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Guyana vs Ireland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 82nd vs. 119th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Ireland
Population
839919
5474763
Population rank 162/197 121/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$577B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 26/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$107,316
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 4/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$131,175
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$237B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
36.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$44,121
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 11/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$44,579
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
26,599 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
39.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Guyana and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Ireland economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Ireland
Year GDP
Guyana Ireland
1960 $170,216,241 $1,998,550,222
1961 $185,849,535 $2,151,772,980
1962 $194,949,513 $2,329,372,972
1963 $175,757,894 $2,505,073,358
1964 $194,774,513 $2,851,091,646
1965 $213,235,294 $3,035,655,794
1966 $228,705,882 $3,198,820,904
1967 $250,176,471 $3,445,739,915
1968 $229,750,000 $3,378,701,147
1969 $249,300,000 $3,902,721,632
1970 $267,800,000 $4,395,995,086
1971 $282,050,000 $5,098,250,287
1972 $285,380,952 $6,318,060,582
1973 $307,047,619 $7,481,173,066
1974 $433,954,545 $7,896,860,615
1975 $494,791,667 $9,483,808,362
1976 $454,440,000 $9,453,756,015
1977 $449,880,000 $11,248,340,431
1978 $507,080,000 $14,647,996,074
1979 $530,440,000 $18,319,334,300
1980 $603,200,000 $21,747,855,640
1981 $570,357,107 $20,670,190,138
1982 $482,000,000 $21,474,754,080
1983 $489,333,333 $20,766,047,764
1984 $437,631,605 $20,106,648,455
1985 $453,488,372 $21,270,013,326
1986 $504,651,140 $28,714,571,852
1987 $354,591,847 $33,920,518,493
1988 $413,799,990 $37,772,897,421
1989 $379,779,390 $39,238,392,678
1990 $396,582,263 $49,305,632,408
1991 $348,533,095 $49,787,502,852
1992 $373,573,141 $55,918,538,121
1993 $454,101,382 $52,417,477,614
1994 $540,874,934 $57,097,656,066
1995 $621,626,786 $69,139,823,232
1996 $705,406,001 $75,790,785,030
1997 $749,138,010 $82,856,648,758
1998 $717,530,683 $90,199,410,116
1999 $694,754,988 $98,893,958,263
2000 $712,667,897 $100,207,610,430
2001 $712,167,450 $109,346,669,230
2002 $726,131,435 $128,596,035,288
2003 $743,063,950 $164,670,771,260
2004 $787,814,379 $194,372,115,041
2005 $824,880,550 $211,876,989,656
2006 $2,379,817,991 $232,180,617,162
2007 $2,730,971,595 $270,079,279,420
2008 $3,025,187,433 $275,447,471,451
2009 $3,165,663,153 $236,443,117,248
2010 $3,432,912,517 $221,985,621,538
2011 $3,691,384,318 $241,337,364,610
2012 $4,063,088,536 $227,270,922,957
2013 $4,167,800,929 $243,301,556,085
2014 $4,127,660,152 $266,787,238,499
2015 $4,279,840,194 $302,391,428,540
2016 $4,482,697,337 $305,733,136,181
2017 $4,748,174,334 $348,532,394,024
2018 $4,787,636,998 $395,461,216,460
2019 $5,173,760,192 $407,124,824,065
2020 $5,471,256,595 $436,555,518,400
2021 $8,041,362,110 $531,306,516,908
2022 $14,718,388,489 $548,570,250,342
2023 $16,918,503,597 $551,394,889,340
2024 $24,835,899,826 $577,389,475,010

Guyana and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Ireland
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Ireland
1960 $299.1 $707
1961 $319 $762
1962 $327 $821
1963 $288.8 $878
1964 $313 $995
1965 $336 $1,055
1966 $353 $1,107
1967 $378 $1,187
1968 $340 $1,159
1969 $361 $1,331
1970 $381 $1,487
1971 $396 $1,704
1972 $395 $2,080
1973 $421 $2,424
1974 $588 $2,517
1975 $664 $2,973
1976 $604 $2,920
1977 $593 $3,427
1978 $663 $4,400
1979 $689 $5,430
1980 $779 $6,372
1981 $735 $5,986
1982 $621 $6,161
1983 $631 $5,915
1984 $565 $5,692
1985 $588 $6,012
1986 $657 $8,112
1987 $464 $9,582
1988 $545 $10,716
1989 $503 $11,176
1990 $529 $14,031
1991 $466 $14,087
1992 $498 $15,714
1993 $603 $14,657
1994 $716 $15,903
1995 $820 $19,158
1996 $928 $20,836
1997 $983 $22,551
1998 $940 $24,295
1999 $909 $26,338
2000 $932 $26,335
2001 $932 $28,282
2002 $951 $32,705
2003 $974 $41,204
2004 $1,033 $47,754
2005 $1,084 $50,933
2006 $3,136 $54,329
2007 $3,608 $61,396
2008 $4,009 $61,353
2009 $4,209 $52,133
2010 $4,582 $48,679
2011 $4,947 $52,693
2012 $5,444 $49,412
2013 $5,557 $52,619
2014 $5,473 $57,278
2015 $5,640 $64,312
2016 $5,871 $64,193
2017 $6,179 $72,198
2018 $6,048 $80,739
2019 $6,406 $81,810
2020 $6,776 $86,623
2021 $9,861 $103,962
2022 $17,913 $105,235
2023 $20,474 $103,888
2024 $29,884 $107,316

