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Guinea vs Guyana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea has a population of 14.8M (ranked 75/197), compared with 831K in Guyana (ranked 161/197). Guinea's land area is 94,873 sq mi versus 81,522 sq mi for Guyana (ranked 77th vs. 82nd).

By GDP, Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B) and Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B). By GDP per capita, Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717), while Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea Guyana
Population
15374667
839919
Population rank 75/197 162/197
GDP
$25.3B
2024
$24.8B
2024
GDP rank 117/197 119/197
GDP per capita
$1,717
2024
$29,884
2024
GDP per capita rank 161/197 42/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,579
2024
$79,906
2024
Government debt
$12.1B
2024
$6.03B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.6%
2025
27.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$821
2024
$7,252
2024
Government debt per person rank 147/185 67/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,703
2025
$13,265
2025
Land area
94,873 sq mi
2025
81,522 sq mi
2025
Population density
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.22
2023
2.41
2023
Median age
19.2 years
2024
26.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
70.4 years
2025

Guinea and Guyana: Comparison Charts

Guinea and Guyana economies compared

GDP
Guinea

Guyana
Year GDP
Guinea Guyana
1960 - $170,216,241
1961 - $185,849,535
1962 - $194,949,513
1963 - $175,757,894
1964 - $194,774,513
1965 - $213,235,294
1966 - $228,705,882
1967 - $250,176,471
1968 - $229,750,000
1969 - $249,300,000
1970 $3,220,224,608 $267,800,000
1971 $3,594,302,908 $282,050,000
1972 $4,203,069,035 $285,380,952
1973 $5,152,080,388 $307,047,619
1974 $5,691,417,541 $433,954,545
1975 $6,102,769,605 $494,791,667
1976 $6,762,781,871 $454,440,000
1977 $6,914,381,291 $449,880,000
1978 $8,087,305,999 $507,080,000
1979 $8,877,094,497 $530,440,000
1980 $9,746,524,915 $603,200,000
1981 $9,646,440,667 $570,357,107
1982 $11,926,032,493 $482,000,000
1983 $15,129,893,722 $489,333,333
1984 $18,421,497,251 $437,631,605
1985 $22,787,644,566 $453,488,372
1986 $2,909,130,355 $504,651,140
1987 $2,976,714,019 $354,591,847
1988 $3,476,480,303 $413,799,990
1989 $3,546,079,263 $379,779,390
1990 $3,888,320,666 $396,582,263
1991 $4,396,178,694 $348,533,095
1992 $4,789,220,417 $373,573,141
1993 $4,781,166,117 $454,101,382
1994 $4,932,800,407 $540,874,934
1995 $5,385,704,166 $621,626,786
1996 $5,641,243,100 $705,406,001
1997 $5,516,916,163 $749,138,010
1998 $5,232,118,046 $717,530,683
1999 $5,046,806,783 $694,754,988
2000 $4,367,458,867 $712,667,897
2001 $4,125,527,603 $712,167,450
2002 $4,301,608,753 $726,131,435
2003 $5,025,167,975 $743,063,950
2004 $5,300,767,961 $787,814,379
2005 $4,282,468,637 $824,880,550
2006 $4,220,019,845 $2,379,817,991
2007 $6,281,918,226 $2,730,971,595
2008 $6,964,179,983 $3,025,187,433
2009 $6,716,905,340 $3,165,663,153
2010 $6,853,467,146 $3,432,912,517
2011 $6,785,137,203 $3,691,384,318
2012 $7,638,044,557 $4,063,088,536
2013 $8,376,613,539 $4,167,800,929
2014 $8,778,473,373 $4,127,660,152
2015 $8,794,201,743 $4,279,840,194
2016 $8,595,955,222 $4,482,697,337
2017 $10,324,668,271 $4,748,174,334
2018 $11,857,030,367 $4,787,636,998
2019 $13,442,861,496 $5,173,760,192
2020 $14,088,693,743 $5,471,256,595
2021 $17,069,115,738 $8,041,362,110
2022 $19,910,452,542 $14,718,388,489
2023 $22,407,615,556 $16,918,503,597
2024 $25,334,307,879 $24,835,899,826

Guinea and Guyana economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea

Guyana
Year GDP per capita
Guinea Guyana
1960 - $299.1
1961 - $319
1962 - $327
1963 - $288.8
1964 - $313
1965 - $336
1966 - $353
1967 - $378
1968 - $340
1969 - $361
1970 $753 $381
1971 $825 $396
1972 $948 $395
1973 $1,143 $421
1974 $1,243 $588
1975 $1,311 $664
1976 $1,431 $604
1977 $1,440 $593
1978 $1,658 $663
1979 $1,790 $689
1980 $1,931 $779
1981 $1,876 $735
1982 $2,273 $621
1983 $2,823 $631
1984 $3,362 $565
1985 $4,062 $588
1986 $506 $657
1987 $505 $464
1988 $574 $545
1989 $570 $503
1990 $604 $529
1991 $656 $466
1992 $693 $498
1993 $671 $603
1994 $672 $716
1995 $713 $820
1996 $726 $928
1997 $696 $983
1998 $647 $940
1999 $611 $909
2000 $518 $932
2001 $483 $932
2002 $496 $951
2003 $566 $974
2004 $585 $1,033
2005 $463 $1,084
2006 $447 $3,136
2007 $650 $3,608
2008 $704 $4,009
2009 $662 $4,209
2010 $659 $4,582
2011 $637 $4,947
2012 $699 $5,444
2013 $748 $5,557
2014 $765 $5,473
2015 $747 $5,640
2016 $712 $5,871
2017 $834 $6,179
2018 $933 $6,048
2019 $1,031 $6,406
2020 $1,054 $6,776
2021 $1,245 $9,861
2022 $1,417 $17,913
2023 $1,555 $20,474
2024 $1,717 $29,884

