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Guyana vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 82nd vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Sri Lanka
Population
839919
22125995
Population rank 162/197 63/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Guyana and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Guyana Sri Lanka
1960 $170,216,241 $1,409,873,950
1961 $185,849,535 $1,444,327,731
1962 $194,949,513 $1,434,156,379
1963 $175,757,894 $1,240,672,269
1964 $194,774,513 $1,309,747,899
1965 $213,235,294 $1,698,319,328
1966 $228,705,882 $1,751,470,588
1967 $250,176,471 $1,859,465,021
1968 $229,750,000 $1,801,344,538
1969 $249,300,000 $1,965,546,218
1970 $267,800,000 $2,296,470,588
1971 $282,050,000 $2,369,308,600
1972 $285,380,952 $2,553,936,348
1973 $307,047,619 $2,875,625,000
1974 $433,954,545 $3,574,586,466
1975 $494,791,667 $3,791,298,146
1976 $454,440,000 $3,591,319,857
1977 $449,880,000 $4,104,509,583
1978 $507,080,000 $2,733,183,857
1979 $530,440,000 $3,364,611,432
1980 $603,200,000 $4,024,621,900
1981 $570,357,107 $4,415,844,156
1982 $482,000,000 $4,768,765,017
1983 $489,333,333 $5,167,913,302
1984 $437,631,605 $6,043,474,843
1985 $453,488,372 $5,978,460,972
1986 $504,651,140 $6,405,210,564
1987 $354,591,847 $6,682,167,120
1988 $413,799,990 $6,978,371,581
1989 $379,779,390 $6,987,267,684
1990 $396,582,263 $8,032,551,173
1991 $348,533,095 $9,000,362,582
1992 $373,573,141 $9,703,011,636
1993 $454,101,382 $10,338,679,636
1994 $540,874,934 $11,717,604,209
1995 $621,626,786 $13,029,697,561
1996 $705,406,001 $13,897,738,375
1997 $749,138,010 $15,091,913,884
1998 $717,530,683 $15,794,972,847
1999 $694,754,988 $15,656,327,860
2000 $712,667,897 $16,330,814,180
2001 $712,167,450 $15,749,753,805
2002 $726,131,435 $16,536,535,647
2003 $743,063,950 $18,881,765,437
2004 $787,814,379 $20,662,525,941
2005 $824,880,550 $24,405,791,045
2006 $2,379,817,991 $28,279,802,406
2007 $2,730,971,595 $32,350,238,760
2008 $3,025,187,433 $40,713,826,215
2009 $3,165,663,153 $42,066,224,093
2010 $3,432,912,517 $58,636,161,082
2011 $3,691,384,318 $67,753,284,044
2012 $4,063,088,536 $70,447,216,891
2013 $4,167,800,929 $77,000,578,167
2014 $4,127,660,152 $82,528,535,714
2015 $4,279,840,194 $85,090,301,052
2016 $4,482,697,337 $88,000,211,172
2017 $4,748,174,334 $94,369,350,286
2018 $4,787,636,998 $94,450,015,983
2019 $5,173,760,192 $88,998,706,297
2020 $5,471,256,595 $84,335,574,582
2021 $8,041,362,110 $88,556,698,938
2022 $14,718,388,489 $74,143,020,263
2023 $16,918,503,597 $83,716,142,582
2024 $24,835,899,826 $98,963,185,510

Guyana and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Sri Lanka
1960 $299.1 $145.9
1961 $319 $145.9
1962 $327 $141.4
1963 $288.8 $119.4
1964 $313 $122.9
1965 $336 $155.6
1966 $353 $156.6
1967 $378 $162.3
1968 $340 $153.5
1969 $361 $163.6
1970 $381 $186.9
1971 $396 $188.8
1972 $395 $199.4
1973 $421 $220.2
1974 $588 $268.7
1975 $664 $279.8
1976 $604 $260.3
1977 $593 $292.1
1978 $663 $191
1979 $689 $230.8
1980 $779 $271.1
1981 $735 $292.5
1982 $621 $312
1983 $631 $336
1984 $565 $391
1985 $588 $385
1986 $657 $407
1987 $464 $420
1988 $545 $434
1989 $503 $430
1990 $529 $491
1991 $466 $546
1992 $498 $580
1993 $603 $607
1994 $716 $678
1995 $820 $742
1996 $928 $776
1997 $983 $827
1998 $940 $849
1999 $909 $826
2000 $932 $846
2001 $932 $804
2002 $951 $835
2003 $974 $946
2004 $1,033 $1,029
2005 $1,084 $1,207
2006 $3,136 $1,390
2007 $3,608 $1,579
2008 $4,009 $1,974
2009 $4,209 $2,027
2010 $4,582 $2,808
2011 $4,947 $3,225
2012 $5,444 $3,328
2013 $5,557 $3,741
2014 $5,473 $3,972
2015 $5,640 $4,058
2016 $5,871 $4,149
2017 $6,179 $4,399
2018 $6,048 $4,359
2019 $6,406 $4,082
2020 $6,776 $3,848
2021 $9,861 $3,997
2022 $17,913 $3,343
2023 $20,474 $3,799
2024 $29,884 $4,516

