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Guyana vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 82nd vs. 177th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Singapore
Population
839919
6105665
Population rank 162/197 113/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
84 years
2025

Guyana and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Singapore
Year GDP
Guyana Singapore
1960 $170,216,241 $704,751,700
1961 $185,849,535 $764,629,788
1962 $194,949,513 $826,239,212
1963 $175,757,894 $917,608,012
1964 $194,774,513 $894,153,311
1965 $213,235,294 $974,644,096
1966 $228,705,882 $1,096,425,608
1967 $250,176,471 $1,238,035,816
1968 $229,750,000 $1,425,706,091
1969 $249,300,000 $1,659,893,768
1970 $267,800,000 $1,920,574,150
1971 $282,050,000 $2,263,785,444
1972 $285,380,952 $2,721,440,981
1973 $307,047,619 $3,696,213,333
1974 $433,954,545 $5,221,534,956
1975 $494,791,667 $5,633,673,930
1976 $454,440,000 $6,327,077,974
1977 $449,880,000 $6,618,585,074
1978 $507,080,000 $7,517,176,355
1979 $530,440,000 $9,296,921,724
1980 $603,200,000 $11,896,256,783
1981 $570,357,107 $14,175,228,844
1982 $482,000,000 $16,084,252,378
1983 $489,333,333 $17,784,112,150
1984 $437,631,605 $19,749,361,098
1985 $453,488,372 $19,156,532,746
1986 $504,651,140 $18,586,746,057
1987 $354,591,847 $20,919,215,578
1988 $413,799,990 $25,371,462,488
1989 $379,779,390 $30,465,364,739
1990 $396,582,263 $36,144,336,769
1991 $348,533,095 $45,466,164,978
1992 $373,573,141 $52,131,320,033
1993 $454,101,382 $60,603,815,716
1994 $540,874,934 $73,688,724,431
1995 $621,626,786 $87,812,540,788
1996 $705,406,001 $96,293,086,513
1997 $749,138,010 $100,123,787,215
1998 $717,530,683 $85,728,207,782
1999 $694,754,988 $86,286,849,755
2000 $712,667,897 $96,076,539,926
2001 $712,167,450 $89,793,790,670
2002 $726,131,435 $92,538,372,870
2003 $743,063,950 $97,646,401,096
2004 $787,814,379 $115,033,593,101
2005 $824,880,550 $127,807,848,728
2006 $2,379,817,991 $148,627,286,361
2007 $2,730,971,595 $180,941,701,358
2008 $3,025,187,433 $193,617,323,539
2009 $3,165,663,153 $194,150,283,772
2010 $3,432,912,517 $239,807,980,591
2011 $3,691,384,318 $279,356,499,090
2012 $4,063,088,536 $295,092,888,077
2013 $4,167,800,929 $307,576,360,585
2014 $4,127,660,152 $314,863,580,758
2015 $4,279,840,194 $307,998,545,269
2016 $4,482,697,337 $319,646,468,521
2017 $4,748,174,334 $343,673,334,902
2018 $4,787,636,998 $377,123,710,561
2019 $5,173,760,192 $376,161,998,830
2020 $5,471,256,595 $349,165,858,545
2021 $8,041,362,110 $436,591,382,250
2022 $14,718,388,489 $509,017,841,147
2023 $16,918,503,597 $505,439,514,078
2024 $24,835,899,826 $547,386,645,892

Guyana and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Singapore
1960 $299.1 $428
1961 $319 $449
1962 $327 $472
1963 $288.8 $511
1964 $313 $486
1965 $336 $517
1966 $353 $567
1967 $378 $626
1968 $340 $709
1969 $361 $813
1970 $381 $926
1971 $396 $1,071
1972 $395 $1,264
1973 $421 $1,685
1974 $588 $2,342
1975 $664 $2,490
1976 $604 $2,759
1977 $593 $2,846
1978 $663 $3,194
1979 $689 $3,901
1980 $779 $4,928
1981 $735 $5,597
1982 $621 $6,078
1983 $631 $6,633
1984 $565 $7,228
1985 $588 $7,002
1986 $657 $6,800
1987 $464 $7,539
1988 $545 $8,914
1989 $503 $10,395
1990 $529 $11,862
1991 $466 $14,502
1992 $498 $16,136
1993 $603 $18,290
1994 $716 $21,552
1995 $820 $24,915
1996 $928 $26,233
1997 $983 $26,376
1998 $940 $21,829
1999 $909 $21,797
2000 $932 $23,853
2001 $932 $21,700
2002 $951 $22,160
2003 $974 $23,730
2004 $1,033 $27,608
2005 $1,084 $29,961
2006 $3,136 $33,768
2007 $3,608 $39,433
2008 $4,009 $40,009
2009 $4,209 $38,927
2010 $4,582 $47,237
2011 $4,947 $53,891
2012 $5,444 $55,548
2013 $5,557 $56,967
2014 $5,473 $57,565
2015 $5,640 $55,646
2016 $5,871 $57,006
2017 $6,179 $61,236
2018 $6,048 $66,882
2019 $6,406 $65,952
2020 $6,776 $61,410
2021 $9,861 $80,056
2022 $17,913 $90,299
2023 $20,474 $85,412
2024 $29,884 $90,674

