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Guyana vs Portugal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 10.7M in Portugal (ranked 90/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 35,369 sq mi for Portugal (ranked 82nd vs. 108th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Portugal ranks 47/197 ($309B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Portugal ranks 44/197 ($28,844).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Portugal
Population
839919
10687819
Population rank 162/197 92/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$309B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 47/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$28,844
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 44/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$50,617
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$293B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
91.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$27,381
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 26/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$15,657
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
35,369 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
303 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
47.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Guyana and Portugal: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Portugal economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Portugal
Year GDP
Guyana Portugal
1960 $170,216,241 $3,339,150,158
1961 $185,849,535 $3,573,719,085
1962 $194,949,513 $3,835,883,663
1963 $175,757,894 $4,084,251,593
1964 $194,774,513 $4,429,202,657
1965 $213,235,294 $4,901,711,248
1966 $228,705,882 $5,370,108,031
1967 $250,176,471 $6,002,607,030
1968 $229,750,000 $6,644,693,214
1969 $249,300,000 $7,287,555,035
1970 $267,800,000 $8,108,235,704
1971 $282,050,000 $9,201,604,240
1972 $285,380,952 $11,239,117,865
1973 $307,047,619 $15,090,564,186
1974 $433,954,545 $17,512,391,476
1975 $494,791,667 $19,347,607,843
1976 $454,440,000 $20,332,831,565
1977 $449,880,000 $21,439,523,311
1978 $507,080,000 $23,487,614,051
1979 $530,440,000 $26,622,819,672
1980 $603,200,000 $32,896,519,824
1981 $570,357,107 $31,977,276,873
1982 $482,000,000 $30,527,754,793
1983 $489,333,333 $27,239,650,742
1984 $437,631,605 $25,217,969,050
1985 $453,488,372 $27,115,807,742
1986 $504,651,140 $38,745,901,354
1987 $354,591,847 $48,182,925,857
1988 $413,799,990 $56,347,250,696
1989 $379,779,390 $60,594,092,182
1990 $396,582,263 $78,713,860,217
1991 $348,533,095 $89,233,599,278
1992 $373,573,141 $107,592,098,307
1993 $454,101,382 $95,009,751,901
1994 $540,874,934 $99,688,641,304
1995 $621,626,786 $118,122,007,430
1996 $705,406,001 $122,630,089,680
1997 $749,138,010 $117,016,535,163
1998 $717,530,683 $123,946,327,916
1999 $694,754,988 $127,470,385,557
2000 $712,667,897 $118,605,192,877
2001 $712,167,450 $121,604,107,165
2002 $726,131,435 $134,795,565,549
2003 $743,063,950 $165,226,175,537
2004 $787,814,379 $189,382,122,532
2005 $824,880,550 $197,253,876,705
2006 $2,379,817,991 $208,756,449,276
2007 $2,730,971,595 $240,496,147,317
2008 $3,025,187,433 $263,416,394,624
2009 $3,165,663,153 $244,667,762,836
2010 $3,432,912,517 $238,443,864,993
2011 $3,691,384,318 $245,426,767,676
2012 $4,063,088,536 $216,536,676,772
2013 $4,167,800,929 $226,677,408,292
2014 $4,127,660,152 $230,078,616,300
2015 $4,279,840,194 $199,038,523,120
2016 $4,482,697,337 $206,305,431,242
2017 $4,748,174,334 $220,862,990,767
2018 $4,787,636,998 $242,092,894,543
2019 $5,173,760,192 $240,115,970,063
2020 $5,471,256,595 $229,618,773,423
2021 $8,041,362,110 $256,055,879,091
2022 $14,718,388,489 $256,898,675,069
2023 $16,918,503,597 $289,696,962,620
2024 $24,835,899,826 $308,683,317,393

Guyana and Portugal economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Portugal
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Portugal
1960 $299.1 $377
1961 $319 $400
1962 $327 $426
1963 $288.8 $452
1964 $313 $490
1965 $336 $545
1966 $353 $601
1967 $378 $676
1968 $340 $752
1969 $361 $832
1970 $381 $934
1971 $396 $1,065
1972 $395 $1,302
1973 $421 $1,748
1974 $588 $2,000
1975 $664 $2,128
1976 $604 $2,173
1977 $593 $2,267
1978 $663 $2,457
1979 $689 $2,756
1980 $779 $3,368
1981 $735 $3,246
1982 $621 $3,080
1983 $631 $2,735
1984 $565 $2,523
1985 $588 $2,705
1986 $657 $3,862
1987 $464 $4,804
1988 $545 $5,624
1989 $503 $6,056
1990 $529 $7,885
1991 $466 $8,959
1992 $498 $10,811
1993 $603 $9,535
1994 $716 $9,977
1995 $820 $11,781
1996 $928 $12,185
1997 $983 $11,576
1998 $940 $12,199
1999 $909 $12,475
2000 $932 $11,526
2001 $932 $11,735
2002 $951 $12,937
2003 $974 $15,798
2004 $1,033 $18,064
2005 $1,084 $18,780
2006 $3,136 $19,839
2007 $3,608 $22,811
2008 $4,009 $24,949
2009 $4,209 $23,151
2010 $4,582 $22,552
2011 $4,947 $23,247
2012 $5,444 $20,593
2013 $5,557 $21,676
2014 $5,473 $22,121
2015 $5,640 $19,216
2016 $5,871 $19,980
2017 $6,179 $21,442
2018 $6,048 $23,541
2019 $6,406 $23,343
2020 $6,776 $22,299
2021 $9,861 $24,711
2022 $17,913 $24,621
2023 $20,474 $27,386
2024 $29,884 $28,844

