,214,712,443 $787,814,379
2005 $385,714,762,230 $824,880,550
2006 $408,259,840,869 $2,379,817,991
2007 $470,922,156,309 $2,730,971,595
2008 $517,328,087,920 $3,025,187,433
2009 $485,014,525,992 $3,165,663,153
2010 $481,556,503,720 $3,432,912,517
2011 $527,196,649,049 $3,691,384,318
2012 $498,414,364,945 $4,063,088,536
2013 $524,097,026,599 $4,167,800,929
2014 $537,987,419,164 $4,127,660,152
2015 $461,044,767,545 $4,279,840,194
2016 $474,271,566,740 $4,482,697,337
2017 $500,908,767,352 $4,748,174,334
2018 $542,638,913,428 $4,787,636,998
2019 $536,726,344,405 $5,173,760,192
2020 $529,694,473,502 $5,471,256,595
2021 $598,522,422,242 $8,041,362,110
2022 $593,614,574,326 $14,718,388,489
2023 $644,655,275,112 $16,918,503,597
2024 $664,564,181,487 $24,835,899,826

Belgium and Guyana economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Guyana
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Guyana
1960 $1,290 $299.1
1961 $1,368 $319
1962 $1,457 $327
1963 $1,555 $288.8
1964 $1,724 $313
1965 $1,860 $336
1966 $1,983 $353
1967 $2,114 $378
1968 $2,251 $340
1969 $2,490 $361
1970 $2,766 $381
1971 $3,083 $396
1972 $3,832 $395
1973 $4,901 $421
1974 $5,734 $588
1975 $6,701 $664
1976 $7,243 $604
1977 $8,427 $593
1978 $10,290 $663
1979 $11,811 $689
1980 $12,864 $779
1981 $10,623 $735
1982 $9,344 $621
1983 $8,846 $631
1984 $8,457 $565
1985 $8,751 $588
1986 $12,170 $657
1987 $15,136 $464
1988 $16,391 $545
1989 $16,525 $503
1990 $20,600 $529
1991 $21,042 $466
1992 $23,373 $498
1993 $22,284 $603
1994 $24,209 $716
1995 $28,414 $820
1996 $27,490 $928
1997 $24,821 $983
1998 $25,338 $940
1999 $25,253 $909
2000 $23,099 $932
2001 $23,015 $932
2002 $25,006 $951
2003 $30,655 $974
2004 $35,429 $1,033
2005 $36,810 $1,084
2006 $38,705 $3,136
2007 $44,319 $3,608
2008 $48,303 $4,009
2009 $44,923 $4,209
2010 $44,197 $4,582
2011 $47,761 $4,947
2012 $44,874 $5,444
2013 $46,965 $5,557
2014 $47,996 $5,473
2015 $40,894 $5,640
2016 $41,855 $5,871
2017 $44,035 $6,179
2018 $47,487 $6,048
2019 $46,717 $6,406
2020 $45,906 $6,776
2021 $51,658 $9,861
2022 $50,822 $17,913
2023 $54,690 $20,474
2024 $55,955 $29,884