Guyana vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Sri Lanka
1950 49.2 53.2
1951 50.2 54
1952 51.3 54.9
1953 52.4 55.6
1954 53.3 56.4
1955 54.1 57.2
1956 55.2 57.9
1957 56.1 58.5
1958 56.4 59.3
1959 57 60
1960 57.5 60.6
1961 57.9 61.2
1962 58.3 61.6
1963 58.6 62
1964 59 62.4
1965 59.1 62.8
1966 59.3 63.2
1967 59.5 63.6
1968 59.7 63.9
1969 59.8 64.1
1970 60 64.4
1971 60.1 64.2
1972 60.1 64.6
1973 60.2 64.8
1974 60.3 65
1975 60.4 65.4
1976 60.4 65.8
1977 60.6 66.4
1978 60.6 66.8
1979 60.7 67.5
1980 60.8 68
1981 60.9 68.4
1982 61 68.7
1983 61.2 68.7
1984 61.3 68.8
1985 61.4 68.9
1986 61.5 69
1987 61.7 69
1988 61.8 69
1989 62.1 67.3
1990 62.3 69.2
1991 62.5 69.1
1992 62.8 69.6
1993 63 70
1994 63 70.2
1995 62.7 69.7
1996 62.7 69.8
1997 62.9 69.9
1998 63.4 70.1
1999 63.8 70.4
2000 64.1 71.2
2001 64.4 71.8
2002 64.2 72.3
2003 64.1 72.4
2004 64.2 68
2005 64.4 73.1
2006 64.8 72.8
2007 65.5 73
2008 65.7 72.6
2009 66 70.3
2010 66.2 74.5
2011 66.5 74.7
2012 66.4 75.2
2013 66.7 75.5
2014 67.3 75.8
2015 67.7 76
2016 68.1 76.1
2017 68.5 76.2
2018 68.8 76.5
2019 69.1 76.7
2020 67.8 76.9
2021 64.3 76.3
2022 69.9 77.3
2023 70.2 77.5
2024 70.3 77.7
2025 70.4 77.9

Guyana and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Guyana Sri Lanka
1960 569,143 9,661,389
1961 582,568 9,899,372
1962 595,461 10,143,754
1963 608,537 10,395,040
1964 621,764 10,653,397
1965 635,128 10,916,965
1966 648,646 11,183,928
1967 662,311 11,457,328
1968 676,160 11,736,088
1969 690,223 12,013,858
1970 702,705 12,287,110
1971 712,662 12,551,910
1972 721,617 12,809,205
1973 730,138 13,060,916
1974 738,057 13,305,693
1975 745,393 13,548,984
1976 752,253 13,796,770
1977 758,654 14,049,371
1978 764,586 14,310,128
1979 770,062 14,579,614
1980 774,367 14,847,974
1981 776,453 15,099,414
1982 776,712 15,286,567
1983 775,891 15,388,794
1984 774,111 15,441,860
1985 771,477 15,544,154
1986 768,098 15,731,256
1987 764,120 15,916,576
1988 759,663 16,078,621
1989 754,865 16,248,557
1990 749,894 16,352,458
1991 747,861 16,475,354
1992 749,911 16,739,284
1993 752,965 17,025,918
1994 755,822 17,275,773
1995 758,388 17,564,068
1996 760,526 17,905,018
1997 762,245 18,248,200
1998 763,586 18,596,003
1999 764,483 18,944,731
2000 764,832 19,293,054
2001 764,477 19,600,362
2002 763,652 19,805,752
2003 763,101 19,951,521
2004 762,418 20,087,605
2005 760,914 20,216,524
2006 758,966 20,352,411
2007 756,861 20,492,545
2008 754,606 20,629,378
2009 752,094 20,756,435
2010 749,256 20,879,089
2011 746,153 21,009,048
2012 746,288 21,169,458
2013 750,021 20,585,000
2014 754,229 20,778,000
2015 758,781 20,970,000
2016 763,548 21,209,000
2017 768,479 21,453,000
2018 791,556 21,670,000
2019 807,665 21,803,000
2020 807,481 21,919,000
2021 815,482 22,156,000
2022 821,637 22,181,000
2023 826,353 22,037,000
2024 831,087 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Guyana and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Guyana

