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Guyana vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 82nd vs. 188th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Maldives
Population
839919
531152
Population rank 162/197 168/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Guyana and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Maldives
Year GDP
Guyana Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $282,050,000 $21,566,404
1972 $285,380,952 $25,177,138
1973 $307,047,619 $30,862,042
1974 $433,954,545 $39,120,171
1975 $494,791,667 $24,540,878
1976 $454,440,000 $22,399,467
1977 $449,880,000 $20,853,789
1978 $507,080,000 $24,369,109
1979 $530,440,000 $38,523,364
1980 $603,200,000 $42,463,576
1981 $570,357,107 $44,781,457
1982 $482,000,000 $47,911,340
1983 $489,333,333 $57,829,787
1984 $437,631,605 $109,503,546
1985 $453,488,372 $127,190,758
1986 $504,651,140 $141,882,254
1987 $354,591,847 $141,223,029
1988 $413,799,990 $168,514,513
1989 $379,779,390 $189,514,434
1990 $396,582,263 $215,043,970
1991 $348,533,095 $244,396,762
1992 $373,573,141 $284,875,809
1993 $454,101,382 $322,417,837
1994 $540,874,934 $356,014,932
1995 $621,626,786 $398,988,955
1996 $705,406,001 $450,382,328
1997 $749,138,010 $508,223,602
1998 $717,530,683 $540,096,398
1999 $694,754,988 $589,239,754
2000 $712,667,897 $624,337,145
2001 $712,167,450 $870,031,677
2002 $726,131,435 $897,031,250
2003 $743,063,950 $1,052,121,055
2004 $787,814,379 $1,226,829,563
2005 $824,880,550 $1,163,362,438
2006 $2,379,817,991 $1,575,200,391
2007 $2,730,971,595 $1,868,383,461
2008 $3,025,187,433 $2,271,646,188
2009 $3,165,663,153 $2,345,294,875
2010 $3,432,912,517 $2,588,176,055
2011 $3,691,384,318 $2,774,350,240
2012 $4,063,088,536 $2,886,163,997
2013 $4,167,800,929 $3,295,009,238
2014 $4,127,660,152 $3,697,353,039
2015 $4,279,840,194 $4,129,505,319
2016 $4,482,697,337 $4,409,942,624
2017 $4,748,174,334 $4,816,426,257
2018 $4,787,636,998 $5,404,344,163
2019 $5,173,760,192 $5,726,094,799
2020 $5,471,256,595 $3,712,604,583
2021 $8,041,362,110 $5,252,457,370
2022 $14,718,388,489 $6,177,118,114
2023 $16,918,503,597 $6,590,894,302
2024 $24,835,899,826 $6,975,146,349

Guyana and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Maldives
1960 $299.1 -
1961 $319 -
1962 $327 -
1963 $288.8 -
1964 $313 -
1965 $336 -
1966 $353 -
1967 $378 -
1968 $340 -
1969 $361 -
1970 $381 $156.9
1971 $396 $169.8
1972 $395 $192.2
1973 $421 $228.7
1974 $588 $281.5
1975 $664 $171.4
1976 $604 $151.8
1977 $593 $137.3
1978 $663 $156.1
1979 $689 $240.2
1980 $779 $257.6
1981 $735 $264.1
1982 $621 $274.8
1983 $631 $323
1984 $565 $594
1985 $588 $669
1986 $657 $720
1987 $464 $692
1988 $545 $799
1989 $503 $870
1990 $529 $957
1991 $466 $1,054
1992 $498 $1,194
1993 $603 $1,317
1994 $716 $1,419
1995 $820 $1,555
1996 $928 $1,717
1997 $983 $1,898
1998 $940 $1,980
1999 $909 $2,124
2000 $932 $2,214
2001 $932 $3,034
2002 $951 $3,076
2003 $974 $3,549
2004 $1,033 $4,070
2005 $1,084 $3,797
2006 $3,136 $5,019
2007 $3,608 $5,758
2008 $4,009 $6,757
2009 $4,209 $6,734
2010 $4,582 $7,174
2011 $4,947 $7,425
2012 $5,444 $7,461
2013 $5,557 $8,236
2014 $5,473 $8,939
2015 $5,640 $9,645
2016 $5,871 $9,948
2017 $6,179 $10,510
2018 $6,048 $11,423
2019 $6,406 $11,740
2020 $6,776 $7,394
2021 $9,861 $10,176
2022 $17,913 $11,786
2023 $20,474 $12,530
2024 $29,884 $13,216

