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Guyana vs Iraq statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 82nd vs. 57th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Iraq
Population
839919
47813338
Population rank 162/197 34/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$280B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 51/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$6,074
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 114/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$14,464
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$2,606
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 108/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$6,159
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
167,619 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
3.25
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
21.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Guyana and Iraq: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Iraq economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Iraq
Year GDP
Guyana Iraq
1960 $170,216,241 $1,537,252,193
1961 $185,849,535 $1,671,960,965
1962 $194,949,513 $1,784,174,541
1963 $175,757,894 $1,805,901,510
1964 $194,774,513 $2,136,408,198
1965 $213,235,294 $2,335,785,506
1966 $228,705,882 $2,530,306,096
1967 $250,176,471 $2,551,522,656
1968 $229,750,000 $2,896,598,841
1969 $249,300,000 $3,007,758,797
1970 $267,800,000 $3,281,318,687
1971 $282,050,000 $3,865,346,535
1972 $285,380,952 $4,113,848,002
1973 $307,047,619 $5,134,367,778
1974 $433,954,545 $11,516,762,614
1975 $494,791,667 $13,458,516,763
1976 $454,440,000 $17,754,825,601
1977 $449,880,000 $19,838,130,715
1978 $507,080,000 $23,762,275,652
1979 $530,440,000 $37,816,457,839
1980 $603,200,000 $52,569,000,000
1981 $570,357,107 $37,823,000,000
1982 $482,000,000 $42,382,333,333
1983 $489,333,333 $40,712,903,226
1984 $437,631,605 $46,938,387,097
1985 $453,488,372 $48,425,161,290
1986 $504,651,140 $47,264,516,129
1987 $354,591,847 $56,774,193,548
1988 $413,799,990 $62,684,516,129
1989 $379,779,390 $65,831,935,484
1990 $396,582,263 $180,408,064,516
1991 $348,533,095 $407,796,350
1992 $373,573,141 $553,671,958
1993 $454,101,382 $1,031,944,881
1994 $540,874,934 $3,991,349,283
1995 $621,626,786 $12,894,029,888
1996 $705,406,001 $10,433,698,621
1997 $749,138,010 $20,764,857,056
1998 $717,530,683 $20,617,405,044
1999 $694,754,988 $36,881,601,584
2000 $712,667,897 $48,364,250,944
2001 $712,167,450 $36,176,430,129
2002 $726,131,435 $32,928,454,672
2003 $743,063,950 $21,921,569,479
2004 $787,814,379 $36,633,669,269
2005 $824,880,550 $50,065,104,668
2006 $2,379,817,991 $65,147,051,918
2007 $2,730,971,595 $88,837,057,320
2008 $3,025,187,433 $131,614,434,154
2009 $3,165,663,153 $111,657,580,326
2010 $3,432,912,517 $138,516,722,650
2011 $3,691,384,318 $185,749,664,444
2012 $4,063,088,536 $218,002,476,129
2013 $4,167,800,929 $234,637,675,129
2014 $4,127,660,152 $228,415,656,175
2015 $4,279,840,194 $166,774,104,959
2016 $4,482,697,337 $166,743,557,748
2017 $4,748,174,334 $187,217,660,051
2018 $4,787,636,998 $227,367,469,034
2019 $5,173,760,192 $233,636,097,800
2020 $5,471,256,595 $180,898,797,517
2021 $8,041,362,110 $209,691,945,713
2022 $14,718,388,489 $287,372,232,138
2023 $16,918,503,597 $268,881,051,644
2024 $24,835,899,826 $279,641,257,615

Guyana and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Iraq
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Iraq
1960 $299.1 $218.9
1961 $319 $232.4
1962 $327 $240.7
1963 $288.8 $235.5
1964 $313 $269.4
1965 $336 $284.8
1966 $353 $298.2
1967 $378 $290.6
1968 $340 $319
1969 $361 $320
1970 $381 $337
1971 $396 $384
1972 $395 $394
1973 $421 $476
1974 $588 $1,031
1975 $664 $1,166
1976 $604 $1,489
1977 $593 $1,609
1978 $663 $1,863
1979 $689 $2,871
1980 $779 $3,868
1981 $735 $2,700
1982 $621 $2,942
1983 $631 $2,743
1984 $565 $3,066
1985 $588 $3,088
1986 $657 $2,940
1987 $464 $3,436
1988 $545 $3,707
1989 $503 $3,791
1990 $529 $10,261
1991 $466 $23
1992 $498 $30.3
1993 $603 $53.7
1994 $716 $198.2
1995 $820 $619
1996 $928 $485
1997 $983 $936
1998 $940 $901
1999 $909 $1,560
2000 $932 $1,980
2001 $932 $1,436
2002 $951 $1,266
2003 $974 $818
2004 $1,033 $1,328
2005 $1,084 $1,762
2006 $3,136 $2,277
2007 $3,608 $3,129
2008 $4,009 $4,543
2009 $4,209 $3,715
2010 $4,582 $4,462
2011 $4,947 $5,776
2012 $5,444 $6,478
2013 $5,557 $6,650
2014 $5,473 $6,249
2015 $5,640 $4,440
2016 $5,871 $4,334
2017 $6,179 $4,759
2018 $6,048 $5,647
2019 $6,406 $5,672
2020 $6,776 $4,295
2021 $9,861 $4,868
2022 $17,913 $6,521
2023 $20,474 $5,965
2024 $29,884 $6,074

