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Guyana vs Niger statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 27M in Niger (ranked 55/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 489,076 sq mi for Niger (ranked 82nd vs. 20th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Niger ranks 187/197 ($723).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Niger
Population
839919
28638403
Population rank 162/197 53/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$19.5B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 132/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$723
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 187/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$2,015
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$9.22B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
43.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$341
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 176/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$1,379
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
489,076 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
6.06
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
16.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
61.7 years
2025

Guyana and Niger: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Niger economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Niger
Year GDP
Guyana Niger
1960 $170,216,241 $449,526,873
1961 $185,849,535 $485,785,231
1962 $194,949,513 $531,736,599
1963 $175,757,894 $586,294,879
1964 $194,774,513 $582,816,396
1965 $213,235,294 $673,383,511
1966 $228,705,882 $702,296,079
1967 $250,176,471 $665,586,872
1968 $229,750,000 $641,214,226
1969 $249,300,000 $625,867,985
1970 $267,800,000 $649,916,621
1971 $282,050,000 $693,573,704
1972 $285,380,952 $742,779,661
1973 $307,047,619 $946,385,105
1974 $433,954,545 $1,026,137,111
1975 $494,791,667 $1,048,690,933
1976 $454,440,000 $1,064,517,601
1977 $449,880,000 $1,291,458,041
1978 $507,080,000 $1,774,365,590
1979 $530,440,000 $2,109,277,666
1980 $603,200,000 $2,508,524,721
1981 $570,357,107 $2,170,893,414
1982 $482,000,000 $2,017,612,216
1983 $489,333,333 $1,803,099,561
1984 $437,631,605 $1,461,243,326
1985 $453,488,372 $1,440,581,652
1986 $504,651,140 $1,904,096,998
1987 $354,591,847 $2,233,006,105
1988 $413,799,990 $2,280,356,193
1989 $379,779,390 $2,179,567,114
1990 $396,582,263 $3,512,356,508
1991 $348,533,095 $3,285,796,875
1992 $373,573,141 $3,386,232,579
1993 $454,101,382 $3,052,673,849
1994 $540,874,934 $1,938,058,175
1995 $621,626,786 $2,302,537,562
1996 $705,406,001 $2,405,686,940
1997 $749,138,010 $2,290,318,910
1998 $717,530,683 $2,643,363,519
1999 $694,754,988 $2,537,789,821
2000 $712,667,897 $2,241,753,193
2001 $712,167,450 $2,448,714,704
2002 $726,131,435 $2,782,192,879
2003 $743,063,950 $3,394,084,732
2004 $787,814,379 $3,760,443,738
2005 $824,880,550 $4,383,315,965
2006 $2,379,817,991 $4,756,361,252
2007 $2,730,971,595 $5,731,485,052
2008 $3,025,187,433 $7,297,600,226
2009 $3,165,663,153 $7,352,131,310
2010 $3,432,912,517 $7,851,192,502
2011 $3,691,384,318 $8,772,950,778
2012 $4,063,088,536 $9,426,912,648
2013 $4,167,800,929 $10,224,897,438
2014 $4,127,660,152 $10,862,943,544
2015 $4,279,840,194 $9,683,867,926
2016 $4,482,697,337 $10,398,861,982
2017 $4,748,174,334 $11,185,104,252
2018 $4,787,636,998 $12,837,307,497
2019 $5,173,760,192 $12,889,555,561
2020 $5,471,256,595 $13,744,653,103
2021 $8,041,362,110 $14,915,002,436
2022 $14,718,388,489 $15,433,852,714
2023 $16,918,503,597 $16,698,786,973
2024 $24,835,899,826 $19,537,639,288

Guyana and Niger economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Niger
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Niger
1960 $299.1 $128.3
1961 $319 $134.6
1962 $327 $143.2
1963 $288.8 $153.3
1964 $313 $148.1
1965 $336 $166.3
1966 $353 $168.6
1967 $378 $155.4
1968 $340 $145.6
1969 $361 $138.3
1970 $381 $139.8
1971 $396 $145.2
1972 $395 $151.4
1973 $421 $187.9
1974 $588 $198.3
1975 $664 $197.2
1976 $604 $194.8
1977 $593 $229.8
1978 $663 $307
1979 $689 $354
1980 $779 $409
1981 $735 $343
1982 $621 $310
1983 $631 $268.8
1984 $565 $211.5
1985 $588 $202.4
1986 $657 $259.6
1987 $464 $295.3
1988 $545 $292.6
1989 $503 $271.3
1990 $529 $424
1991 $466 $384
1992 $498 $384
1993 $603 $335
1994 $716 $206.2
1995 $820 $237
1996 $928 $239.5
1997 $983 $220.6
1998 $940 $246.1
1999 $909 $228.3
2000 $932 $194.8
2001 $932 $205.4
2002 $951 $225.3
2003 $974 $265.2
2004 $1,033 $283.5
2005 $1,084 $319
2006 $3,136 $333
2007 $3,608 $387
2008 $4,009 $475
2009 $4,209 $461
2010 $4,582 $474
2011 $4,947 $511
2012 $5,444 $529
2013 $5,557 $552
2014 $5,473 $565
2015 $5,640 $486
2016 $5,871 $503
2017 $6,179 $522
2018 $6,048 $579
2019 $6,406 $562
2020 $6,776 $580
2021 $9,861 $609
2022 $17,913 $610
2023 $20,474 $638
2024 $29,884 $723

