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Guyana vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 82nd vs. 79th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Laos
Population
839919
7954155
Population rank 162/197 103/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Guyana and Laos: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Laos economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Laos
Year GDP
Guyana Laos
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 $267,800,000 -
1971 $282,050,000 -
1972 $285,380,952 -
1973 $307,047,619 -
1974 $433,954,545 -
1975 $494,791,667 -
1976 $454,440,000 -
1977 $449,880,000 -
1978 $507,080,000 -
1979 $530,440,000 -
1980 $603,200,000 -
1981 $570,357,107 -
1982 $482,000,000 -
1983 $489,333,333 -
1984 $437,631,605 $1,757,142,856
1985 $453,488,372 $2,366,666,616
1986 $504,651,140 $1,776,842,097
1987 $354,591,847 $1,087,273,104
1988 $413,799,990 $598,961,269
1989 $379,779,390 $714,046,821
1990 $396,582,263 $865,559,879
1991 $348,533,095 $1,028,087,972
1992 $373,573,141 $1,127,806,945
1993 $454,101,382 $1,327,748,690
1994 $540,874,934 $1,543,606,345
1995 $621,626,786 $1,763,536,305
1996 $705,406,001 $1,873,671,550
1997 $749,138,010 $1,747,011,857
1998 $717,530,683 $1,280,177,839
1999 $694,754,988 $1,454,430,642
2000 $712,667,897 $1,731,198,022
2001 $712,167,450 $1,768,619,058
2002 $726,131,435 $1,758,176,653
2003 $743,063,950 $2,023,324,407
2004 $787,814,379 $2,366,398,120
2005 $824,880,550 $2,735,558,735
2006 $2,379,817,991 $3,455,030,061
2007 $2,730,971,595 $4,223,152,739
2008 $3,025,187,433 $5,446,433,157
2009 $3,165,663,153 $5,836,137,330
2010 $3,432,912,517 $7,131,771,015
2011 $3,691,384,318 $8,750,104,617
2012 $4,063,088,536 $10,192,846,339
2013 $4,167,800,929 $11,983,252,627
2014 $4,127,660,152 $13,279,245,886
2015 $4,279,840,194 $14,426,380,126
2016 $4,482,697,337 $15,912,501,723
2017 $4,748,174,334 $17,071,155,481
2018 $4,787,636,998 $18,141,641,090
2019 $5,173,760,192 $18,740,561,513
2020 $5,471,256,595 $18,981,805,250
2021 $8,041,362,110 $18,827,148,531
2022 $14,718,388,489 $15,468,785,204
2023 $16,918,503,597 $15,843,155,731
2024 $24,835,899,826 $16,502,933,121

Guyana and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Laos
1960 $299.1 -
1961 $319 -
1962 $327 -
1963 $288.8 -
1964 $313 -
1965 $336 -
1966 $353 -
1967 $378 -
1968 $340 -
1969 $361 -
1970 $381 -
1971 $396 -
1972 $395 -
1973 $421 -
1974 $588 -
1975 $664 -
1976 $604 -
1977 $593 -
1978 $663 -
1979 $689 -
1980 $779 -
1981 $735 -
1982 $621 -
1983 $631 -
1984 $565 $483
1985 $588 $633
1986 $657 $462
1987 $464 $274.7
1988 $545 $147.1
1989 $503 $170.4
1990 $529 $200.7
1991 $466 $231.8
1992 $498 $247.3
1993 $603 $283.4
1994 $716 $321
1995 $820 $358
1996 $928 $371
1997 $983 $339
1998 $940 $243.9
1999 $909 $272.3
2000 $932 $319
2001 $932 $320
2002 $951 $313
2003 $974 $355
2004 $1,033 $409
2005 $1,084 $466
2006 $3,136 $579
2007 $3,608 $697
2008 $4,009 $886
2009 $4,209 $935
2010 $4,582 $1,126
2011 $4,947 $1,362
2012 $5,444 $1,564
2013 $5,557 $1,813
2014 $5,473 $1,981
2015 $5,640 $2,121
2016 $5,871 $2,303
2017 $6,179 $2,432
2018 $6,048 $2,545
2019 $6,406 $2,589
2020 $6,776 $2,584
2021 $9,861 $2,526
2022 $17,913 $2,046
2023 $20,474 $2,067
2024 $29,884 $2,124