Guyana vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Maldives
1950 49.2 36.5
1951 50.2 37.1
1952 51.3 37
1953 52.4 36.9
1954 53.3 36.9
1955 54.1 37
1956 55.2 37.1
1957 56.1 37.3
1958 56.4 37.6
1959 57 37.9
1960 57.5 38.2
1961 57.9 38.6
1962 58.3 39.1
1963 58.6 39.6
1964 59 40.2
1965 59.1 40.8
1966 59.3 41.4
1967 59.5 42.1
1968 59.7 42.9
1969 59.8 43.7
1970 60 44.5
1971 60.1 45.5
1972 60.1 46.4
1973 60.2 47.5
1974 60.3 48.5
1975 60.4 49.6
1976 60.4 50.8
1977 60.6 51.8
1978 60.6 50.4
1979 60.7 53.9
1980 60.8 54.8
1981 60.9 55.7
1982 61 56.6
1983 61.2 57.5
1984 61.3 58.3
1985 61.4 59.2
1986 61.5 60
1987 61.7 60.8
1988 61.8 61.6
1989 62.1 62.4
1990 62.3 63.1
1991 62.5 63.9
1992 62.8 64.7
1993 63 65.4
1994 63 66.2
1995 62.7 67
1996 62.7 67.7
1997 62.9 68.5
1998 63.4 69.3
1999 63.8 70.2
2000 64.1 70.9
2001 64.4 71.7
2002 64.2 72.4
2003 64.1 73.3
2004 64.2 73
2005 64.4 74.8
2006 64.8 75.3
2007 65.5 75.7
2008 65.7 76
2009 66 76.4
2010 66.2 76.8
2011 66.5 77.1
2012 66.4 77.5
2013 66.7 77.8
2014 67.3 78.2
2015 67.7 78.6
2016 68.1 78.9
2017 68.5 79.2
2018 68.8 79.4
2019 69.1 79.7
2020 67.8 78.7
2021 64.3 78.1
2022 69.9 80.8
2023 70.2 81
2024 70.3 81.3
2025 70.4 81.5

Guyana and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Maldives
Year Population
Guyana Maldives
1960 569,143 91,189
1961 582,568 93,450
1962 595,461 95,802
1963 608,537 98,222
1964 621,764 100,662
1965 635,128 104,102
1966 648,646 108,507
1967 662,311 112,528
1968 676,160 116,075
1969 690,223 119,564
1970 702,705 123,219
1971 712,662 127,035
1972 721,617 130,968
1973 730,138 134,952
1974 738,057 138,978
1975 745,393 143,158
1976 752,253 147,525
1977 758,654 151,930
1978 764,586 156,159
1979 770,062 160,360
1980 774,367 164,835
1981 776,453 169,532
1982 776,712 174,333
1983 775,891 179,128
1984 774,111 184,198
1985 771,477 190,169
1986 768,098 196,935
1987 764,120 203,944
1988 759,663 210,885
1989 754,865 217,738
1990 749,894 224,762
1991 747,861 231,802
1992 749,911 238,543
1993 752,965 244,884
1994 755,822 250,822
1995 758,388 256,649
1996 760,526 262,347
1997 762,245 267,707
1998 763,586 272,723
1999 764,483 277,412
2000 764,832 282,019
2001 764,477 286,767
2002 763,652 291,616
2003 763,101 296,491
2004 762,418 301,413
2005 760,914 306,429
2006 758,966 313,851
2007 756,861 324,479
2008 754,606 336,170
2009 752,094 348,275
2010 749,256 360,792
2011 746,153 373,674
2012 746,288 386,818
2013 750,021 400,070
2014 754,229 413,617
2015 758,781 428,154
2016 763,548 443,308
2017 768,479 458,287
2018 791,556 473,099
2019 807,665 487,731
2020 807,481 502,118
2021 815,482 516,154
2022 821,637 524,106
2023 826,353 525,994
2024 831,087 527,799