Guyana vs. Niger life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Niger
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Niger
1950 49.2 35.9
1951 50.2 35.9
1952 51.3 35.9
1953 52.4 35.9
1954 53.3 36
1955 54.1 36
1956 55.2 36
1957 56.1 36.1
1958 56.4 36.1
1959 57 36.1
1960 57.5 36.2
1961 57.9 36.3
1962 58.3 36.3
1963 58.6 36.4
1964 59 36.5
1965 59.1 36.4
1966 59.3 36.3
1967 59.5 36.2
1968 59.7 36.1
1969 59.8 36
1970 60 35.9
1971 60.1 35.3
1972 60.1 35.8
1973 60.2 35.9
1974 60.3 36.2
1975 60.4 36.6
1976 60.4 37.1
1977 60.6 37.7
1978 60.6 38.3
1979 60.7 38.9
1980 60.8 39.3
1981 60.9 39.6
1982 61 39.8
1983 61.2 40
1984 61.3 40
1985 61.4 40.1
1986 61.5 40.3
1987 61.7 40.5
1988 61.8 40.8
1989 62.1 41.2
1990 62.3 41.7
1991 62.5 42.3
1992 62.8 43.1
1993 63 43.8
1994 63 44.6
1995 62.7 45.5
1996 62.7 46.3
1997 62.9 47.1
1998 63.4 47.8
1999 63.8 48.5
2000 64.1 49.2
2001 64.4 49.9
2002 64.2 50.6
2003 64.1 51.5
2004 64.2 52.4
2005 64.4 53.3
2006 64.8 54.2
2007 65.5 55.1
2008 65.7 55.9
2009 66 56.5
2010 66.2 57.1
2011 66.5 57.6
2012 66.4 58
2013 66.7 58.4
2014 67.3 58.7
2015 67.7 58.8
2016 68.1 59.2
2017 68.5 59.5
2018 68.8 59.8
2019 69.1 60
2020 67.8 59.9
2021 64.3 59.5
2022 69.9 60.4
2023 70.2 61.2
2024 70.3 61.4
2025 70.4 61.7

Guyana and Niger population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Niger
Year Population
Guyana Niger
1960 569,143 3,505,050
1961 582,568 3,608,162
1962 595,461 3,714,520
1963 608,537 3,823,873
1964 621,764 3,935,814
1965 635,128 4,049,695
1966 648,646 4,165,544
1967 662,311 4,283,590
1968 676,160 4,403,637
1969 690,223 4,525,725
1970 702,705 4,650,275
1971 712,662 4,776,225
1972 721,617 4,904,845
1973 730,138 5,037,865
1974 738,057 5,174,953
1975 745,393 5,317,019
1976 752,253 5,464,962
1977 758,654 5,619,716
1978 764,586 5,782,932
1979 770,062 5,955,556
1980 774,367 6,135,971
1981 776,453 6,322,006
1982 776,712 6,512,732
1983 775,891 6,708,644
1984 774,111 6,909,971
1985 771,477 7,118,457
1986 768,098 7,335,811
1987 764,120 7,561,150
1988 759,663 7,793,748
1989 754,865 8,034,780
1990 749,894 8,286,059
1991 747,861 8,546,900
1992 749,911 8,817,633
1993 752,965 9,100,789
1994 755,822 9,398,258
1995 758,388 9,714,529
1996 760,526 10,044,852
1997 762,245 10,383,969
1998 763,586 10,741,413
1999 764,483 11,117,411
2000 764,832 11,509,630
2001 764,477 11,920,647
2002 763,652 12,349,144
2003 763,101 12,796,984
2004 762,418 13,265,836
2005 760,914 13,756,192
2006 758,966 14,268,581
2007 756,861 14,803,610
2008 754,606 15,361,915
2009 752,094 15,943,675
2010 749,256 16,548,835
2011 746,153 17,176,283
2012 746,288 17,836,769
2013 750,021 18,519,898
2014 754,229 19,215,909
2015 758,781 19,939,498
2016 763,548 20,685,753
2017 768,479 21,435,446
2018 791,556 22,188,069
2019 807,665 22,947,757
2020 807,481 23,717,613
2021 815,482 24,502,140
2022 821,637 25,311,973
2023 826,353 26,159,867
2024 831,087 27,032,412