Guyana vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Laos
1950 49.2 38.9
1951 50.2 39.2
1952 51.3 39.4
1953 52.4 39.7
1954 53.3 40
1955 54.1 40.3
1956 55.2 40.6
1957 56.1 40.9
1958 56.4 41.2
1959 57 40.7
1960 57.5 41
1961 57.9 41.3
1962 58.3 42.3
1963 58.6 41.5
1964 59 41.9
1965 59.1 42.2
1966 59.3 42.3
1967 59.5 42.9
1968 59.7 43.2
1969 59.8 43.5
1970 60 43.8
1971 60.1 44.1
1972 60.1 44.4
1973 60.2 44.7
1974 60.3 45.9
1975 60.4 46.1
1976 60.4 46
1977 60.6 46.4
1978 60.6 46.8
1979 60.7 47.5
1980 60.8 48.6
1981 60.9 49.2
1982 61 49.9
1983 61.2 50.5
1984 61.3 51
1985 61.4 51.6
1986 61.5 52.1
1987 61.7 52.6
1988 61.8 53.1
1989 62.1 53.6
1990 62.3 54
1991 62.5 54.7
1992 62.8 55.1
1993 63 55.6
1994 63 55.8
1995 62.7 56.3
1996 62.7 56.8
1997 62.9 57.3
1998 63.4 57.5
1999 63.8 57.9
2000 64.1 58.3
2001 64.4 58.9
2002 64.2 59.3
2003 64.1 59.6
2004 64.2 60.1
2005 64.4 60.7
2006 64.8 61.1
2007 65.5 61.7
2008 65.7 62.2
2009 66 63
2010 66.2 63.7
2011 66.5 64.5
2012 66.4 65.1
2013 66.7 65.7
2014 67.3 66.3
2015 67.7 66.7
2016 68.1 67
2017 68.5 67.3
2018 68.8 67.6
2019 69.1 67.9
2020 67.8 68.3
2021 64.3 67.8
2022 69.9 68.7
2023 70.2 69
2024 70.3 69.2
2025 70.4 69.5

Guyana and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Laos
Year Population
Guyana Laos
1960 569,143 2,121,514
1961 582,568 2,169,796
1962 595,461 2,219,910
1963 608,537 2,271,061
1964 621,764 2,322,826
1965 635,128 2,376,200
1966 648,646 2,431,084
1967 662,311 2,487,715
1968 676,160 2,546,377
1969 690,223 2,606,959
1970 702,705 2,669,702
1971 712,662 2,734,628
1972 721,617 2,801,660
1973 730,138 2,870,573
1974 738,057 2,939,761
1975 745,393 3,005,521
1976 752,253 3,064,876
1977 758,654 3,118,923
1978 764,586 3,171,740
1979 770,062 3,228,202
1980 774,367 3,292,573
1981 776,453 3,366,631
1982 776,712 3,450,026
1983 775,891 3,541,001
1984 774,111 3,637,843
1985 771,477 3,739,985
1986 768,098 3,846,715
1987 764,120 3,957,612
1988 759,663 4,072,601
1989 754,865 4,190,974
1990 749,894 4,311,955
1991 747,861 4,435,118
1992 749,911 4,559,646
1993 752,965 4,685,060
1994 755,822 4,809,220
1995 758,388 4,929,409
1996 760,526 5,045,678
1997 762,245 5,152,011
1998 763,586 5,248,266
1999 764,483 5,340,784
2000 764,832 5,431,212
2001 764,477 5,521,482
2002 763,652 5,610,889
2003 763,101 5,697,945
2004 762,418 5,781,626
2005 760,914 5,869,523
2006 758,966 5,963,200
2007 756,861 6,056,236
2008 754,606 6,148,969
2009 752,094 6,241,642
2010 749,256 6,334,194
2011 746,153 6,426,590
2012 746,288 6,518,978
2013 750,021 6,611,385
2014 754,229 6,703,172
2015 758,781 6,801,645
2016 763,548 6,908,802
2017 768,479 7,018,147
2018 791,556 7,128,045
2019 807,665 7,237,636
2020 807,481 7,346,533
2021 815,482 7,453,194
2022 821,637 7,559,007
2023 826,353 7,664,993
2024 831,087 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Guyana and Laos