Guinea vs. Guyana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea

Guyana
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea Guyana
1950 35.6 49.2
1951 35.6 50.2
1952 35.7 51.3
1953 35.8 52.4
1954 35.9 53.3
1955 36 54.1
1956 36.1 55.2
1957 36.2 56.1
1958 36.4 56.4
1959 36.5 57
1960 36.6 57.5
1961 36.8 57.9
1962 37 58.3
1963 37.2 58.6
1964 37.4 59
1965 37.7 59.1
1966 38 59.3
1967 38.2 59.5
1968 38.5 59.7
1969 38.8 59.8
1970 39.1 60
1971 39.4 60.1
1972 39.7 60.1
1973 39.9 60.2
1974 40.2 60.3
1975 40.6 60.4
1976 41 60.4
1977 41.4 60.6
1978 41.9 60.6
1979 42.3 60.7
1980 42.8 60.8
1981 43.3 60.9
1982 43.9 61
1983 44.2 61.2
1984 44.9 61.3
1985 45.3 61.4
1986 45.7 61.5
1987 46.1 61.7
1988 46.5 61.8
1989 46.9 62.1
1990 47.3 62.3
1991 47.8 62.5
1992 48.3 62.8
1993 48.8 63
1994 49.2 63
1995 49.8 62.7
1996 50.5 62.7
1997 51.1 62.9
1998 51.6 63.4
1999 52 63.8
2000 52.4 64.1
2001 52.7 64.4
2002 53.2 64.2
2003 53.6 64.1
2004 54 64.2
2005 54.4 64.4
2006 54.9 64.8
2007 55.2 65.5
2008 55.7 65.7
2009 56.1 66
2010 56.4 66.2
2011 56.8 66.5
2012 57.1 66.4
2013 57.5 66.7
2014 57.6 67.3
2015 57.9 67.7
2016 58.5 68.1
2017 58.7 68.5
2018 59 68.8
2019 59.4 69.1
2020 59.3 67.8
2021 59.4 64.3
2022 60.4 69.9
2023 60.7 70.2
2024 60.9 70.3
2025 61.1 70.4

Guinea and Guyana population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea

Guyana
Year Population
Guinea Guyana
1960 3,556,749 569,143
1961 3,619,551 582,568
1962 3,684,273 595,461
1963 3,750,954 608,537
1964 3,819,722 621,764
1965 3,890,716 635,128
1966 3,964,155 648,646
1967 4,040,153 662,311
1968 4,118,550 676,160
1969 4,198,300 690,223
1970 4,277,535 702,705
1971 4,355,200 712,662
1972 4,431,292 721,617
1973 4,506,324 730,138
1974 4,580,510 738,057
1975 4,653,876 745,393
1976 4,727,022 752,253
1977 4,801,128 758,654
1978 4,877,854 764,586
1979 4,959,283 770,062
1980 5,047,419 774,367
1981 5,143,288 776,453
1982 5,247,672 776,712
1983 5,359,814 775,891
1984 5,480,096 774,111
1985 5,610,373 771,477
1986 5,750,668 768,098
1987 5,900,198 764,120
1988 6,056,574 759,663
1989 6,215,811 754,865
1990 6,434,374 749,894
1991 6,697,166 747,861
1992 6,914,366 749,911
1993 7,128,177 752,965
1994 7,345,107 755,822
1995 7,553,249 758,388
1996 7,770,035 760,526
1997 7,931,370 762,245
1998 8,081,990 763,586
1999 8,265,123 764,483
2000 8,428,832 764,832
2001 8,539,960 764,477
2002 8,674,066 763,652
2003 8,870,781 763,101
2004 9,062,726 762,418
2005 9,245,844 760,914
2006 9,441,171 758,966
2007 9,662,281 756,861
2008 9,898,870 754,606
2009 10,143,534 752,094
2010 10,396,086 749,256
2011 10,656,810 746,153
2012 10,921,581 746,288
2013 11,191,873 750,021
2014 11,472,924 754,229
2015 11,767,070 758,781
2016 12,073,030 763,548
2017 12,385,659 768,479
2018 12,704,774 791,556
2019 13,034,346 807,665
2020 13,371,183 807,481
2021 13,710,513 815,482
2022 14,055,137 821,637
2023 14,405,468 826,353
2024 14,754,785 831,087