Guyana vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Iraq
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Iraq
1950 49.2 37.4
1951 50.2 39
1952 51.3 40.5
1953 52.4 42.1
1954 53.3 43.5
1955 54.1 45
1956 55.2 46.4
1957 56.1 47.7
1958 56.4 49
1959 57 49.7
1960 57.5 51.5
1961 57.9 52.3
1962 58.3 53.5
1963 58.6 54.4
1964 59 55.2
1965 59.1 56.4
1966 59.3 57.3
1967 59.5 58.4
1968 59.7 59
1969 59.8 59.6
1970 60 60.5
1971 60.1 61.3
1972 60.1 61.8
1973 60.2 62.3
1974 60.3 61
1975 60.4 61.4
1976 60.4 63.6
1977 60.6 63.9
1978 60.6 64.2
1979 60.7 64.4
1980 60.8 60.9
1981 60.9 58.7
1982 61 59
1983 61.2 59.3
1984 61.3 59.5
1985 61.4 59.8
1986 61.5 60
1987 61.7 60.3
1988 61.8 56.7
1989 62.1 57.5
1990 62.3 57.6
1991 62.5 61.3
1992 62.8 65.3
1993 63 65.3
1994 63 65
1995 62.7 64.8
1996 62.7 64.6
1997 62.9 64.2
1998 63.4 64.4
1999 63.8 64.5
2000 64.1 64.9
2001 64.4 65.3
2002 64.2 65.7
2003 64.1 64.8
2004 64.2 64.6
2005 64.4 64.9
2006 64.8 64
2007 65.5 64.4
2008 65.7 66.5
2009 66 67.8
2010 66.2 68.1
2011 66.5 68.4
2012 66.4 68.8
2013 66.7 69
2014 67.3 69.7
2015 67.7 70
2016 68.1 68.7
2017 68.5 69.8
2018 68.8 71.1
2019 69.1 71.2
2020 67.8 69.7
2021 64.3 70.7
2022 69.9 72
2023 70.2 72.3
2024 70.3 72.4
2025 70.4 72.5

Guyana and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Iraq
Year Population
Guyana Iraq
1960 569,143 7,022,052
1961 582,568 7,194,553
1962 595,461 7,413,875
1963 608,537 7,667,928
1964 621,764 7,929,566
1965 635,128 8,202,140
1966 648,646 8,485,104
1967 662,311 8,778,869
1968 676,160 9,085,016
1969 690,223 9,403,356
1970 702,705 9,735,611
1971 712,662 10,077,809
1972 721,617 10,430,164
1973 730,138 10,795,869
1974 738,057 11,167,761
1975 745,393 11,543,639
1976 752,253 11,927,651
1977 758,654 12,331,046
1978 764,586 12,753,355
1979 770,062 13,170,365
1980 774,367 13,591,992
1981 776,453 14,006,381
1982 776,712 14,406,083
1983 775,891 14,840,555
1984 774,111 15,310,733
1985 771,477 15,683,430
1986 768,098 16,074,145
1987 764,120 16,521,049
1988 759,663 16,908,819
1989 754,865 17,364,542
1990 749,894 17,581,206
1991 747,861 17,767,253
1992 749,911 18,300,845
1993 752,965 19,201,195
1994 755,822 20,139,807
1995 758,388 20,825,860
1996 760,526 21,501,321
1997 762,245 22,176,593
1998 763,586 22,884,399
1999 764,483 23,636,527
2000 764,832 24,424,056
2001 764,477 25,197,840
2002 763,652 26,006,559
2003 763,101 26,802,659
2004 762,418 27,577,878
2005 760,914 28,407,448
2006 758,966 28,616,515
2007 756,861 28,391,607
2008 754,606 28,971,036
2009 752,094 30,058,206
2010 749,256 31,045,366
2011 746,153 32,161,424
2012 746,288 33,654,842
2013 750,021 35,281,989
2014 754,229 36,550,059
2015 758,781 37,560,535
2016 763,548 38,469,627
2017 768,479 39,337,353
2018 791,556 40,265,624
2019 807,665 41,192,171
2020 807,481 42,116,605
2021 815,482 43,071,211
2022 821,637 44,070,551
2023 826,353 45,074,049
2024 831,087 46,042,015