Fertility rates in Guyana and Maldives

Fertility rate
Guyana

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Maldives
1960 6.33 6.71
1961 6.34 6.79
1962 6.33 6.89
1963 6.31 6.94
1964 6.23 7
1965 6.14 7.07
1966 6.02 7.15
1967 5.89 7.23
1968 5.75 7.28
1969 5.58 7.33
1970 5.41 7.39
1971 5.26 7.38
1972 5.08 7.37
1973 4.87 7.4
1974 4.64 7.38
1975 4.45 7.32
1976 4.28 7.29
1977 4.12 7.27
1978 3.97 7.23
1979 3.86 7.23
1980 3.77 7.23
1981 3.72 7.19
1982 3.68 7.15
1983 3.64 7.09
1984 3.54 7.03
1985 3.47 6.94
1986 3.38 6.85
1987 3.31 6.73
1988 3.23 6.58
1989 3.19 6.39
1990 3.18 6.13
1991 3.18 5.8
1992 3.19 5.44
1993 3.2 5.06
1994 3.23 4.69
1995 3.24 4.29
1996 3.23 3.86
1997 3.22 3.48
1998 3.18 3.17
1999 3.13 2.9
2000 3.06 2.69
2001 2.96 2.53
2002 2.84 2.42
2003 2.75 2.34
2004 2.68 2.26
2005 2.65 2.2
2006 2.66 2.2
2007 2.68 2.29
2008 2.7 2.37
2009 2.69 2.39
2010 2.68 2.35
2011 2.69 2.31
2012 2.7 2.25
2013 2.71 2.17
2014 2.7 2.09
2015 2.67 2
2016 2.63 1.9
2017 2.59 1.8
2018 2.55 1.71
2019 2.52 1.64
2020 2.49 1.61
2021 2.46 1.6
2022 2.44 1.58
2023 2.41 1.58

Guyana and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Guyana Maldives
1960 16.7 20.6
1961 16.6 20.6
1962 16.4 20.6
1963 16.3 20.6
1964 16.2 20.5
1965 16.1 19.9
1966 16.1 18.9
1967 16.2 18.2
1968 16.2 17.8
1969 16.4 17.6
1970 16.5 17.4
1971 16.6 17.3
1972 16.7 17.2
1973 16.8 17.2
1974 17 17.2
1975 17.2 17.1
1976 17.4 17
1977 17.6 17
1978 17.8 17
1979 18 16.9
1980 18.2 16.8
1981 18.4 16.8
1982 18.7 16.9
1983 19 16.9
1984 19.3 17
1985 19.6 17
1986 19.9 16.9
1987 20.2 16.7
1988 20.5 16.6
1989 20.7 16.5
1990 20.9 16.4
1991 21.1 16.4
1992 21.3 16.4
1993 21.4 16.5
1994 21.5 16.7
1995 21.7 16.9
1996 21.8 17.3
1997 21.9 17.6
1998 22 18
1999 22.1 18.4
2000 22.2 18.9
2001 22.4 19.3
2002 22.5 19.8
2003 22.7 20.3
2004 22.9 20.9
2005 23.2 21.5
2006 23.4 22.1
2007 23.6 22.7
2008 23.8 23.2
2009 24 23.8
2010 24.2 24.4
2011 24.4 25.1
2012 24.5 25.8
2013 24.6 26.5
2014 24.6 27.1
2015 24.7 27.6
2016 24.9 28
2017 25 28.5
2018 25.4 29
2019 25.7 29.5
2020 25.9 30.1
2021 26.1 30.7
2022 26.4 31.4
2023 26.7 32.1
2024 26.9 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
78.9%
2020
Banked people share n/a
79.5%
2017

Energy

Guyana Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
1.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guyana Maldives
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
97.9%
2021
English speaking
90.5%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Guyana Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Maldives
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
57.8 mi
2018

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