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Guyana vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 82nd vs. 146th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Rwanda
Population
839919
14826674
Population rank 162/197 77/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Guyana and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Rwanda
Year GDP
Guyana Rwanda
1960 $170,216,241 $119,000,024
1961 $185,849,535 $122,000,016
1962 $194,949,513 $125,000,008
1963 $175,757,894 $128,000,000
1964 $194,774,513 $129,999,994
1965 $213,235,294 $148,799,980
1966 $228,705,882 $124,525,703
1967 $250,176,471 $159,560,018
1968 $229,750,000 $172,200,018
1969 $249,300,000 $188,700,037
1970 $267,800,000 $219,900,006
1971 $282,050,000 $222,952,504
1972 $285,380,952 $246,457,838
1973 $307,047,619 $290,746,157
1974 $433,954,545 $308,458,423
1975 $494,791,667 $571,863,500
1976 $454,440,000 $637,753,853
1977 $449,880,000 $746,650,613
1978 $507,080,000 $905,709,076
1979 $530,440,000 $1,109,346,131
1980 $603,200,000 $1,254,765,642
1981 $570,357,107 $1,407,062,527
1982 $482,000,000 $1,407,243,139
1983 $489,333,333 $1,479,687,587
1984 $437,631,605 $1,587,413,084
1985 $453,488,372 $1,715,626,331
1986 $504,651,140 $1,944,710,684
1987 $354,591,847 $2,157,432,668
1988 $413,799,990 $2,395,492,687
1989 $379,779,390 $2,405,022,593
1990 $396,582,263 $2,550,185,679
1991 $348,533,095 $1,911,600,237
1992 $373,573,141 $2,029,026,962
1993 $454,101,382 $1,971,525,712
1994 $540,874,934 $753,636,370
1995 $621,626,786 $1,293,535,193
1996 $705,406,001 $1,382,334,879
1997 $749,138,010 $1,851,558,197
1998 $717,530,683 $1,989,343,546
1999 $694,754,988 $2,157,108,263
2000 $712,667,897 $2,068,836,754
2001 $712,167,450 $1,966,600,715
2002 $726,131,435 $1,966,003,468
2003 $743,063,950 $2,138,237,279
2004 $787,814,379 $2,376,496,067
2005 $824,880,550 $2,933,819,766
2006 $2,379,817,991 $3,319,784,539
2007 $2,730,971,595 $4,070,507,895
2008 $3,025,187,433 $5,179,854,065
2009 $3,165,663,153 $5,674,476,969
2010 $3,432,912,517 $6,124,756,654
2011 $3,691,384,318 $6,884,913,658
2012 $4,063,088,536 $7,654,761,045
2013 $4,167,800,929 $7,819,964,024
2014 $4,127,660,152 $8,238,966,120
2015 $4,279,840,194 $8,543,760,206
2016 $4,482,697,337 $8,695,272,061
2017 $4,748,174,334 $9,252,833,894
2018 $4,787,636,998 $9,637,904,519
2019 $5,173,760,192 $10,349,300,277
2020 $5,471,256,595 $10,174,386,855
2021 $8,041,362,110 $11,078,787,095
2022 $14,718,388,489 $13,316,161,006
2023 $16,918,503,597 $14,331,722,700
2024 $24,835,899,826 $14,251,642,231

Guyana and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Rwanda
1960 $299.1 $39.4
1961 $319 $39.3
1962 $327 $39.2
1963 $288.8 $39.3
1964 $313 $39
1965 $336 $43.5
1966 $353 $35.4
1967 $378 $44
1968 $340 $46
1969 $361 $48.9
1970 $381 $55.2
1971 $396 $54.4
1972 $395 $58.4
1973 $421 $66.9
1974 $588 $68.9
1975 $664 $124.1
1976 $604 $134.4
1977 $593 $152.7
1978 $663 $179.9
1979 $689 $213.8
1980 $779 $234.4
1981 $735 $254.6
1982 $621 $246.4
1983 $631 $250.6
1984 $565 $259.9
1985 $588 $271.6
1986 $657 $297.7
1987 $464 $320
1988 $545 $344
1989 $503 $335
1990 $529 $346
1991 $466 $254
1992 $498 $264.1
1993 $603 $247
1994 $716 $111
1995 $820 $228
1996 $928 $206
1997 $983 $238.7
1998 $940 $246.2
1999 $909 $264.7
2000 $932 $251.9
2001 $932 $237.3
2002 $951 $234
2003 $974 $249
2004 $1,033 $269.5
2005 $1,084 $324
2006 $3,136 $357
2007 $3,608 $426
2008 $4,009 $528
2009 $4,209 $564
2010 $4,582 $594
2011 $4,947 $651
2012 $5,444 $707
2013 $5,557 $705
2014 $5,473 $725
2015 $5,640 $734
2016 $5,871 $730
2017 $6,179 $758
2018 $6,048 $772
2019 $6,406 $810
2020 $6,776 $779
2021 $9,861 $830
2022 $17,913 $975
2023 $20,474 $1,027
2024 $29,884 $1,000