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Sri Lanka
1960 6.33 5.35
1961 6.34 5.24
1962 6.33 5.18
1963 6.31 5.12
1964 6.23 5.06
1965 6.14 4.93
1966 6.02 4.83
1967 5.89 4.79
1968 5.75 4.66
1969 5.58 4.5
1970 5.41 4.39
1971 5.26 4.27
1972 5.08 4.16
1973 4.87 4
1974 4.64 3.86
1975 4.45 3.82
1976 4.28 3.78
1977 4.12 3.74
1978 3.97 3.81
1979 3.86 3.82
1980 3.77 3.73
1981 3.72 3.65
1982 3.68 3.32
1983 3.64 3.11
1984 3.54 3.01
1985 3.47 2.9
1986 3.38 2.74
1987 3.31 2.64
1988 3.23 2.57
1989 3.19 2.58
1990 3.18 2.54
1991 3.18 2.51
1992 3.19 2.49
1993 3.2 2.44
1994 3.23 2.4
1995 3.24 2.35
1996 3.23 2.29
1997 3.22 2.22
1998 3.18 2.14
1999 3.13 2.14
2000 3.06 2.21
2001 2.96 2.28
2002 2.84 2.31
2003 2.75 2.3
2004 2.68 2.27
2005 2.65 2.26
2006 2.66 2.29
2007 2.68 2.3
2008 2.7 2.23
2009 2.69 2.18
2010 2.68 2.13
2011 2.69 2.14
2012 2.7 2.17
2013 2.71 2.18
2014 2.7 2.13
2015 2.67 2.09
2016 2.63 2.06
2017 2.59 2.04
2018 2.55 2.03
2019 2.52 2.02
2020 2.49 2.01
2021 2.46 2
2022 2.44 1.98
2023 2.41 1.97

Guyana and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Guyana Sri Lanka
1960 16.7 19.5
1961 16.6 19.5
1962 16.4 19.5
1963 16.3 19.5
1964 16.2 19.5
1965 16.1 19.5
1966 16.1 19.6
1967 16.2 19.7
1968 16.2 19.8
1969 16.4 19.9
1970 16.5 20
1971 16.6 20.1
1972 16.7 20.2
1973 16.8 20.4
1974 17 20.6
1975 17.2 20.7
1976 17.4 20.9
1977 17.6 21
1978 17.8 21.2
1979 18 21.3
1980 18.2 21.5
1981 18.4 21.6
1982 18.7 21.7
1983 19 21.9
1984 19.3 22
1985 19.6 22.2
1986 19.9 22.5
1987 20.2 22.8
1988 20.5 23.1
1989 20.7 23.4
1990 20.9 23.6
1991 21.1 23.9
1992 21.3 24.3
1993 21.4 24.6
1994 21.5 24.9
1995 21.7 25.3
1996 21.8 25.8
1997 21.9 26.2
1998 22 26.5
1999 22.1 26.9
2000 22.2 27.2
2001 22.4 27.6
2002 22.5 27.9
2003 22.7 28.2
2004 22.9 28.5
2005 23.2 28.8
2006 23.4 29
2007 23.6 29.3
2008 23.8 29.6
2009 24 29.9
2010 24.2 30.2
2011 24.4 30.5
2012 24.5 30.8
2013 24.6 31.1
2014 24.6 31.4
2015 24.7 31.7
2016 24.9 32
2017 25 32.3
2018 25.4 32.5
2019 25.7 32.8
2020 25.9 33.1
2021 26.1 33.3
2022 26.4 33.6
2023 26.7 33.8
2024 26.9 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
8.22%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.7%
2024

Energy

Guyana Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guyana Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
92.7%
2023
English speaking
90.5%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Guyana Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
70,894 mi
2010

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