Fertility rates in Guyana and Niger

Fertility rate
Guyana

Niger
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Niger
1960 6.33 7.53
1961 6.34 7.51
1962 6.33 7.5
1963 6.31 7.49
1964 6.23 7.48
1965 6.14 7.47
1966 6.02 7.48
1967 5.89 7.49
1968 5.75 7.5
1969 5.58 7.51
1970 5.41 7.51
1971 5.26 7.52
1972 5.08 7.52
1973 4.87 7.53
1974 4.64 7.54
1975 4.45 7.54
1976 4.28 7.56
1977 4.12 7.6
1978 3.97 7.66
1979 3.86 7.72
1980 3.77 7.78
1981 3.72 7.82
1982 3.68 7.86
1983 3.64 7.9
1984 3.54 7.92
1985 3.47 7.93
1986 3.38 7.9
1987 3.31 7.87
1988 3.23 7.84
1989 3.19 7.82
1990 3.18 7.81
1991 3.18 7.8
1992 3.19 7.8
1993 3.2 7.79
1994 3.23 7.79
1995 3.24 7.78
1996 3.23 7.78
1997 3.22 7.8
1998 3.18 7.84
1999 3.13 7.84
2000 3.06 7.83
2001 2.96 7.81
2002 2.84 7.8
2003 2.75 7.79
2004 2.68 7.78
2005 2.65 7.77
2006 2.66 7.74
2007 2.68 7.73
2008 2.7 7.7
2009 2.69 7.68
2010 2.68 7.64
2011 2.69 7.59
2012 2.7 7.53
2013 2.71 7.45
2014 2.7 7.34
2015 2.67 7.22
2016 2.63 7.04
2017 2.59 6.87
2018 2.55 6.71
2019 2.52 6.54
2020 2.49 6.37
2021 2.46 6.2
2022 2.44 6.14
2023 2.41 6.06

Guyana and Niger demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Niger
Year Median age, years
Guyana Niger
1960 16.7 15.5
1961 16.6 15.5
1962 16.4 15.5
1963 16.3 15.5
1964 16.2 15.6
1965 16.1 15.6
1966 16.1 15.6
1967 16.2 15.7
1968 16.2 15.7
1969 16.4 15.8
1970 16.5 15.9
1971 16.6 15.9
1972 16.7 16
1973 16.8 16.1
1974 17 16.1
1975 17.2 16.2
1976 17.4 16.3
1977 17.6 16.3
1978 17.8 16.4
1979 18 16.4
1980 18.2 16.4
1981 18.4 16.4
1982 18.7 16.4
1983 19 16.4
1984 19.3 16.4
1985 19.6 16.4
1986 19.9 16.4
1987 20.2 16.4
1988 20.5 16.5
1989 20.7 16.5
1990 20.9 16.5
1991 21.1 16.6
1992 21.3 16.6
1993 21.4 16.6
1994 21.5 16.6
1995 21.7 16.6
1996 21.8 16.6
1997 21.9 16.5
1998 22 16.5
1999 22.1 16.4
2000 22.2 16.3
2001 22.4 16.2
2002 22.5 16.1
2003 22.7 16
2004 22.9 15.9
2005 23.2 15.8
2006 23.4 15.7
2007 23.6 15.5
2008 23.8 15.5
2009 24 15.4
2010 24.2 15.3
2011 24.4 15.3
2012 24.5 15.3
2013 24.6 15.3
2014 24.6 15.3
2015 24.7 15.4
2016 24.9 15.5
2017 25 15.6
2018 25.4 15.7
2019 25.7 15.8
2020 25.9 15.9
2021 26.1 16
2022 26.4 16.2
2023 26.7 16.3
2024 26.9 16.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Niger
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$17.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
13.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-3.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
0.4%
2022
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
45.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
27.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
3.8%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$567M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
85,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
9.38%
2019
Banked people share n/a
14.8%
2024

Energy

Guyana Niger
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
162 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$11.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
2.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
0.11 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
79.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
5.41%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
62.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
6.38%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
20.1%
2023

Society

Guyana Niger
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-4,041
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
17.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
4.39
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
25.5
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
64
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
35.6%
2022
English speaking
90.5%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
23.2%
2023

Health

Guyana Niger
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$26.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$10.7
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
61.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
18.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
350
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
114.8
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
6.21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
4.1%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
7.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
0.13 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Niger
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
18,092 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
179,918 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
4,025 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
11,774 mi
2010

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