Guyana vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Rwanda
1950 49.2 43.2
1951 50.2 43.5
1952 51.3 43.8
1953 52.4 44.1
1954 53.3 44.4
1955 54.1 44.8
1956 55.2 45.2
1957 56.1 45.6
1958 56.4 46.1
1959 57 46.5
1960 57.5 47
1961 57.9 47.5
1962 58.3 47.8
1963 58.6 44
1964 59 48.1
1965 59.1 48.2
1966 59.3 48.1
1967 59.5 48
1968 59.7 47.7
1969 59.8 47.4
1970 60 47.1
1971 60.1 46.8
1972 60.1 46.3
1973 60.2 45.9
1974 60.3 45.6
1975 60.4 45.3
1976 60.4 45.3
1977 60.6 45.6
1978 60.6 46.2
1979 60.7 47.1
1980 60.8 48.1
1981 60.9 49.2
1982 61 50.2
1983 61.2 50.9
1984 61.3 51.4
1985 61.4 51.7
1986 61.5 51.7
1987 61.7 51.5
1988 61.8 50.9
1989 62.1 49.5
1990 62.3 47.8
1991 62.5 46.2
1992 62.8 44.4
1993 63 42.9
1994 63 12.2
1995 62.7 41.5
1996 62.7 42.5
1997 62.9 42
1998 63.4 43.1
1999 63.8 45.7
2000 64.1 47.8
2001 64.4 49.5
2002 64.2 51.3
2003 64.1 53.5
2004 64.2 55.5
2005 64.4 57
2006 64.8 58.3
2007 65.5 59.5
2008 65.7 60.6
2009 66 61.8
2010 66.2 62.8
2011 66.5 63.5
2012 66.4 64.2
2013 66.7 64.7
2014 67.3 65.1
2015 67.7 65.4
2016 68.1 65.7
2017 68.5 66.1
2018 68.8 66.4
2019 69.1 66.7
2020 67.8 67
2021 64.3 66.8
2022 69.9 67.5
2023 70.2 67.8
2024 70.3 68
2025 70.4 68.2

Guyana and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Rwanda
Year Population
Guyana Rwanda
1960 569,143 3,022,294
1961 582,568 3,106,779
1962 595,461 3,186,025
1963 608,537 3,258,890
1964 621,764 3,334,834
1965 635,128 3,423,210
1966 648,646 3,521,626
1967 662,311 3,629,577
1968 676,160 3,744,010
1969 690,223 3,861,271
1970 702,705 3,980,669
1971 712,662 4,100,044
1972 721,617 4,220,335
1973 730,138 4,345,047
1974 738,057 4,474,228
1975 745,393 4,607,728
1976 752,253 4,745,954
1977 758,654 4,888,240
1978 764,586 5,035,171
1979 770,062 5,189,541
1980 774,367 5,353,259
1981 776,453 5,527,230
1982 776,712 5,711,549
1983 775,891 5,905,311
1984 774,111 6,107,627
1985 771,477 6,317,228
1986 768,098 6,531,881
1987 764,120 6,749,493
1988 759,663 6,968,071
1989 754,865 7,184,706
1990 749,894 7,375,307
1991 747,861 7,526,966
1992 749,911 7,683,266
1993 752,965 7,981,132
1994 755,822 6,792,352
1995 758,388 5,674,118
1996 760,526 6,708,764
1997 762,245 7,755,238
1998 763,586 8,081,681
1999 764,483 8,147,912
2000 764,832 8,213,931
2001 764,477 8,287,094
2002 763,652 8,400,180
2003 763,101 8,586,875
2004 762,418 8,816,844
2005 760,914 9,054,528
2006 758,966 9,299,246
2007 756,861 9,549,933
2008 754,606 9,804,269
2009 752,094 10,060,432
2010 749,256 10,317,553
2011 746,153 10,573,733
2012 746,288 10,829,901
2013 750,021 11,093,340
2014 754,229 11,364,757
2015 758,781 11,640,022
2016 763,548 11,919,183
2017 768,479 12,202,060
2018 791,556 12,487,996
2019 807,665 12,776,103
2020 807,481 13,065,837
2021 815,482 13,355,260
2022 821,637 13,651,030
2023 826,353 13,954,471
2024 831,087 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Guyana and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Guyana

