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Guyana vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 82nd vs. 104th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Iceland
Population
839919
412970
Population rank 162/197 172/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$78,259
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Guyana and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Iceland
Year GDP
Guyana Iceland
1960 $170,216,241 $252,169,712
1961 $185,849,535 $257,703,245
1962 $194,949,513 $289,200,704
1963 $175,757,894 $345,175,036
1964 $194,774,513 $440,797,869
1965 $213,235,294 $531,569,564
1966 $228,705,882 $638,349,755
1967 $250,176,471 $630,567,116
1968 $229,750,000 $481,532,848
1969 $249,300,000 $420,945,148
1970 $267,800,000 $526,704,545
1971 $282,050,000 $670,251,136
1972 $285,380,952 $839,652,164
1973 $307,047,619 $1,154,440,253
1974 $433,954,545 $1,515,190,595
1975 $494,791,667 $1,406,875,081
1976 $454,440,000 $1,669,488,390
1977 $449,880,000 $2,208,509,076
1978 $507,080,000 $2,511,826,196
1979 $530,440,000 $2,853,435,054
1980 $603,200,000 $3,381,419,251
1981 $570,357,107 $3,492,997,010
1982 $482,000,000 $3,206,626,645
1983 $489,333,333 $2,765,950,336
1984 $437,631,605 $2,864,441,387
1985 $453,488,372 $2,984,052,357
1986 $504,651,140 $3,989,622,739
1987 $354,591,847 $5,520,318,405
1988 $413,799,990 $6,106,635,816
1989 $379,779,390 $5,672,569,449
1990 $396,582,263 $6,468,736,356
1991 $348,533,095 $6,909,730,288
1992 $373,573,141 $7,080,981,738
1993 $454,101,382 $6,218,581,532
1994 $540,874,934 $6,389,460,343
1995 $621,626,786 $7,123,633,418
1996 $705,406,001 $7,426,082,271
1997 $749,138,010 $7,569,672,925
1998 $717,530,683 $8,503,746,468
1999 $694,754,988 $8,982,047,589
2000 $712,667,897 $9,025,660,362
2001 $712,167,450 $8,234,846,805
2002 $726,131,435 $9,318,395,055
2003 $743,063,950 $11,429,333,038
2004 $787,814,379 $13,825,302,536
2005 $824,880,550 $16,852,963,067
2006 $2,379,817,991 $17,465,318,552
2007 $2,730,971,595 $21,652,505,597
2008 $3,025,187,433 $18,074,622,987
2009 $3,165,663,153 $13,154,414,219
2010 $3,432,912,517 $13,751,161,918
2011 $3,691,384,318 $15,221,622,926
2012 $4,063,088,536 $14,751,508,134
2013 $4,167,800,929 $16,125,060,515
2014 $4,127,660,152 $17,867,662,178
2015 $4,279,840,194 $17,517,210,519
2016 $4,482,697,337 $20,793,168,031
2017 $4,748,174,334 $24,728,285,177
2018 $4,787,636,998 $26,260,850,582
2019 $5,173,760,192 $24,681,343,649
2020 $5,471,256,595 $21,629,953,194
2021 $8,041,362,110 $25,770,339,317
2022 $14,718,388,489 $28,696,453,180
2023 $16,918,503,597 $31,452,223,862
2024 $24,835,899,826 $33,462,807,983

Guyana and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Iceland
1960 $299.1 $1,436
1961 $319 $1,439
1962 $327 $1,586
1963 $288.8 $1,859
1964 $313 $2,332
1965 $336 $2,764
1966 $353 $3,264
1967 $378 $3,173
1968 $340 $2,390
1969 $361 $2,070
1970 $381 $2,576
1971 $396 $3,252
1972 $395 $4,015
1973 $421 $5,437
1974 $588 $7,041
1975 $664 $6,454
1976 $604 $7,583
1977 $593 $9,957
1978 $663 $11,237
1979 $689 $12,641
1980 $779 $14,822
1981 $735 $15,137
1982 $621 $13,712
1983 $631 $11,672
1984 $565 $11,960
1985 $588 $12,361
1986 $657 $16,406
1987 $464 $22,453
1988 $545 $24,452
1989 $503 $22,434
1990 $529 $25,385
1991 $466 $26,803
1992 $498 $27,124
1993 $603 $23,580
1994 $716 $24,019
1995 $820 $26,634
1996 $928 $27,615
1997 $983 $27,919
1998 $940 $31,030
1999 $909 $32,382
2000 $932 $32,096
2001 $932 $28,897
2002 $951 $32,409
2003 $974 $39,477
2004 $1,033 $47,335
2005 $1,084 $56,795
2006 $3,136 $57,493
2007 $3,608 $69,496
2008 $4,009 $56,943
2009 $4,209 $41,301
2010 $4,582 $43,237
2011 $4,947 $47,715
2012 $5,444 $45,996
2013 $5,557 $49,805
2014 $5,473 $54,577
2015 $5,640 $52,952
2016 $5,871 $61,988
2017 $6,179 $72,010
2018 $6,048 $74,452
2019 $6,406 $68,452
2020 $6,776 $59,024
2021 $9,861 $69,178
2022 $17,913 $75,121
2023 $20,474 $79,960
2024 $29,884 $82,704