Guyana vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Ireland
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Ireland
1950 49.2 65.6
1951 50.2 64.8
1952 51.3 67.2
1953 52.4 67.9
1954 53.3 68
1955 54.1 68
1956 55.2 69
1957 56.1 69
1958 56.4 69.3
1959 57 69.4
1960 57.5 70.2
1961 57.9 69.6
1962 58.3 69.9
1963 58.6 70.2
1964 59 70.4
1965 59.1 70.6
1966 59.3 70.2
1967 59.5 71.2
1968 59.7 70.9
1969 59.8 70.8
1970 60 70.8
1971 60.1 71.6
1972 60.1 71
1973 60.2 71.2
1974 60.3 71.1
1975 60.4 71.7
1976 60.4 71.8
1977 60.6 71.9
1978 60.6 71.9
1979 60.7 72.2
1980 60.8 72.5
1981 60.9 72.9
1982 61 73.2
1983 61.2 73.2
1984 61.3 73.6
1985 61.4 73.6
1986 61.5 73.6
1987 61.7 74.4
1988 61.8 74.4
1989 62.1 74.5
1990 62.3 74.8
1991 62.5 75
1992 62.8 75.4
1993 63 75.3
1994 63 75.8
1995 62.7 75.5
1996 62.7 75.8
1997 62.9 76
1998 63.4 76.2
1999 63.8 76.1
2000 64.1 76.5
2001 64.4 77.1
2002 64.2 77.6
2003 64.1 78.1
2004 64.2 78.5
2005 64.4 78.9
2006 64.8 79.2
2007 65.5 79.6
2008 65.7 79.8
2009 66 80.1
2010 66.2 80.6
2011 66.5 80.7
2012 66.4 80.9
2013 66.7 81.1
2014 67.3 81.4
2015 67.7 81.5
2016 68.1 81.7
2017 68.5 82.1
2018 68.8 82.1
2019 69.1 82.4
2020 67.8 82.4
2021 64.3 81.9
2022 69.9 82.1
2023 70.2 82.4
2024 70.3 82.6
2025 70.4 82.7

Guyana and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Ireland
Year Population
Guyana Ireland
1960 569,143 2,828,600
1961 582,568 2,824,400
1962 595,461 2,836,050
1963 608,537 2,852,650
1964 621,764 2,866,550
1965 635,128 2,877,300
1966 648,646 2,888,800
1967 662,311 2,902,450
1968 676,160 2,915,550
1969 690,223 2,932,650
1970 702,705 2,957,250
1971 712,662 2,992,050
1972 721,617 3,036,850
1973 730,138 3,085,950
1974 738,057 3,137,500
1975 745,393 3,189,550
1976 752,253 3,238,050
1977 758,654 3,282,200
1978 764,586 3,329,100
1979 770,062 3,373,750
1980 774,367 3,412,800
1981 776,453 3,453,000
1982 776,712 3,485,800
1983 775,891 3,510,600
1984 774,111 3,532,423
1985 771,477 3,538,082
1986 768,098 3,539,690
1987 764,120 3,540,057
1988 759,663 3,524,949
1989 754,865 3,511,009
1990 749,894 3,513,974
1991 747,861 3,534,235
1992 749,911 3,558,430
1993 752,965 3,576,261
1994 755,822 3,590,386
1995 758,388 3,608,841
1996 760,526 3,637,510
1997 762,245 3,674,171
1998 763,586 3,712,696
1999 764,483 3,754,786
2000 764,832 3,805,174
2001 764,477 3,866,243
2002 763,652 3,931,947
2003 763,101 3,996,521
2004 762,418 4,070,262
2005 760,914 4,159,914
2006 758,966 4,273,591
2007 756,861 4,398,942
2008 754,606 4,489,544
2009 752,094 4,535,375
2010 749,256 4,560,155
2011 746,153 4,580,084
2012 746,288 4,599,533
2013 750,021 4,623,816
2014 754,229 4,657,740
2015 758,781 4,701,957
2016 763,548 4,762,722
2017 768,479 4,827,445
2018 791,556 4,898,022
2019 807,665 4,976,456
2020 807,481 5,039,747
2021 815,482 5,110,585
2022 821,637 5,212,836
2023 826,353 5,307,600
2024 831,087 5,380,257

