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Guyana vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 82nd vs. 15th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Sudan
Population
839919
52963918
Population rank 162/197 29/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Guyana and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Sudan
Year GDP
Guyana Sudan
1960 $170,216,241 $1,126,364,162
1961 $185,849,535 $1,222,860,429
1962 $194,949,513 $1,328,259,625
1963 $175,757,894 $1,351,234,926
1964 $194,774,513 $1,388,282,600
1965 $213,235,294 $1,446,869,619
1966 $228,705,882 $1,484,491,676
1967 $250,176,471 $1,607,409,539
1968 $229,750,000 $1,677,771,401
1969 $249,300,000 $1,847,501,441
1970 $267,800,000 $2,100,229,759
1971 $282,050,000 $2,288,340,041
1972 $285,380,952 $2,483,055,722
1973 $307,047,619 $3,077,254,460
1974 $433,954,545 $3,958,931,660
1975 $494,791,667 $4,823,090,192
1976 $454,440,000 $6,013,210,816
1977 $449,880,000 $7,499,005,639
1978 $507,080,000 $8,128,719,315
1979 $530,440,000 $8,418,407,787
1980 $603,200,000 $8,951,800,000
1981 $570,357,107 $10,753,888,154
1982 $482,000,000 $8,732,542,274
1983 $489,333,333 $8,230,153,846
1984 $437,631,605 $10,447,615,385
1985 $453,488,372 $8,075,259,600
1986 $504,651,140 $10,092,200,000
1987 $354,591,847 $12,093,333,333
1988 $413,799,990 $14,372,555,556
1989 $379,779,390 $21,408,111,111
1990 $396,582,263 $33,641,222,222
1991 $348,533,095 $44,171,194,366
1992 $373,573,141 $7,031,933,492
1993 $454,101,382 $8,881,005,436
1994 $540,874,934 $12,793,794,737
1995 $621,626,786 $13,830,363,900
1996 $705,406,001 $9,018,300,725
1997 $749,138,010 $11,681,175,864
1998 $717,530,683 $11,250,221,537
1999 $694,754,988 $10,682,028,340
2000 $712,667,897 $12,257,299,147
2001 $712,167,450 $15,716,361,792
2002 $726,131,435 $18,137,128,388
2003 $743,063,950 $21,355,298,460
2004 $787,814,379 $26,646,007,251
2005 $824,880,550 $35,182,711,988
2006 $2,379,817,991 $45,263,831,634
2007 $2,730,971,595 $59,440,139,775
2008 $3,025,187,433 $64,833,083,257
2009 $3,165,663,153 $51,621,044,077
2010 $3,432,912,517 $58,962,978,034
2011 $3,691,384,318 $55,018,567,211
2012 $4,063,088,536 $37,632,919,967
2013 $4,167,800,929 $43,024,018,082
2014 $4,127,660,152 $49,516,748,618
2015 $4,279,840,194 $51,726,758,677
2016 $4,482,697,337 $42,630,376,000
2017 $4,748,174,334 $41,283,617,976
2018 $4,787,636,998 $32,333,780,383
2019 $5,173,760,192 $32,338,079,165
2020 $5,471,256,595 $27,034,593,750
2021 $8,041,362,110 $34,229,513,775
2022 $14,718,388,489 $51,666,875,363
2023 $16,918,503,597 $39,898,289,821
2024 $24,835,899,826 $49,909,807,030