Belgium vs. Guyana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Guyana
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Guyana
1950 66.3 49.2
1951 66.7 50.2
1952 68 51.3
1953 68.4 52.4
1954 68.6 53.3
1955 68.5 54.1
1956 68.8 55.2
1957 69.2 56.1
1958 69.9 56.4
1959 70.3 57
1960 69.6 57.5
1961 70.5 57.9
1962 70.2 58.3
1963 70 58.6
1964 70.7 59
1965 70.6 59.1
1966 70.6 59.3
1967 70.9 59.5
1968 70.6 59.7
1969 70.7 59.8
1970 70.9 60
1971 71.1 60.1
1972 71.4 60.1
1973 71.6 60.2
1974 72 60.3
1975 72 60.4
1976 72.1 60.4
1977 72.8 60.6
1978 72.7 60.6
1979 73.2 60.7
1980 73.2 60.8
1981 73.7 60.9
1982 73.9 61
1983 73.9 61.2
1984 74.4 61.3
1985 74.5 61.4
1986 74.7 61.5
1987 75.3 61.7
1988 75.6 61.8
1989 75.6 62.1
1990 76.1 62.3
1991 76.2 62.5
1992 76.4 62.8
1993 76.4 63
1994 76.7 63
1995 76.8 62.7
1996 77.2 62.7
1997 77.4 62.9
1998 77.5 63.4
1999 77.6 63.8
2000 77.8 64.1
2001 78.1 64.4
2002 78.2 64.2
2003 78.3 64.1
2004 79 64.2
2005 79.1 64.4
2006 79.4 64.8
2007 79.5 65.5
2008 79.6 65.7
2009 79.8 66
2010 80 66.2
2011 80.4 66.5
2012 80.3 66.4
2013 80.5 66.7
2014 81.1 67.3
2015 80.9 67.7
2016 81.3 68.1
2017 81.4 68.5
2018 81.5 68.8
2019 81.8 69.1
2020 80.8 67.8
2021 81.7 64.3
2022 81.2 69.9
2023 82.1 70.2
2024 82.3 70.3
2025 82.4 70.4

Belgium and Guyana population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Guyana
Year Population
Belgium Guyana
1960 9,153,489 569,143
1961 9,183,948 582,568
1962 9,220,578 595,461
1963 9,289,770 608,537
1964 9,378,113 621,764
1965 9,463,667 635,128
1966 9,527,807 648,646
1967 9,580,991 662,311
1968 9,618,756 676,160
1969 9,646,032 690,223
1970 9,655,549 702,705
1971 9,673,162 712,662
1972 9,711,115 721,617
1973 9,741,720 730,138
1974 9,772,419 738,057
1975 9,800,700 745,393
1976 9,818,227 752,253
1977 9,830,358 758,654
1978 9,839,534 764,586
1979 9,848,382 770,062
1980 9,859,242 774,367
1981 9,858,982 776,453
1982 9,856,303 776,712
1983 9,855,520 775,891
1984 9,855,372 774,111
1985 9,858,308 771,477
1986 9,861,823 768,098
1987 9,870,234 764,120
1988 9,901,664 759,663
1989 9,937,697 754,865
1990 9,967,379 749,894
1991 10,004,486 747,861
1992 10,045,158 749,911
1993 10,084,475 752,965
1994 10,115,603 755,822
1995 10,136,811 758,388
1996 10,156,637 760,526
1997 10,181,245 762,245
1998 10,203,008 763,586
1999 10,226,419 764,483
2000 10,251,250 764,832
2001 10,286,570 764,477
2002 10,332,785 763,652
2003 10,376,133 763,101
2004 10,421,137 762,418
2005 10,478,617 760,914
2006 10,547,958 758,966
2007 10,625,700 756,861
2008 10,709,973 754,606
2009 10,796,493 752,094
2010 10,895,586 749,256
2011 11,038,264 746,153
2012 11,106,932 746,288
2013 11,159,407 750,021
2014 11,209,057 754,229
2015 11,274,196 758,781
2016 11,331,422 763,548
2017 11,375,158 768,479
2018 11,427,054 791,556
2019 11,488,980 807,665
2020 11,538,604 807,481
2021 11,586,195 815,482
2022 11,680,210 821,637
2023 11,787,423 826,353
2024 11,876,844 831,087