Guyana vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Iceland
1950 49.2 71
1951 50.2 71
1952 51.3 72.4
1953 52.4 72.3
1954 53.3 73.3
1955 54.1 73.3
1956 55.2 72.9
1957 56.1 73.4
1958 56.4 73.3
1959 57 72.6
1960 57.5 74
1961 57.9 73.4
1962 58.3 73.6
1963 58.6 72.9
1964 59 73.5
1965 59.1 73.8
1966 59.3 73.1
1967 59.5 73.7
1968 59.7 73.9
1969 59.8 73.7
1970 60 73.8
1971 60.1 73.5
1972 60.1 74.4
1973 60.2 74.3
1974 60.3 74.1
1975 60.4 75.3
1976 60.4 76.6
1977 60.6 76.1
1978 60.6 76.4
1979 60.7 76.5
1980 60.8 76.6
1981 60.9 76.2
1982 61 76.8
1983 61.2 76.4
1984 61.3 77.3
1985 61.4 77.4
1986 61.5 77.9
1987 61.7 77.1
1988 61.8 76.9
1989 62.1 77.9
1990 62.3 77.7
1991 62.5 77.8
1992 62.8 78.6
1993 63 78.8
1994 63 79
1995 62.7 77.5
1996 62.7 78.6
1997 62.9 78.7
1998 63.4 79.4
1999 63.8 79.2
2000 64.1 79.5
2001 64.4 80.4
2002 64.2 80.3
2003 64.1 80.8
2004 64.2 80.7
2005 64.4 81.2
2006 64.8 80.9
2007 65.5 81.1
2008 65.7 81.2
2009 66 81.4
2010 66.2 81.6
2011 66.5 82
2012 66.4 82.3
2013 66.7 81.7
2014 67.3 82.4
2015 67.7 82.2
2016 68.1 81.8
2017 68.5 82.2
2018 68.8 82.5
2019 69.1 82.8
2020 67.8 82.7
2021 64.3 82.8
2022 69.9 81.6
2023 70.2 82.7
2024 70.3 83
2025 70.4 83.2

Guyana and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Iceland
Year Population
Guyana Iceland
1960 569,143 175,574
1961 582,568 179,029
1962 595,461 182,378
1963 608,537 185,653
1964 621,764 188,983
1965 635,128 192,286
1966 648,646 195,570
1967 662,311 198,751
1968 676,160 201,488
1969 690,223 203,369
1970 702,705 204,438
1971 712,662 206,098
1972 721,617 209,137
1973 730,138 212,317
1974 738,057 215,209
1975 745,393 217,979
1976 752,253 220,154
1977 758,654 221,799
1978 764,586 223,537
1979 770,062 225,735
1980 774,367 228,138
1981 776,453 230,755
1982 776,712 233,860
1983 775,891 236,977
1984 774,111 239,511
1985 771,477 241,405
1986 768,098 243,180
1987 764,120 245,859
1988 759,663 249,740
1989 754,865 252,852
1990 749,894 254,826
1991 747,861 257,797
1992 749,911 261,057
1993 752,965 263,725
1994 755,822 266,021
1995 758,388 267,468
1996 760,526 268,916
1997 762,245 271,128
1998 763,586 274,047
1999 764,483 277,381
2000 764,832 281,205
2001 764,477 284,968
2002 763,652 287,523
2003 763,101 289,521
2004 762,418 292,074
2005 760,914 296,734
2006 758,966 303,782
2007 756,861 311,566
2008 754,606 317,414
2009 752,094 318,499
2010 749,256 318,041
2011 746,153 319,014
2012 746,288 320,716
2013 750,021 323,764
2014 754,229 327,386
2015 758,781 330,815
2016 763,548 335,439
2017 768,479 343,400
2018 791,556 352,721
2019 807,665 360,563
2020 807,481 366,463
2021 815,482 372,520
2022 821,637 382,003
2023 826,353 393,349
2024 831,087 404,610