Guyana and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Sudan
1960 $299.1 $134.7
1961 $319 $141.6
1962 $327 $148.9
1963 $288.8 $146.6
1964 $313 $145.7
1965 $336 $146.8
1966 $353 $145.6
1967 $378 $152.4
1968 $340 $153.7
1969 $361 $163.5
1970 $381 $179.6
1971 $396 $189
1972 $395 $198.2
1973 $421 $235.8
1974 $588 $291.5
1975 $664 $343
1976 $604 $413
1977 $593 $497
1978 $663 $518
1979 $689 $515
1980 $779 $525
1981 $735 $605
1982 $621 $472
1983 $631 $431
1984 $565 $534
1985 $588 $406
1986 $657 $497
1987 $464 $584
1988 $545 $680
1989 $503 $992
1990 $529 $1,528
1991 $466 $1,966
1992 $498 $307
1993 $603 $379
1994 $716 $532
1995 $820 $561
1996 $928 $357
1997 $983 $453
1998 $940 $425
1999 $909 $394
2000 $932 $441
2001 $932 $551
2002 $951 $621
2003 $974 $714
2004 $1,033 $872
2005 $1,084 $1,125
2006 $3,136 $1,415
2007 $3,608 $1,814
2008 $4,009 $1,928
2009 $4,209 $1,493
2010 $4,582 $1,665
2011 $4,947 $1,522
2012 $5,444 $1,019
2013 $5,557 $1,139
2014 $5,473 $1,275
2015 $5,640 $1,292
2016 $5,871 $1,033
2017 $6,179 $967
2018 $6,048 $731
2019 $6,406 $710
2020 $6,776 $578
2021 $9,861 $712
2022 $17,913 $1,046
2023 $20,474 $797
2024 $29,884 $989

Guyana vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Sudan
1950 49.2 45.8
1951 50.2 46.2
1952 51.3 46.5
1953 52.4 46.9
1954 53.3 47.3
1955 54.1 47.7
1956 55.2 48.1
1957 56.1 48.5
1958 56.4 48.9
1959 57 49.2
1960 57.5 49.6
1961 57.9 50
1962 58.3 50.4
1963 58.6 50.8
1964 59 50.9
1965 59.1 51
1966 59.3 51.3
1967 59.5 51.5
1968 59.7 51.8
1969 59.8 52
1970 60 52.3
1971 60.1 52.5
1972 60.1 52.8
1973 60.2 53
1974 60.3 53.2
1975 60.4 53.3
1976 60.4 53.3
1977 60.6 53.5
1978 60.6 53.3
1979 60.7 53.4
1980 60.8 54.1
1981 60.9 54.4
1982 61 54.4
1983 61.2 49.6
1984 61.3 49.8
1985 61.4 50
1986 61.5 54.6
1987 61.7 54.7
1988 61.8 55
1989 62.1 54.9
1990 62.3 55.5
1991 62.5 55.6
1992 62.8 56
1993 63 56.1
1994 63 57
1995 62.7 57.4
1996 62.7 57.6
1997 62.9 58.1
1998 63.4 58.3
1999 63.8 58.6
2000 64.1 58.9
2001 64.4 59.3
2002 64.2 59.3
2003 64.1 58.3
2004 64.2 56.8
2005 64.4 57.2
2006 64.8 60.4
2007 65.5 61.4
2008 65.7 61.3
2009 66 62.7
2010 66.2 63
2011 66.5 63.2
2012 66.4 63.4
2013 66.7 63.4
2014 67.3 64
2015 67.7 64.4
2016 68.1 64.7
2017 68.5 65.1
2018 68.8 65.5
2019 69.1 65.8
2020 67.8 65.1
2021 64.3 64.5
2022 69.9 65.7
2023 70.2 66.3
2024 70.3 66.5
2025 70.4 66.7