Guyana vs. Portugal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Portugal
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Portugal
1950 49.2 58.5
1951 50.2 58.7
1952 51.3 59.8
1953 52.4 61.1
1954 53.3 62.2
1955 54.1 61.4
1956 55.2 61.2
1957 56.1 61.4
1958 56.4 63.7
1959 57 62.9
1960 57.5 64.1
1961 57.9 62.8
1962 58.3 64.3
1963 58.6 64.9
1964 59 65.1
1965 59.1 66.1
1966 59.3 65.6
1967 59.5 66.5
1968 59.7 66.8
1969 59.8 66.4
1970 60 67.1
1971 60.1 66.8
1972 60.1 69.2
1973 60.2 68.6
1974 60.3 69.1
1975 60.4 68.8
1976 60.4 69.1
1977 60.6 70.3
1978 60.6 70.8
1979 60.7 71.6
1980 60.8 71.7
1981 60.9 71.9
1982 61 72.7
1983 61.2 72.7
1984 61.3 72.9
1985 61.4 73.2
1986 61.5 73.6
1987 61.7 74.1
1988 61.8 74.1
1989 62.1 74.7
1990 62.3 74.3
1991 62.5 74.2
1992 62.8 74.9
1993 63 74.8
1994 63 75.7
1995 62.7 75.5
1996 62.7 75.5
1997 62.9 75.9
1998 63.4 76.1
1999 63.8 76.3
2000 64.1 76.8
2001 64.4 77.2
2002 64.2 77.4
2003 64.1 77.6
2004 64.2 78.4
2005 64.4 78.3
2006 64.8 79.1
2007 65.5 79.3
2008 65.7 79.6
2009 66 79.8
2010 66.2 80.1
2011 66.5 80.6
2012 66.4 80.6
2013 66.7 80.9
2014 67.3 81.3
2015 67.7 81.3
2016 68.1 81.4
2017 68.5 81.7
2018 68.8 81.6
2019 69.1 82
2020 67.8 81.4
2021 64.3 81.4
2022 69.9 81.2
2023 70.2 82.4
2024 70.3 82.6
2025 70.4 82.7

Guyana and Portugal population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Portugal
Year Population
Guyana Portugal
1960 569,143 8,857,716
1961 582,568 8,929,316
1962 595,461 8,993,985
1963 608,537 9,030,355
1964 621,764 9,035,365
1965 635,128 8,998,595
1966 648,646 8,930,990
1967 662,311 8,874,520
1968 676,160 8,836,650
1969 690,223 8,757,705
1970 702,705 8,680,431
1971 712,662 8,643,756
1972 721,617 8,630,430
1973 730,138 8,633,100
1974 738,057 8,754,365
1975 745,393 9,093,470
1976 752,253 9,355,810
1977 758,654 9,455,675
1978 764,586 9,558,250
1979 770,062 9,661,265
1980 774,367 9,766,312
1981 776,453 9,851,362
1982 776,712 9,911,771
1983 775,891 9,957,865
1984 774,111 9,996,232
1985 771,477 10,023,613
1986 768,098 10,032,734
1987 764,120 10,030,031
1988 759,663 10,019,610
1989 754,865 10,005,000
1990 749,894 9,983,218
1991 747,861 9,960,235
1992 749,911 9,952,494
1993 752,965 9,964,675
1994 755,822 9,991,525
1995 758,388 10,026,176
1996 760,526 10,063,945
1997 762,245 10,108,977
1998 763,586 10,160,196
1999 764,483 10,217,828
2000 764,832 10,289,898
2001 764,477 10,362,722
2002 763,652 10,419,631
2003 763,101 10,458,821
2004 762,418 10,483,861
2005 760,914 10,503,330
2006 758,966 10,522,288
2007 756,861 10,542,964
2008 754,606 10,558,177
2009 752,094 10,568,247
2010 749,256 10,573,100
2011 746,153 10,557,560
2012 746,288 10,514,844
2013 750,021 10,457,295
2014 754,229 10,401,062
2015 758,781 10,358,076
2016 763,548 10,325,452
2017 768,479 10,300,300
2018 791,556 10,283,822
2019 807,665 10,286,263
2020 807,481 10,297,081
2021 815,482 10,361,831
2022 821,637 10,434,332
2023 826,353 10,578,174
2024 831,087 10,701,636