Guyana vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Singapore
1950 49.2 54.1
1951 50.2 55.3
1952 51.3 56.4
1953 52.4 57.5
1954 53.3 59.4
1955 54.1 61.2
1956 55.2 62.6
1957 56.1 63.4
1958 56.4 64
1959 57 64.8
1960 57.5 65.3
1961 57.9 65.7
1962 58.3 66.1
1963 58.6 66.5
1964 59 66.7
1965 59.1 66.9
1966 59.3 67.2
1967 59.5 67.3
1968 59.7 67.7
1969 59.8 68.1
1970 60 68.5
1971 60.1 68.8
1972 60.1 69
1973 60.2 69.4
1974 60.3 69.7
1975 60.4 70.2
1976 60.4 70.6
1977 60.6 70.9
1978 60.6 71.2
1979 60.7 71.4
1980 60.8 71.5
1981 60.9 71.7
1982 61 72
1983 61.2 72.4
1984 61.3 72.6
1985 61.4 73.1
1986 61.5 73.6
1987 61.7 74
1988 61.8 74
1989 62.1 74.3
1990 62.3 74.6
1991 62.5 75.1
1992 62.8 75.3
1993 63 75.5
1994 63 75.6
1995 62.7 75.7
1996 62.7 76.1
1997 62.9 76.4
1998 63.4 76.9
1999 63.8 77.3
2000 64.1 77.8
2001 64.4 78.3
2002 64.2 78.7
2003 64.1 79.2
2004 64.2 79.7
2005 64.4 80.3
2006 64.8 80.6
2007 65.5 80.9
2008 65.7 81.1
2009 66 81.4
2010 66.2 81.6
2011 66.5 81.9
2012 66.4 82.2
2013 66.7 82.5
2014 67.3 82.6
2015 67.7 82.7
2016 68.1 82.9
2017 68.5 83.1
2018 68.8 83.4
2019 69.1 83.7
2020 67.8 83.7
2021 64.3 83.5
2022 69.9 82.9
2023 70.2 83.7
2024 70.3 83.9
2025 70.4 84

Guyana and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Singapore
Year Population
Guyana Singapore
1960 569,143 1,646,400
1961 582,568 1,702,400
1962 595,461 1,750,200
1963 608,537 1,795,000
1964 621,764 1,841,600
1965 635,128 1,886,900
1966 648,646 1,934,400
1967 662,311 1,977,600
1968 676,160 2,012,000
1969 690,223 2,042,500
1970 702,705 2,074,507
1971 712,662 2,112,900
1972 721,617 2,152,400
1973 730,138 2,193,000
1974 738,057 2,229,800
1975 745,393 2,262,600
1976 752,253 2,293,300
1977 758,654 2,325,300
1978 764,586 2,353,600
1979 770,062 2,383,500
1980 774,367 2,413,945
1981 776,453 2,532,835
1982 776,712 2,646,466
1983 775,891 2,681,061
1984 774,111 2,732,221
1985 771,477 2,735,957
1986 768,098 2,733,373
1987 764,120 2,774,789
1988 759,663 2,846,108
1989 754,865 2,930,901
1990 749,894 3,047,132
1991 747,861 3,135,083
1992 749,911 3,230,698
1993 752,965 3,313,471
1994 755,822 3,419,048
1995 758,388 3,524,506
1996 760,526 3,670,704
1997 762,245 3,796,038
1998 763,586 3,927,213
1999 764,483 3,958,723
2000 764,832 4,027,887
2001 764,477 4,138,012
2002 763,652 4,175,950
2003 763,101 4,114,826
2004 762,418 4,166,664
2005 760,914 4,265,762
2006 758,966 4,401,365
2007 756,861 4,588,599
2008 754,606 4,839,396
2009 752,094 4,987,573
2010 749,256 5,076,732
2011 746,153 5,183,688
2012 746,288 5,312,437
2013 750,021 5,399,162
2014 754,229 5,469,724
2015 758,781 5,535,002
2016 763,548 5,607,283
2017 768,479 5,612,253
2018 791,556 5,638,676
2019 807,665 5,703,569
2020 807,481 5,685,807
2021 815,482 5,453,566
2022 821,637 5,637,022
2023 826,353 5,917,648
2024 831,087 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Guyana and Singapore

