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Guyana vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 82nd vs. 116th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Sierra Leone
Population
839919
8961932
Population rank 162/197 102/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Guyana and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Guyana Sierra Leone
1960 $170,216,241 $322,151,961
1961 $185,849,535 $327,978,758
1962 $194,949,513 $342,872,549
1963 $175,757,894 $348,700,980
1964 $194,774,513 $372,011,438
1965 $213,235,294 $359,523,810
1966 $228,705,882 $375,630,252
1967 $250,176,471 $348,895,028
1968 $229,750,000 $329,991,597
1969 $249,300,000 $408,853,541
1970 $267,800,000 $434,584,634
1971 $282,050,000 $419,495,788
1972 $285,380,952 $465,254,682
1973 $307,047,619 $575,471,814
1974 $433,954,545 $648,940,351
1975 $494,791,667 $679,352,876
1976 $454,440,000 $594,810,422
1977 $449,880,000 $692,079,407
1978 $507,080,000 $960,765,043
1979 $530,440,000 $1,109,343,425
1980 $603,200,000 $1,100,476,190
1981 $570,357,107 $1,114,926,661
1982 $482,000,000 $1,294,995,964
1983 $489,333,333 $995,278,515
1984 $437,631,605 $1,087,450,199
1985 $453,488,372 $856,890,459
1986 $504,651,140 $490,181,457
1987 $354,591,847 $660,106,336
1988 $413,799,990 $1,055,083,933
1989 $379,779,390 $932,974,420
1990 $396,582,263 $649,644,098
1991 $348,533,095 $779,981,987
1992 $373,573,141 $679,940,814
1993 $454,101,382 $768,867,883
1994 $540,874,934 $911,853,802
1995 $621,626,786 $870,740,292
1996 $705,406,001 $941,709,423
1997 $749,138,010 $850,232,760
1998 $717,530,683 $672,368,187
1999 $694,754,988 $669,386,624
2000 $712,667,897 $635,866,404
2001 $712,167,450 $1,681,473,894
2002 $726,131,435 $1,933,863,911
2003 $743,063,950 $2,142,618,046
2004 $787,814,379 $2,237,350,687
2005 $824,880,550 $2,545,275,313
2006 $2,379,817,991 $3,263,697,467
2007 $2,730,971,595 $3,632,957,611
2008 $3,025,187,433 $4,157,895,298
2009 $3,165,663,153 $3,953,403,098
2010 $3,432,912,517 $4,262,805,967
2011 $3,691,384,318 $4,861,632,885
2012 $4,063,088,536 $6,141,666,509
2013 $4,167,800,929 $7,502,762,863
2014 $4,127,660,152 $7,686,138,791
2015 $4,279,840,194 $6,788,352,975
2016 $4,482,697,337 $6,084,297,211
2017 $4,748,174,334 $5,749,846,528
2018 $4,787,636,998 $6,390,514,689
2019 $5,173,760,192 $6,526,183,564
2020 $5,471,256,595 $6,693,888,876
2021 $8,041,362,110 $7,173,379,137
2022 $14,718,388,489 $7,124,465,160
2023 $16,918,503,597 $6,411,787,856
2024 $24,835,899,826 $7,547,843,281

Guyana and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Sierra Leone
1960 $299.1 $142
1961 $319 $142.3
1962 $327 $146.4
1963 $288.8 $146.4
1964 $313 $153.4
1965 $336 $145.6
1966 $353 $149.4
1967 $378 $136.2
1968 $340 $126.4
1969 $361 $153.6
1970 $381 $160.2
1971 $396 $151.8
1972 $395 $165.3
1973 $421 $200.7
1974 $588 $222.2
1975 $664 $228.4
1976 $604 $196.4
1977 $593 $224.3
1978 $663 $305
1979 $689 $346
1980 $779 $336
1981 $735 $334
1982 $621 $380
1983 $631 $285.9
1984 $565 $306
1985 $588 $235.5
1986 $657 $131.5
1987 $464 $172.4
1988 $545 $268.2
1989 $503 $231.3
1990 $529 $154.8
1991 $466 $183.7
1992 $498 $163.2
1993 $603 $185
1994 $716 $218.5
1995 $820 $208.4
1996 $928 $224.3
1997 $983 $199.9
1998 $940 $156.5
1999 $909 $155
2000 $932 $143.7
2001 $932 $358
2002 $951 $389
2003 $974 $414
2004 $1,033 $418
2005 $1,084 $463
2006 $3,136 $580
2007 $3,608 $632
2008 $4,009 $705
2009 $4,209 $653
2010 $4,582 $685
2011 $4,947 $761
2012 $5,444 $938
2013 $5,557 $1,117
2014 $5,473 $1,118
2015 $5,640 $965
2016 $5,871 $844
2017 $6,179 $779
2018 $6,048 $846
2019 $6,406 $844
2020 $6,776 $846
2021 $9,861 $886
2022 $17,913 $861
2023 $20,474 $758
2024 $29,884 $873

