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Guyana vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 82nd vs. 97th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana North Korea
Population
839919
26621357
Population rank 162/197 56/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 67/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Guyana and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Guyana and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Guyana

North Korea
Year GDP
Guyana North Korea
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 -
1985 $453,488,372 -
1986 $504,651,140 -
1987 $354,591,847 -
1988 $413,799,990 -
1989 $379,779,390 -
1990 $396,582,263 -
1991 $348,533,095 -
1992 $373,573,141 -
1993 $454,101,382 -
1994 $540,874,934 -
1995 $621,626,786 -
1996 $705,406,001 -
1997 $749,138,010 -
1998 $717,530,683 -
1999 $694,754,988 -
2000 $712,667,897 -
2001 $712,167,450 -
2002 $726,131,435 -
2003 $743,063,950 -
2004 $787,814,379 -
2005 $824,880,550 -
2006 $2,379,817,991 -
2007 $2,730,971,595 -
2008 $3,025,187,433 -
2009 $3,165,663,153 $23,356,470,000
2010 $3,432,912,517 $25,995,513,000
2011 $3,691,384,318 $29,005,020,000
2012 $4,063,088,536 $29,890,710,000
2013 $4,167,800,929 $30,588,922,000
2014 $4,127,660,152 $30,554,460,000
2015 $4,279,840,194 $30,723,030,000
2016 $4,482,697,337 $28,882,640,000
2017 $4,748,174,334 $29,105,440,000
2018 $4,787,636,998 $28,536,400,000
2019 $5,173,760,192 $28,222,880,000
2020 $5,471,256,595 $27,728,240,000
2021 $8,041,362,110 $32,301,720,000
2022 $14,718,388,489 $28,971,360,000
2023 $16,918,503,597 $32,155,360,000
2024 $24,835,899,826 $34,943,120,000

Guyana and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Guyana North Korea
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 -
1985 $588 -
1986 $657 -
1987 $464 -
1988 $545 -
1989 $503 -
1990 $529 -
1991 $466 -
1992 $498 -
1993 $603 -
1994 $716 -
1995 $820 -
1996 $928 -
1997 $983 -
1998 $940 -
1999 $909 -
2000 $932 -
2001 $932 -
2002 $951 -
2003 $974 -
2004 $1,033 -
2005 $1,084 -
2006 $3,136 -
2007 $3,608 -
2008 $4,009 -
2009 $4,209 $939
2010 $4,582 $1,040
2011 $4,947 $1,156
2012 $5,444 $1,186
2013 $5,557 $1,208
2014 $5,473 $1,201
2015 $5,640 $1,201
2016 $5,871 $1,124
2017 $6,179 $1,127
2018 $6,048 $1,100
2019 $6,406 $1,084
2020 $6,776 $1,061
2021 $9,861 $1,231
2022 $17,913 $1,100
2023 $20,474 $1,217
2024 $29,884 $1,319

Guyana vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana North Korea
1950 49.2 14.2
1951 50.2 17.7
1952 51.3 32.8
1953 52.4 40.3
1954 53.3 50.6
1955 54.1 51.8
1956 55.2 52.8
1957 56.1 53.7
1958 56.4 54.5
1959 57 55.2
1960 57.5 55.8
1961 57.9 56.4
1962 58.3 57
1963 58.6 57.6
1964 59 58.2
1965 59.1 58.8
1966 59.3 59.4
1967 59.5 60.1
1968 59.7 60.8
1969 59.8 61.4
1970 60 62
1971 60.1 62.7
1972 60.1 63.3
1973 60.2 63.8
1974 60.3 64.3
1975 60.4 64.8
1976 60.4 65.3
1977 60.6 65.8
1978 60.6 66.3
1979 60.7 66.7
1980 60.8 67.2
1981 60.9 67.7
1982 61 68.1
1983 61.2 68.5
1984 61.3 68.9
1985 61.4 69.2
1986 61.5 69.5
1987 61.7 69.8
1988 61.8 70.1
1989 62.1 70.3
1990 62.3 70.5
1991 62.5 70.7
1992 62.8 71
1993 63 70.8
1994 63 70.5
1995 62.7 60.8
1996 62.7 60.8
1997 62.9 60.9
1998 63.4 60.9
1999 63.8 60.9
2000 64.1 60.9
2001 64.4 60.9
2002 64.2 60.9
2003 64.1 69.4
2004 64.2 69.3
2005 64.4 69.2
2006 64.8 69.1
2007 65.5 69
2008 65.7 69.3
2009 66 69.7
2010 66.2 70.2
2011 66.5 70.8
2012 66.4 71.3
2013 66.7 71.9
2014 67.3 72.5
2015 67.7 72.8
2016 68.1 73
2017 68.5 73
2018 68.8 73
2019 69.1 72.9
2020 67.8 72.8
2021 64.3 73.4
2022 69.9 73.6
2023 70.2 73.6
2024 70.3 73.7
2025 70.4 73.9