Fertility rates in Belgium and Guyana

Fertility rate
Belgium

Guyana
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Guyana
1960 2.54 6.33
1961 2.63 6.34
1962 2.59 6.33
1963 2.68 6.31
1964 2.71 6.23
1965 2.61 6.14
1966 2.52 6.02
1967 2.41 5.89
1968 2.31 5.75
1969 2.27 5.58
1970 2.25 5.41
1971 2.21 5.26
1972 2.09 5.08
1973 1.95 4.87
1974 1.83 4.64
1975 1.74 4.45
1976 1.73 4.28
1977 1.71 4.12
1978 1.69 3.97
1979 1.69 3.86
1980 1.68 3.77
1981 1.66 3.72
1982 1.61 3.68
1983 1.57 3.64
1984 1.54 3.54
1985 1.51 3.47
1986 1.54 3.38
1987 1.54 3.31
1988 1.57 3.23
1989 1.58 3.19
1990 1.62 3.18
1991 1.66 3.18
1992 1.65 3.19
1993 1.61 3.2
1994 1.56 3.23
1995 1.56 3.24
1996 1.59 3.23
1997 1.6 3.22
1998 1.6 3.18
1999 1.62 3.13
2000 1.67 3.06
2001 1.67 2.96
2002 1.65 2.84
2003 1.67 2.75
2004 1.72 2.68
2005 1.76 2.65
2006 1.8 2.66
2007 1.82 2.68
2008 1.85 2.7
2009 1.84 2.69
2010 1.86 2.68
2011 1.81 2.69
2012 1.8 2.7
2013 1.76 2.71
2014 1.74 2.7
2015 1.7 2.67
2016 1.68 2.63
2017 1.65 2.59
2018 1.62 2.55
2019 1.6 2.52
2020 1.55 2.49
2021 1.6 2.46
2022 1.53 2.44
2023 1.47 2.41

Belgium and Guyana demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Guyana
Year Median age, years
Belgium Guyana
1960 34.9 16.7
1961 34.9 16.6
1962 34.9 16.4
1963 34.9 16.3
1964 34.8 16.2
1965 34.8 16.1
1966 34.7 16.1
1967 34.7 16.2
1968 34.7 16.2
1969 34.6 16.4
1970 34.5 16.5
1971 34.4 16.6
1972 34.3 16.7
1973 34.3 16.8
1974 34.3 17
1975 34.2 17.2
1976 34.1 17.4
1977 34.1 17.6
1978 34.1 17.8
1979 34.1 18
1980 34.2 18.2
1981 34.3 18.4
1982 34.5 18.7
1983 34.8 19
1984 35 19.3
1985 35.2 19.6
1986 35.4 19.9
1987 35.6 20.2
1988 35.9 20.5
1989 36.1 20.7
1990 36.3 20.9
1991 36.5 21.1
1992 36.7 21.3
1993 37 21.4
1994 37.2 21.5
1995 37.5 21.7
1996 37.8 21.8
1997 38.1 21.9
1998 38.3 22
1999 38.6 22.1
2000 38.9 22.2
2001 39.2 22.4
2002 39.4 22.5
2003 39.7 22.7
2004 40 22.9
2005 40.2 23.2
2006 40.4 23.4
2007 40.6 23.6
2008 40.7 23.8
2009 40.8 24
2010 40.8 24.2
2011 40.9 24.4
2012 41.1 24.5
2013 41.2 24.6
2014 41.3 24.6
2015 41.4 24.7
2016 41.4 24.9
2017 41.6 25
2018 41.7 25.4
2019 41.8 25.7
2020 41.9 25.9
2021 42 26.1
2022 42.2 26.4
2023 42.4 26.7
2024 42.7 26.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Guyana
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$16.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
24.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
4.45%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
0.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-4.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
13.2%
2019
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
15.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
74.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
69
2025
58.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
34.4%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
1.1%
1998
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
86,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
4.21%
2003
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Belgium Guyana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
661 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$12.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
3.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
12.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
7.11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
0.0008%
2021
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.9%
2023

Society

Belgium Guyana
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-5,407
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
27.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
49.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
16.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
22.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
90%
2022
English speaking
59%
2023
90.5%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
81.7%
2023

Health

Belgium Guyana
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$532
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$122.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
70.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
3.25%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
1.41
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
25.7
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
29%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
11.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
5.04 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Guyana
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.14%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
98,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
2,780 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
70,995 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
2,482 mi
2019

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