Guyana vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Sierra Leone
1950 49.2 28.9
1951 50.2 29.3
1952 51.3 29.7
1953 52.4 30.1
1954 53.3 30.5
1955 54.1 30.9
1956 55.2 31.3
1957 56.1 31.8
1958 56.4 32.1
1959 57 32.6
1960 57.5 33.1
1961 57.9 33.6
1962 58.3 34.2
1963 58.6 34.7
1964 59 35.3
1965 59.1 35.9
1966 59.3 36.6
1967 59.5 37.3
1968 59.7 37.8
1969 59.8 38.2
1970 60 38.6
1971 60.1 39.1
1972 60.1 39.5
1973 60.2 40
1974 60.3 40.4
1975 60.4 41
1976 60.4 41.4
1977 60.6 41.8
1978 60.6 42.2
1979 60.7 42.5
1980 60.8 42.8
1981 60.9 43.1
1982 61 43.3
1983 61.2 43.5
1984 61.3 43.6
1985 61.4 43.6
1986 61.5 43.5
1987 61.7 43.7
1988 61.8 43.8
1989 62.1 43.7
1990 62.3 43.7
1991 62.5 43.3
1992 62.8 43.5
1993 63 43.4
1994 63 42.8
1995 62.7 42.6
1996 62.7 43.5
1997 62.9 43.6
1998 63.4 42.7
1999 63.8 42
2000 64.1 44.8
2001 64.4 45.4
2002 64.2 46.2
2003 64.1 46.8
2004 64.2 47.5
2005 64.4 48.3
2006 64.8 49.5
2007 65.5 50
2008 65.7 50.7
2009 66 51.3
2010 66.2 51.9
2011 66.5 52.6
2012 66.4 53.2
2013 66.7 54.1
2014 67.3 54.3
2015 67.7 55.5
2016 68.1 56.9
2017 68.5 57.8
2018 68.8 59.1
2019 69.1 59.6
2020 67.8 59.7
2021 64.3 60.3
2022 69.9 61.3
2023 70.2 61.8
2024 70.3 62
2025 70.4 62.2

Guyana and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Guyana Sierra Leone
1960 569,143 2,268,356
1961 582,568 2,304,227
1962 595,461 2,342,242
1963 608,537 2,382,258
1964 621,764 2,424,390
1965 635,128 2,468,666
1966 648,646 2,514,638
1967 662,311 2,562,384
1968 676,160 2,611,532
1969 690,223 2,661,365
1970 702,705 2,712,286
1971 712,662 2,763,222
1972 721,617 2,814,388
1973 730,138 2,866,955
1974 738,057 2,920,459
1975 745,393 2,974,657
1976 752,253 3,028,820
1977 758,654 3,085,354
1978 764,586 3,145,517
1979 770,062 3,207,499
1980 774,367 3,272,089
1981 776,453 3,338,940
1982 776,712 3,408,183
1983 775,891 3,481,646
1984 774,111 3,558,758
1985 771,477 3,638,438
1986 768,098 3,728,380
1987 764,120 3,829,718
1988 759,663 3,934,517
1989 754,865 4,034,037
1990 749,894 4,196,828
1991 747,861 4,246,267
1992 749,911 4,166,366
1993 752,965 4,157,130
1994 755,822 4,173,105
1995 758,388 4,179,179
1996 760,526 4,199,210
1997 762,245 4,253,716
1998 763,586 4,295,785
1999 764,483 4,318,043
2000 764,832 4,423,611
2001 764,477 4,692,716
2002 763,652 4,971,435
2003 763,101 5,177,687
2004 762,418 5,355,717
2005 760,914 5,501,712
2006 758,966 5,624,466
2007 756,861 5,749,352
2008 754,606 5,894,722
2009 752,094 6,055,646
2010 749,256 6,222,714
2011 746,153 6,387,251
2012 746,288 6,551,080
2013 750,021 6,714,051
2014 754,229 6,876,385
2015 758,781 7,037,655
2016 763,548 7,205,328
2017 768,479 7,379,299
2018 791,556 7,554,563
2019 807,665 7,731,991
2020 807,481 7,912,558
2021 815,482 8,094,602
2022 821,637 8,276,807
2023 826,353 8,460,512
2024 831,087 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Guyana and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Guyana