Fertility rates in Guyana and Portugal

Fertility rate
Guyana

Portugal
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Portugal
1960 6.33 3.16
1961 6.34 3.21
1962 6.33 3.23
1963 6.31 3.12
1964 6.23 3.21
1965 6.14 3.15
1966 6.02 3.16
1967 5.89 3.16
1968 5.75 3.12
1969 5.58 3.12
1970 5.41 3.01
1971 5.26 3
1972 5.08 2.86
1973 4.87 2.77
1974 4.64 2.7
1975 4.45 2.75
1976 4.28 2.82
1977 4.12 2.69
1978 3.97 2.45
1979 3.86 2.31
1980 3.77 2.25
1981 3.72 2.13
1982 3.68 2.07
1983 3.64 1.95
1984 3.54 1.9
1985 3.47 1.72
1986 3.38 1.66
1987 3.31 1.62
1988 3.23 1.61
1989 3.19 1.57
1990 3.18 1.56
1991 3.18 1.56
1992 3.19 1.54
1993 3.2 1.52
1994 3.23 1.45
1995 3.24 1.41
1996 3.23 1.44
1997 3.22 1.47
1998 3.18 1.47
1999 3.13 1.5
2000 3.06 1.55
2001 2.96 1.45
2002 2.84 1.46
2003 2.75 1.44
2004 2.68 1.4
2005 2.65 1.41
2006 2.66 1.37
2007 2.68 1.35
2008 2.7 1.39
2009 2.69 1.34
2010 2.68 1.39
2011 2.69 1.35
2012 2.7 1.28
2013 2.71 1.21
2014 2.7 1.24
2015 2.67 1.31
2016 2.63 1.37
2017 2.59 1.38
2018 2.55 1.42
2019 2.52 1.44
2020 2.49 1.42
2021 2.46 1.35
2022 2.44 1.43
2023 2.41 1.44

Guyana and Portugal demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Portugal
Year Median age, years
Guyana Portugal
1960 16.7 27.9
1961 16.6 28.1
1962 16.4 28.3
1963 16.3 28.5
1964 16.2 28.7
1965 16.1 28.8
1966 16.1 29
1967 16.2 29.1
1968 16.2 29.2
1969 16.4 29.4
1970 16.5 29.6
1971 16.6 29.7
1972 16.7 29.6
1973 16.8 29.6
1974 17 29.7
1975 17.2 29.7
1976 17.4 29.8
1977 17.6 29.9
1978 17.8 30
1979 18 30.3
1980 18.2 30.6
1981 18.4 30.8
1982 18.7 31.1
1983 19 31.4
1984 19.3 31.7
1985 19.6 32.1
1986 19.9 32.5
1987 20.2 32.9
1988 20.5 33.3
1989 20.7 33.7
1990 20.9 34.2
1991 21.1 34.6
1992 21.3 35
1993 21.4 35.4
1994 21.5 35.7
1995 21.7 36.1
1996 21.8 36.4
1997 21.9 36.8
1998 22 37.1
1999 22.1 37.4
2000 22.2 37.7
2001 22.4 38
2002 22.5 38.3
2003 22.7 38.6
2004 22.9 39
2005 23.2 39.4
2006 23.4 39.8
2007 23.6 40.2
2008 23.8 40.6
2009 24 41
2010 24.2 41.5
2011 24.4 41.9
2012 24.5 42.4
2013 24.6 42.9
2014 24.6 43.4
2015 24.7 43.8
2016 24.9 44.3
2017 25 44.7
2018 25.4 45.2
2019 25.7 45.6
2020 25.9 46.1
2021 26.1 46.5
2022 26.4 46.8
2023 26.7 47.2
2024 26.9 47.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Portugal
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$285B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
43.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
4.55%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
52,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
+0.52%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
6.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
66.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
18.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
70.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
26.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
2.7%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
171,797
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
40
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$61.9B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$42.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$1.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
4,208,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
12.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.4%
2024

Energy

Guyana Portugal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
1,853 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$25.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
36.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
3.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
63.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
32.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
14.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
77.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,146 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
64.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
30.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guyana Portugal
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
+20,648
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
77.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
0.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
8.2
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
96.8%
2021
English speaking
90.5%
2023
27.3%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
88.5%
2024

Health

Guyana Portugal
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$2,744
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$817
2023
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
0.08%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
5.77
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
30.2 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
3.2
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
22.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
82
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
25.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
8.88 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Portugal
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
3,305 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
15,328 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
12,788 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
n/a

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