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Rwanda
1960 6.33 8.28
1961 6.34 8.28
1962 6.33 8.27
1963 6.31 8.27
1964 6.23 8.27
1965 6.14 8.25
1966 6.02 8.23
1967 5.89 8.21
1968 5.75 8.19
1969 5.58 8.18
1970 5.41 8.15
1971 5.26 8.09
1972 5.08 8.09
1973 4.87 8.09
1974 4.64 8.1
1975 4.45 8.1
1976 4.28 8.12
1977 4.12 8.14
1978 3.97 8.16
1979 3.86 8.13
1980 3.77 8.12
1981 3.72 8.1
1982 3.68 8.06
1983 3.64 8
1984 3.54 7.91
1985 3.47 7.79
1986 3.38 7.61
1987 3.31 7.43
1988 3.23 7.23
1989 3.19 7.03
1990 3.18 6.8
1991 3.18 6.62
1992 3.19 6.54
1993 3.2 6.48
1994 3.23 6.42
1995 3.24 6.35
1996 3.23 6.29
1997 3.22 6.24
1998 3.18 6.17
1999 3.13 6.06
2000 3.06 5.97
2001 2.96 5.89
2002 2.84 5.82
2003 2.75 5.74
2004 2.68 5.64
2005 2.65 5.5
2006 2.66 5.34
2007 2.68 5.14
2008 2.7 4.92
2009 2.69 4.71
2010 2.68 4.52
2011 2.69 4.33
2012 2.7 4.2
2013 2.71 4.14
2014 2.7 4.12
2015 2.67 4.11
2016 2.63 4.11
2017 2.59 4.08
2018 2.55 4.05
2019 2.52 3.99
2020 2.49 3.91
2021 2.46 3.84
2022 2.44 3.78
2023 2.41 3.7

Guyana and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Guyana Rwanda
1960 16.7 15.5
1961 16.6 15.1
1962 16.4 14.9
1963 16.3 14.8
1964 16.2 14.7
1965 16.1 14.8
1966 16.1 14.9
1967 16.2 15.1
1968 16.2 15.3
1969 16.4 15.5
1970 16.5 15.7
1971 16.6 15.9
1972 16.7 16
1973 16.8 16.2
1974 17 16.3
1975 17.2 16.4
1976 17.4 16.5
1977 17.6 16.6
1978 17.8 16.6
1979 18 16.5
1980 18.2 16.5
1981 18.4 16.4
1982 18.7 16.2
1983 19 16.1
1984 19.3 16
1985 19.6 15.8
1986 19.9 15.7
1987 20.2 15.6
1988 20.5 15.6
1989 20.7 15.5
1990 20.9 15.5
1991 21.1 15.5
1992 21.3 15.6
1993 21.4 15.7
1994 21.5 15
1995 21.7 14.3
1996 21.8 14.6
1997 21.9 14.8
1998 22 15.3
1999 22.1 15.8
2000 22.2 16.3
2001 22.4 16.8
2002 22.5 17.1
2003 22.7 17.4
2004 22.9 17.6
2005 23.2 17.8
2006 23.4 18
2007 23.6 18.1
2008 23.8 18.3
2009 24 18.4
2010 24.2 18.5
2011 24.4 18.7
2012 24.5 18.8
2013 24.6 19
2014 24.6 19.1
2015 24.7 19.3
2016 24.9 19.4
2017 25 19.6
2018 25.4 19.7
2019 25.7 19.8
2020 25.9 19.9
2021 26.1 20
2022 26.4 20.3
2023 26.7 20.5
2024 26.9 20.8

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Finance

Guyana Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
50%
2017

Energy

Guyana Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Guyana Rwanda
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
78.8%
2022
English speaking
90.5%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Guyana Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Rwanda
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
2,920 mi
2021

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