Fertility rates in Guinea and Guyana

Fertility rate
Guinea

Guyana
Year Fertility rate
Guinea Guyana
1960 6.11 6.33
1961 6.13 6.34
1962 6.14 6.33
1963 6.15 6.31
1964 6.17 6.23
1965 6.18 6.14
1966 6.19 6.02
1967 6.2 5.89
1968 6.21 5.75
1969 6.23 5.58
1970 6.24 5.41
1971 6.26 5.26
1972 6.28 5.08
1973 6.31 4.87
1974 6.34 4.64
1975 6.37 4.45
1976 6.4 4.28
1977 6.43 4.12
1978 6.44 3.97
1979 6.45 3.86
1980 6.46 3.77
1981 6.46 3.72
1982 6.49 3.68
1983 6.49 3.64
1984 6.51 3.54
1985 6.53 3.47
1986 6.55 3.38
1987 6.57 3.31
1988 6.56 3.23
1989 6.55 3.19
1990 6.52 3.18
1991 6.48 3.18
1992 6.45 3.19
1993 6.41 3.2
1994 6.36 3.23
1995 6.29 3.24
1996 6.21 3.23
1997 6.12 3.22
1998 6.05 3.18
1999 5.99 3.13
2000 5.92 3.06
2001 5.83 2.96
2002 5.78 2.84
2003 5.74 2.75
2004 5.73 2.68
2005 5.73 2.65
2006 5.7 2.66
2007 5.66 2.68
2008 5.6 2.7
2009 5.53 2.69
2010 5.44 2.68
2011 5.34 2.69
2012 5.23 2.7
2013 5.15 2.71
2014 5.07 2.7
2015 5 2.67
2016 4.92 2.63
2017 4.79 2.59
2018 4.67 2.55
2019 4.58 2.52
2020 4.49 2.49
2021 4.4 2.46
2022 4.3 2.44
2023 4.22 2.41

Guinea and Guyana demographics compared

Median age
Guinea

Guyana
Year Median age, years
Guinea Guyana
1960 20.6 16.7
1961 20.5 16.6
1962 20.4 16.4
1963 20.4 16.3
1964 20.3 16.2
1965 20.2 16.1
1966 20.1 16.1
1967 20.1 16.2
1968 20 16.2
1969 20 16.4
1970 19.9 16.5
1971 19.8 16.6
1972 19.8 16.7
1973 19.7 16.8
1974 19.5 17
1975 19.4 17.2
1976 19.3 17.4
1977 19.2 17.6
1978 19 17.8
1979 18.9 18
1980 18.8 18.2
1981 18.7 18.4
1982 18.6 18.7
1983 18.5 19
1984 18.5 19.3
1985 18.4 19.6
1986 18.4 19.9
1987 18.4 20.2
1988 18.4 20.5
1989 18.3 20.7
1990 18.3 20.9
1991 18.3 21.1
1992 18.2 21.3
1993 18.2 21.4
1994 18.1 21.5
1995 18.1 21.7
1996 18 21.8
1997 17.9 21.9
1998 17.7 22
1999 17.6 22.1
2000 17.5 22.2
2001 17.3 22.4
2002 17.2 22.5
2003 17.2 22.7
2004 17.2 22.9
2005 17.2 23.2
2006 17.2 23.4
2007 17.2 23.6
2008 17.3 23.8
2009 17.3 24
2010 17.4 24.2
2011 17.5 24.4
2012 17.6 24.5
2013 17.7 24.6
2014 17.8 24.6
2015 18 24.7
2016 18.1 24.9
2017 18.2 25
2018 18.3 25.4
2019 18.5 25.7
2020 18.6 25.9
2021 18.8 26.1
2022 18.9 26.4
2023 19 26.7
2024 19.2 26.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea Guyana
GNI, Atlas method
$21.7B
2024
$16.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
24.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.72%
2023
4.45%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2023
0.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.77%
2025
-4.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.02%
2019
13.2%
2019
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
15.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2024
74.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.6
2025
58.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.1%
2018
34.4%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2018
1.1%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$1.89B
2023
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$616M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
99,000
2017
86,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.01%
2020
4.21%
2003
Banked people share
36%
2024
n/a

Energy

Guinea Guyana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
661 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.72 megatons
2023
3.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
66.6%
2022
12.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
88.1%
2021
7.11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
87.4%
2021
0.0008%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
98.9%
2023

Society

Guinea Guyana
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,024
2024
-5,407
2024
Urban population
38.5%
2024
27.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.7
2025
49.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
1
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.82
2015
16.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
22.3
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
45.3%
2021
90%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
90.5%
2023
People using the Internet
26.5%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Guinea Guyana
Government health expenditure per capita
$55
2022
$532
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$30.5
2022
$122.6
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
70.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.7%
2022
3.25%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
1.41
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
494
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
95
2023
25.7
2023
Obesity rate
9.74%
2022
29%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
11.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.52 liters
2020
5.04 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea Guyana
% of world land
0.16%
2025
0.14%
2025
Land area per capita
6,430 sq mi
2024
98,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
69,475 sq mi
2025
2,780 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,433 sq mi
2025
70,995 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,482 mi
2019

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