Fertility rates in Guyana and Iraq

Fertility rate
Guyana

Iraq
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Iraq
1960 6.33 5.3
1961 6.34 5.8
1962 6.33 6.99
1963 6.31 7.01
1964 6.23 7.01
1965 6.14 7.02
1966 6.02 7.02
1967 5.89 7.03
1968 5.75 7.06
1969 5.58 7.08
1970 5.41 7.07
1971 5.26 7.06
1972 5.08 7.02
1973 4.87 6.99
1974 4.64 6.95
1975 4.45 6.91
1976 4.28 6.86
1977 4.12 6.8
1978 3.97 6.73
1979 3.86 6.66
1980 3.77 6.59
1981 3.72 6.53
1982 3.68 6.46
1983 3.64 6.39
1984 3.54 6.32
1985 3.47 6.25
1986 3.38 6.18
1987 3.31 6.11
1988 3.23 6.05
1989 3.19 5.99
1990 3.18 5.93
1991 3.18 5.83
1992 3.19 5.72
1993 3.2 5.61
1994 3.23 5.49
1995 3.24 5.36
1996 3.23 5.25
1997 3.22 5.19
1998 3.18 5.11
1999 3.13 5.04
2000 3.06 4.92
2001 2.96 4.8
2002 2.84 4.67
2003 2.75 4.58
2004 2.68 4.53
2005 2.65 4.45
2006 2.66 4.46
2007 2.68 4.4
2008 2.7 4.37
2009 2.69 4.38
2010 2.68 4.46
2011 2.69 4.59
2012 2.7 4.54
2013 2.71 4.44
2014 2.7 4.31
2015 2.67 4.08
2016 2.63 3.84
2017 2.59 3.64
2018 2.55 3.55
2019 2.52 3.48
2020 2.49 3.42
2021 2.46 3.36
2022 2.44 3.29
2023 2.41 3.25

Guyana and Iraq demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Iraq
Year Median age, years
Guyana Iraq
1960 16.7 20.4
1961 16.6 20.4
1962 16.4 20.1
1963 16.3 19.8
1964 16.2 19.5
1965 16.1 19.3
1966 16.1 19
1967 16.2 18.7
1968 16.2 18.5
1969 16.4 18.3
1970 16.5 18.1
1971 16.6 17.9
1972 16.7 17.7
1973 16.8 17.5
1974 17 17.2
1975 17.2 17
1976 17.4 16.7
1977 17.6 16.6
1978 17.8 16.6
1979 18 16.5
1980 18.2 16.5
1981 18.4 16.5
1982 18.7 16.5
1983 19 16.6
1984 19.3 16.6
1985 19.6 16.7
1986 19.9 16.8
1987 20.2 16.9
1988 20.5 16.9
1989 20.7 17
1990 20.9 17.1
1991 21.1 17.2
1992 21.3 17.3
1993 21.4 17.3
1994 21.5 17.4
1995 21.7 17.5
1996 21.8 17.6
1997 21.9 17.7
1998 22 17.8
1999 22.1 17.9
2000 22.2 17.9
2001 22.4 18
2002 22.5 18.1
2003 22.7 18.2
2004 22.9 18.3
2005 23.2 18.5
2006 23.4 18.6
2007 23.6 18.7
2008 23.8 18.8
2009 24 18.9
2010 24.2 19
2011 24.4 19.1
2012 24.5 19.2
2013 24.6 19.3
2014 24.6 19.4
2015 24.7 19.5
2016 24.9 19.7
2017 25 19.9
2018 25.4 20.1
2019 25.7 20.4
2020 25.9 20.6
2021 26.1 20.9
2022 26.4 21.1
2023 26.7 21.4
2024 26.9 21.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Iraq
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$278B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
42.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
3.55%
1989
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
459,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-4.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
16.2%
2021
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
45.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
51.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
15.6
2002
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
24.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
3.7%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$101B
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$879M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
892,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
1.88%
2020
Banked people share n/a
30.2%
2024

Energy

Guyana Iraq
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
1,412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
192.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
4.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
98.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-274.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,373 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
3.78%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
1.98%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guyana Iraq
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.57%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-17,735
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
71.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
37.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
9.41
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
27.3
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
84.1%
2021
English speaking
90.5%
2023
35%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Guyana Iraq
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$254.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$121.8
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
1.01
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
22.6
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
41.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
14
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
0.24 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Iraq
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.29%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
3,641 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
36,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
3,185 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
n/a

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