Fertility rates in Guyana and Ireland

Fertility rate
Guyana

Ireland
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Ireland
1960 6.33 3.78
1961 6.34 3.78
1962 6.33 3.92
1963 6.31 4.01
1964 6.23 4.07
1965 6.14 4.04
1966 6.02 3.94
1967 5.89 3.84
1968 5.75 3.77
1969 5.58 3.83
1970 5.41 3.85
1971 5.26 3.93
1972 5.08 3.84
1973 4.87 3.71
1974 4.64 3.59
1975 4.45 3.37
1976 4.28 3.29
1977 4.12 3.24
1978 3.97 3.21
1979 3.86 3.21
1980 3.77 3.21
1981 3.72 3.05
1982 3.68 2.94
1983 3.64 2.74
1984 3.54 2.58
1985 3.47 2.48
1986 3.38 2.44
1987 3.31 2.32
1988 3.23 2.17
1989 3.19 2.08
1990 3.18 2.11
1991 3.18 2.08
1992 3.19 1.99
1993 3.2 1.9
1994 3.23 1.85
1995 3.24 1.84
1996 3.23 1.88
1997 3.22 1.93
1998 3.18 1.94
1999 3.13 1.9
2000 3.06 1.89
2001 2.96 1.94
2002 2.84 1.97
2003 2.75 1.96
2004 2.68 1.93
2005 2.65 1.86
2006 2.66 1.91
2007 2.68 2.01
2008 2.7 2.06
2009 2.69 2.06
2010 2.68 2.05
2011 2.69 2.03
2012 2.7 1.98
2013 2.71 1.93
2014 2.7 1.89
2015 2.67 1.85
2016 2.63 1.81
2017 2.59 1.77
2018 2.55 1.75
2019 2.52 1.71
2020 2.49 1.63
2021 2.46 1.78
2022 2.44 1.54
2023 2.41 1.5

Guyana and Ireland demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Ireland
Year Median age, years
Guyana Ireland
1960 16.7 30.1
1961 16.6 29.8
1962 16.4 29.5
1963 16.3 29.2
1964 16.2 28.9
1965 16.1 28.6
1966 16.1 28.2
1967 16.2 28
1968 16.2 27.8
1969 16.4 27.6
1970 16.5 27.4
1971 16.6 27.1
1972 16.7 26.9
1973 16.8 26.7
1974 17 26.5
1975 17.2 26.5
1976 17.4 26.4
1977 17.6 26.5
1978 17.8 26.5
1979 18 26.5
1980 18.2 26.5
1981 18.4 26.6
1982 18.7 26.7
1983 19 26.9
1984 19.3 27.1
1985 19.6 27.3
1986 19.9 27.6
1987 20.2 27.9
1988 20.5 28.4
1989 20.7 28.8
1990 20.9 29.2
1991 21.1 29.6
1992 21.3 29.9
1993 21.4 30.2
1994 21.5 30.6
1995 21.7 30.9
1996 21.8 31.3
1997 21.9 31.6
1998 22 31.9
1999 22.1 32.2
2000 22.2 32.5
2001 22.4 32.7
2002 22.5 33
2003 22.7 33.2
2004 22.9 33.4
2005 23.2 33.4
2006 23.4 33.4
2007 23.6 33.4
2008 23.8 33.5
2009 24 33.9
2010 24.2 34.3
2011 24.4 34.8
2012 24.5 35.2
2013 24.6 35.6
2014 24.6 36
2015 24.7 36.4
2016 24.9 36.8
2017 25 37.1
2018 25.4 37.4
2019 25.7 37.8
2020 25.9 38.2
2021 26.1 38.6
2022 26.4 38.9
2023 26.7 39.4
2024 26.9 39.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Ireland
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$419B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
23.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
2.9%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
0.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
+1.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
4.27%
2024
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
30.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
83.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
24.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
43
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$110B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$12.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
10,951,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
0.68%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.3%
2024

Energy

Guyana Ireland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
2,470 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$50.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
32.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
6.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
82.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
12.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
85.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,149 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
37.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
3.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guyana Ireland
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
+39,059
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
64.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
93.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
0.65
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
90.5%
2023
98.4%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
96.5%
2023

Health

Guyana Ireland
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$6,448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$688
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
4.06
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
31.6 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
29.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
3.6%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
19.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Ireland
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
4,944 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
16,174 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
3,066 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
62,031 mi
2018

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