Fertility rates in Guyana and Iceland

Fertility rate
Guyana

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Iceland
1960 6.33 4.29
1961 6.34 3.88
1962 6.33 3.98
1963 6.31 3.99
1964 6.23 3.88
1965 6.14 3.73
1966 6.02 3.59
1967 5.89 3.28
1968 5.75 3.06
1969 5.58 2.99
1970 5.41 2.81
1971 5.26 2.92
1972 5.08 3.09
1973 4.87 2.94
1974 4.64 2.66
1975 4.45 2.65
1976 4.28 2.52
1977 4.12 2.31
1978 3.97 2.35
1979 3.86 2.49
1980 3.77 2.48
1981 3.72 2.33
1982 3.68 2.27
1983 3.64 2.24
1984 3.54 2.08
1985 3.47 1.93
1986 3.38 1.92
1987 3.31 2.06
1988 3.23 2.26
1989 3.19 2.19
1990 3.18 2.3
1991 3.18 2.18
1992 3.19 2.21
1993 3.2 2.22
1994 3.23 2.14
1995 3.24 2.08
1996 3.23 2.12
1997 3.22 2.04
1998 3.18 2.05
1999 3.13 1.99
2000 3.06 2.08
2001 2.96 1.95
2002 2.84 1.93
2003 2.75 1.99
2004 2.68 2.04
2005 2.65 2.05
2006 2.66 2.08
2007 2.68 2.09
2008 2.7 2.15
2009 2.69 2.23
2010 2.68 2.2
2011 2.69 2.02
2012 2.7 2.04
2013 2.71 1.93
2014 2.7 1.93
2015 2.67 1.8
2016 2.63 1.74
2017 2.59 1.71
2018 2.55 1.71
2019 2.52 1.74
2020 2.49 1.72
2021 2.46 1.82
2022 2.44 1.59
2023 2.41 1.59

Guyana and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Guyana Iceland
1960 16.7 25.4
1961 16.6 25.2
1962 16.4 24.9
1963 16.3 24.7
1964 16.2 24.4
1965 16.1 24.2
1966 16.1 24.1
1967 16.2 24.1
1968 16.2 24.2
1969 16.4 24.3
1970 16.5 24.5
1971 16.6 24.7
1972 16.7 24.8
1973 16.8 24.9
1974 17 25.1
1975 17.2 25.4
1976 17.4 25.7
1977 17.6 26
1978 17.8 26.4
1979 18 26.7
1980 18.2 26.9
1981 18.4 27.2
1982 18.7 27.5
1983 19 27.7
1984 19.3 28
1985 19.6 28.4
1986 19.9 28.8
1987 20.2 29.1
1988 20.5 29.3
1989 20.7 29.6
1990 20.9 30
1991 21.1 30.2
1992 21.3 30.5
1993 21.4 30.8
1994 21.5 31.1
1995 21.7 31.5
1996 21.8 31.8
1997 21.9 32.1
1998 22 32.4
1999 22.1 32.6
2000 22.2 32.8
2001 22.4 33
2002 22.5 33.4
2003 22.7 33.7
2004 22.9 34
2005 23.2 34.2
2006 23.4 34.5
2007 23.6 34.6
2008 23.8 34.5
2009 24 34.6
2010 24.2 34.9
2011 24.4 35.1
2012 24.5 35.4
2013 24.6 35.5
2014 24.6 35.7
2015 24.7 36
2016 24.9 36.2
2017 25 36.3
2018 25.4 36.4
2019 25.7 36.5
2020 25.9 36.6
2021 26.1 36.7
2022 26.4 36.7
2023 26.7 36.9
2024 26.9 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
11.9%
2008
Banked people share n/a
99.9%
2024

Energy

Guyana Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guyana Iceland
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
90.5%
2023
98%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Guyana Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Iceland
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
8,014 mi
2012

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