Fertility rate
Guyana

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Singapore
1960 6.33 5.76
1961 6.34 5.41
1962 6.33 5.21
1963 6.31 5.16
1964 6.23 4.97
1965 6.14 4.66
1966 6.02 4.46
1967 5.89 3.91
1968 5.75 3.53
1969 5.58 3.22
1970 5.41 3.07
1971 5.26 3.02
1972 5.08 3.04
1973 4.87 2.79
1974 4.64 2.35
1975 4.45 2.07
1976 4.28 2.11
1977 4.12 1.82
1978 3.97 1.79
1979 3.86 1.79
1980 3.77 1.82
1981 3.72 1.78
1982 3.68 1.74
1983 3.64 1.61
1984 3.54 1.62
1985 3.47 1.61
1986 3.38 1.43
1987 3.31 1.62
1988 3.23 1.96
1989 3.19 1.75
1990 3.18 1.83
1991 3.18 1.73
1992 3.19 1.72
1993 3.2 1.74
1994 3.23 1.71
1995 3.24 1.67
1996 3.23 1.66
1997 3.22 1.61
1998 3.18 1.48
1999 3.13 1.47
2000 3.06 1.6
2001 2.96 1.41
2002 2.84 1.37
2003 2.75 1.27
2004 2.68 1.26
2005 2.65 1.26
2006 2.66 1.28
2007 2.68 1.29
2008 2.7 1.28
2009 2.69 1.22
2010 2.68 1.15
2011 2.69 1.2
2012 2.7 1.29
2013 2.71 1.19
2014 2.7 1.25
2015 2.67 1.24
2016 2.63 1.2
2017 2.59 1.16
2018 2.55 1.14
2019 2.52 1.14
2020 2.49 1.1
2021 2.46 1.12
2022 2.44 1.04
2023 2.41 0.97

Guyana and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Guyana Singapore
1960 16.7 18.2
1961 16.6 18.1
1962 16.4 18
1963 16.3 18
1964 16.2 18.1
1965 16.1 18.2
1966 16.1 18.4
1967 16.2 18.6
1968 16.2 18.9
1969 16.4 19.3
1970 16.5 19.7
1971 16.6 20.1
1972 16.7 20.6
1973 16.8 21
1974 17 21.5
1975 17.2 22
1976 17.4 22.6
1977 17.6 23.1
1978 17.8 23.6
1979 18 24.2
1980 18.2 24.7
1981 18.4 25.3
1982 18.7 25.9
1983 19 26.4
1984 19.3 26.9
1985 19.6 27.3
1986 19.9 27.8
1987 20.2 28.3
1988 20.5 28.7
1989 20.7 29.1
1990 20.9 29.5
1991 21.1 29.8
1992 21.3 30.1
1993 21.4 30.4
1994 21.5 30.7
1995 21.7 31
1996 21.8 31.2
1997 21.9 31.4
1998 22 31.6
1999 22.1 31.9
2000 22.2 32.2
2001 22.4 32.5
2002 22.5 32.7
2003 22.7 33
2004 22.9 33.3
2005 23.2 33.5
2006 23.4 33.6
2007 23.6 33.6
2008 23.8 33.5
2009 24 33.6
2010 24.2 33.7
2011 24.4 33.9
2012 24.5 34
2013 24.6 34.1
2014 24.6 34.2
2015 24.7 34.4
2016 24.9 34.5
2017 25 34.8
2018 25.4 35
2019 25.7 35.2
2020 25.9 35.5
2021 26.1 35.8
2022 26.4 35.9
2023 26.7 36.2
2024 26.9 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
3.04%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98%
2024

Energy

Guyana Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guyana Singapore
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
84
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
97.7%
2021
English speaking
90.5%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Guyana Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Singapore
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
2,175 mi
2017

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