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Sierra Leone
1960 6.33 6.18
1961 6.34 6.21
1962 6.33 6.22
1963 6.31 6.26
1964 6.23 6.29
1965 6.14 6.31
1966 6.02 6.35
1967 5.89 6.38
1968 5.75 6.39
1969 5.58 6.39
1970 5.41 6.41
1971 5.26 6.43
1972 5.08 6.45
1973 4.87 6.47
1974 4.64 6.53
1975 4.45 6.55
1976 4.28 6.55
1977 4.12 6.57
1978 3.97 6.59
1979 3.86 6.58
1980 3.77 6.56
1981 3.72 6.55
1982 3.68 6.56
1983 3.64 6.57
1984 3.54 6.59
1985 3.47 6.59
1986 3.38 6.6
1987 3.31 6.61
1988 3.23 6.59
1989 3.19 6.57
1990 3.18 6.57
1991 3.18 6.55
1992 3.19 6.56
1993 3.2 6.57
1994 3.23 6.56
1995 3.24 6.56
1996 3.23 6.55
1997 3.22 6.53
1998 3.18 6.5
1999 3.13 6.42
2000 3.06 6.36
2001 2.96 6.31
2002 2.84 6.23
2003 2.75 6.09
2004 2.68 5.92
2005 2.65 5.81
2006 2.66 5.74
2007 2.68 5.64
2008 2.7 5.56
2009 2.69 5.45
2010 2.68 5.33
2011 2.69 5.21
2012 2.7 5.06
2013 2.71 4.87
2014 2.7 4.7
2015 2.67 4.55
2016 2.63 4.47
2017 2.59 4.39
2018 2.55 4.29
2019 2.52 4.19
2020 2.49 4.08
2021 2.46 3.98
2022 2.44 3.88
2023 2.41 3.79

Guyana and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Guyana Sierra Leone
1960 16.7 21.1
1961 16.6 21.1
1962 16.4 21.1
1963 16.3 21
1964 16.2 21
1965 16.1 20.9
1966 16.1 20.9
1967 16.2 20.8
1968 16.2 20.7
1969 16.4 20.6
1970 16.5 20.4
1971 16.6 20.2
1972 16.7 20.1
1973 16.8 19.9
1974 17 19.8
1975 17.2 19.6
1976 17.4 19.5
1977 17.6 19.4
1978 17.8 19.3
1979 18 19.2
1980 18.2 19.1
1981 18.4 19.1
1982 18.7 19
1983 19 18.9
1984 19.3 18.9
1985 19.6 18.8
1986 19.9 18.7
1987 20.2 18.7
1988 20.5 18.6
1989 20.7 18.6
1990 20.9 18.5
1991 21.1 18.5
1992 21.3 18.4
1993 21.4 18.4
1994 21.5 18.3
1995 21.7 18.2
1996 21.8 18.2
1997 21.9 18.1
1998 22 18.1
1999 22.1 18
2000 22.2 18
2001 22.4 18
2002 22.5 17.9
2003 22.7 17.9
2004 22.9 17.9
2005 23.2 18
2006 23.4 18
2007 23.6 18
2008 23.8 18.1
2009 24 18.1
2010 24.2 18.2
2011 24.4 18.3
2012 24.5 18.4
2013 24.6 18.5
2014 24.6 18.6
2015 24.7 18.7
2016 24.9 18.9
2017 25 19.1
2018 25.4 19.2
2019 25.7 19.4
2020 25.9 19.6
2021 26.1 19.8
2022 26.4 20
2023 26.7 20.3
2024 26.9 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
5.49%
2018
Banked people share n/a
38.6%
2024

Energy

Guyana Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
71.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Guyana Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
48.6%
2022
English speaking
90.5%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Guyana Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
7,270 mi
2015

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