Fertility rate
Guyana

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Laos
1960 6.33 6.29
1961 6.34 6.31
1962 6.33 6.31
1963 6.31 6.32
1964 6.23 6.31
1965 6.14 6.32
1966 6.02 6.31
1967 5.89 6.31
1968 5.75 6.3
1969 5.58 6.3
1970 5.41 6.31
1971 5.26 6.3
1972 5.08 6.28
1973 4.87 6.28
1974 4.64 6.29
1975 4.45 6.29
1976 4.28 6.29
1977 4.12 6.29
1978 3.97 6.3
1979 3.86 6.31
1980 3.77 6.33
1981 3.72 6.35
1982 3.68 6.37
1983 3.64 6.38
1984 3.54 6.37
1985 3.47 6.33
1986 3.38 6.26
1987 3.31 6.21
1988 3.23 6.16
1989 3.19 6.1
1990 3.18 6.06
1991 3.18 5.99
1992 3.19 5.9
1993 3.2 5.8
1994 3.23 5.6
1995 3.24 5.36
1996 3.23 5.15
1997 3.22 4.96
1998 3.18 4.79
1999 3.13 4.64
2000 3.06 4.43
2001 2.96 4.29
2002 2.84 4.13
2003 2.75 4.02
2004 2.68 3.9
2005 2.65 3.69
2006 2.66 3.56
2007 2.68 3.44
2008 2.7 3.33
2009 2.69 3.23
2010 2.68 3.14
2011 2.69 3.05
2012 2.7 2.95
2013 2.71 2.87
2014 2.7 2.8
2015 2.67 2.8
2016 2.63 2.74
2017 2.59 2.69
2018 2.55 2.63
2019 2.52 2.59
2020 2.49 2.54
2021 2.46 2.49
2022 2.44 2.46
2023 2.41 2.42

Guyana and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Laos
Year Median age, years
Guyana Laos
1960 16.7 19.2
1961 16.6 19.2
1962 16.4 19.1
1963 16.3 19
1964 16.2 19
1965 16.1 18.9
1966 16.1 18.9
1967 16.2 18.9
1968 16.2 18.8
1969 16.4 18.8
1970 16.5 18.7
1971 16.6 18.7
1972 16.7 18.7
1973 16.8 18.7
1974 17 18.6
1975 17.2 18.5
1976 17.4 18.4
1977 17.6 18.3
1978 17.8 18.1
1979 18 18
1980 18.2 17.9
1981 18.4 17.9
1982 18.7 17.8
1983 19 17.8
1984 19.3 17.8
1985 19.6 17.8
1986 19.9 17.8
1987 20.2 17.8
1988 20.5 17.9
1989 20.7 17.9
1990 20.9 17.9
1991 21.1 17.9
1992 21.3 17.9
1993 21.4 17.9
1994 21.5 17.9
1995 21.7 17.9
1996 21.8 17.9
1997 21.9 18
1998 22 18
1999 22.1 18
2000 22.2 18.1
2001 22.4 18.2
2002 22.5 18.4
2003 22.7 18.5
2004 22.9 18.7
2005 23.2 18.9
2006 23.4 19.2
2007 23.6 19.6
2008 23.8 20
2009 24 20.5
2010 24.2 21
2011 24.4 21.4
2012 24.5 21.9
2013 24.6 22.3
2014 24.6 22.7
2015 24.7 23
2016 24.9 23.3
2017 25 23.6
2018 25.4 23.8
2019 25.7 24.1
2020 25.9 24.4
2021 26.1 24.7
2022 26.4 25
2023 26.7 25.3
2024 26.9 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
3.51%
2020
Banked people share n/a
37.7%
2024

Energy

Guyana Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Guyana Laos
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
75.6%
2023
English speaking
90.5%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Guyana Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Laos
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
24,598 mi
2009

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