Guyana and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

North Korea
Year Population
Guyana North Korea
1960 569,143 11,722,953
1961 582,568 11,990,713
1962 595,461 12,262,882
1963 608,537 12,567,057
1964 621,764 12,889,770
1965 635,128 13,219,369
1966 648,646 13,569,094
1967 662,311 13,958,350
1968 676,160 14,365,596
1969 690,223 14,767,615
1970 702,705 15,172,775
1971 712,662 15,572,457
1972 721,617 15,975,069
1973 730,138 16,350,367
1974 738,057 16,673,121
1975 745,393 16,971,055
1976 752,253 17,243,450
1977 758,654 17,492,798
1978 764,586 17,735,995
1979 770,062 17,983,470
1980 774,367 18,236,786
1981 776,453 18,501,295
1982 776,712 18,776,357
1983 775,891 19,054,034
1984 774,111 19,335,043
1985 771,477 19,620,388
1986 768,098 19,910,855
1987 764,120 20,205,483
1988 759,663 20,503,161
1989 754,865 20,804,367
1990 749,894 21,112,137
1991 747,861 21,428,638
1992 749,911 21,750,911
1993 752,965 22,073,352
1994 755,822 22,393,975
1995 758,388 22,669,304
1996 760,526 22,895,746
1997 762,245 23,110,830
1998 763,586 23,311,564
1999 764,483 23,497,599
2000 764,832 23,665,910
2001 764,477 23,815,358
2002 763,652 23,943,973
2003 763,101 24,090,380
2004 762,418 24,254,943
2005 760,914 24,396,433
2006 758,966 24,524,507
2007 756,861 24,646,383
2008 754,606 24,764,618
2009 752,094 24,878,332
2010 749,256 24,987,258
2011 746,153 25,097,874
2012 746,288 25,211,728
2013 750,021 25,329,451
2014 754,229 25,451,262
2015 758,781 25,575,350
2016 763,548 25,698,326
2017 768,479 25,817,709
2018 791,556 25,931,147
2019 807,665 26,037,632
2020 807,481 26,136,312
2021 815,482 26,232,534
2022 821,637 26,328,845
2023 826,353 26,418,204
2024 831,087 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Guyana and North Korea

Fertility rate
Guyana

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Guyana North Korea
1960 6.33 3.57
1961 6.34 3.26
1962 6.33 3.41
1963 6.31 3.63
1964 6.23 3.55
1965 6.14 3.56
1966 6.02 3.71
1967 5.89 4.05
1968 5.75 3.87
1969 5.58 3.86
1970 5.41 3.85
1971 5.26 3.74
1972 5.08 3.89
1973 4.87 3.35
1974 4.64 3.14
1975 4.45 3.05
1976 4.28 2.84
1977 4.12 2.77
1978 3.97 2.79
1979 3.86 2.85
1980 3.77 2.84
1981 3.72 2.92
1982 3.68 2.85
1983 3.64 2.78
1984 3.54 2.71
1985 3.47 2.65
1986 3.38 2.59
1987 3.31 2.53
1988 3.23 2.47
1989 3.19 2.41
1990 3.18 2.39
1991 3.18 2.35
1992 3.19 2.29
1993 3.2 2.22
1994 3.23 2.18
1995 3.24 2.15
1996 3.23 2.09
1997 3.22 2.03
1998 3.18 1.99
1999 3.13 1.97
2000 3.06 1.94
2001 2.96 1.94
2002 2.84 1.92
2003 2.75 1.91
2004 2.68 1.9
2005 2.65 1.87
2006 2.66 1.94
2007 2.68 1.94
2008 2.7 1.97
2009 2.69 1.91
2010 2.68 1.89
2011 2.69 1.88
2012 2.7 1.88
2013 2.71 1.88
2014 2.7 1.87
2015 2.67 1.86
2016 2.63 1.86
2017 2.59 1.85
2018 2.55 1.83
2019 2.52 1.83
2020 2.49 1.82
2021 2.46 1.81
2022 2.44 1.8
2023 2.41 1.78

Guyana and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Guyana North Korea
1960 16.7 19.9
1961 16.6 20.2
1962 16.4 20.6
1963 16.3 20.8
1964 16.2 21
1965 16.1 21.2
1966 16.1 21.3
1967 16.2 21.4
1968 16.2 21.4
1969 16.4 21.4
1970 16.5 21.4
1971 16.6 21.2
1972 16.7 20.9
1973 16.8 20.7
1974 17 20.7
1975 17.2 20.9
1976 17.4 21.1
1977 17.6 21.4
1978 17.8 21.8
1979 18 22.2
1980 18.2 22.5
1981 18.4 22.8
1982 18.7 23.1
1983 19 23.5
1984 19.3 23.9
1985 19.6 24.2
1986 19.9 24.5
1987 20.2 24.8
1988 20.5 25.1
1989 20.7 25.6
1990 20.9 26
1991 21.1 26.4
1992 21.3 26.8
1993 21.4 27.2
1994 21.5 27.6
1995 21.7 28
1996 21.8 28.3
1997 21.9 28.8
1998 22 29.2
1999 22.1 29.6
2000 22.2 30.1
2001 22.4 30.5
2002 22.5 31
2003 22.7 31.4
2004 22.9 31.8
2005 23.2 32.1
2006 23.4 32.5
2007 23.6 32.9
2008 23.8 33.3
2009 24 33.7
2010 24.2 34
2011 24.4 34.3
2012 24.5 34.5
2013 24.6 34.7
2014 24.6 35
2015 24.7 35.2
2016 24.9 35.4
2017 25 35.7
2018 25.4 35.9
2019 25.7 36.2
2020 25.9 36.4
2021 26.1 36.6
2022 26.4 36.8
2023 26.7 37.1
2024 26.9 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
n/a

Energy

Guyana North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Guyana North Korea
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
100%
2018
English speaking
90.5%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Guyana North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana North Korea
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
15,879 mi
2006

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