Guyana and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Sudan
Year Population
Guyana Sudan
1960 569,143 8,364,489
1961 582,568 8,634,941
1962 595,461 8,919,028
1963 608,537 9,218,077
1964 621,764 9,531,109
1965 635,128 9,858,030
1966 648,646 10,197,578
1967 662,311 10,550,597
1968 676,160 10,917,999
1969 690,223 11,298,936
1970 702,705 11,695,771
1971 712,662 12,105,539
1972 721,617 12,527,856
1973 730,138 13,049,315
1974 738,057 13,580,723
1975 745,393 14,064,798
1976 752,253 14,569,716
1977 758,654 15,086,614
1978 764,586 15,695,003
1979 770,062 16,355,352
1980 774,367 17,058,905
1981 776,453 17,780,572
1982 776,712 18,486,645
1983 775,891 19,109,770
1984 774,111 19,546,528
1985 771,477 19,905,872
1986 768,098 20,288,238
1987 764,120 20,704,904
1988 759,663 21,138,431
1989 754,865 21,578,022
1990 749,894 22,021,481
1991 747,861 22,470,676
1992 749,911 22,927,355
1993 752,965 23,445,592
1994 755,822 24,043,948
1995 758,388 24,672,143
1996 760,526 25,231,528
1997 762,245 25,799,821
1998 763,586 26,458,999
1999 764,483 27,130,613
2000 764,832 27,816,745
2001 764,477 28,516,770
2002 763,652 29,228,727
2003 763,101 29,896,035
2004 762,418 30,556,637
2005 760,914 31,262,444
2006 758,966 31,992,435
2007 756,861 32,764,135
2008 754,606 33,623,980
2009 752,094 34,569,113
2010 749,256 35,414,399
2011 746,153 36,140,806
2012 746,288 36,923,178
2013 750,021 37,785,849
2014 754,229 38,823,318
2015 758,781 40,024,431
2016 763,548 41,259,892
2017 768,479 42,714,306
2018 791,556 44,230,596
2019 807,665 45,548,175
2020 807,481 46,789,231
2021 815,482 48,066,924
2022 821,637 49,383,346
2023 826,353 50,042,791
2024 831,087 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Guyana and Sudan

Fertility rate
Guyana

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Sudan
1960 6.33 6.66
1961 6.34 6.66
1962 6.33 6.7
1963 6.31 6.76
1964 6.23 6.8
1965 6.14 6.84
1966 6.02 6.88
1967 5.89 6.91
1968 5.75 6.95
1969 5.58 6.97
1970 5.41 6.99
1971 5.26 7.02
1972 5.08 6.98
1973 4.87 6.94
1974 4.64 6.91
1975 4.45 6.87
1976 4.28 6.82
1977 4.12 6.78
1978 3.97 6.72
1979 3.86 6.65
1980 3.77 6.59
1981 3.72 6.53
1982 3.68 6.47
1983 3.64 6.41
1984 3.54 6.34
1985 3.47 6.28
1986 3.38 6.23
1987 3.31 6.18
1988 3.23 6.13
1989 3.19 6.11
1990 3.18 6.07
1991 3.18 6.05
1992 3.19 6.02
1993 3.2 5.97
1994 3.23 5.91
1995 3.24 5.86
1996 3.23 5.79
1997 3.22 5.72
1998 3.18 5.65
1999 3.13 5.62
2000 3.06 5.6
2001 2.96 5.56
2002 2.84 5.53
2003 2.75 5.49
2004 2.68 5.46
2005 2.65 5.4
2006 2.66 5.33
2007 2.68 5.27
2008 2.7 5.21
2009 2.69 5.17
2010 2.68 5.14
2011 2.69 5.09
2012 2.7 5.03
2013 2.71 4.97
2014 2.7 4.91
2015 2.67 4.9
2016 2.63 4.83
2017 2.59 4.76
2018 2.55 4.68
2019 2.52 4.62
2020 2.49 4.54
2021 2.46 4.46
2022 2.44 4.38
2023 2.41 4.32

Guyana and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Guyana Sudan
1960 16.7 16.7
1961 16.6 16.7
1962 16.4 16.7
1963 16.3 16.6
1964 16.2 16.5
1965 16.1 16.5
1966 16.1 16.4
1967 16.2 16.4
1968 16.2 16.3
1969 16.4 16.3
1970 16.5 16.2
1971 16.6 16.2
1972 16.7 16.1
1973 16.8 16
1974 17 15.9
1975 17.2 16
1976 17.4 16
1977 17.6 16.1
1978 17.8 16.2
1979 18 16.4
1980 18.2 16.5
1981 18.4 16.6
1982 18.7 16.7
1983 19 16.7
1984 19.3 16.8
1985 19.6 16.8
1986 19.9 16.8
1987 20.2 16.9
1988 20.5 16.9
1989 20.7 16.8
1990 20.9 16.8
1991 21.1 16.8
1992 21.3 16.8
1993 21.4 16.8
1994 21.5 16.8
1995 21.7 16.8
1996 21.8 16.8
1997 21.9 16.8
1998 22 16.8
1999 22.1 16.9
2000 22.2 16.9
2001 22.4 17
2002 22.5 17
2003 22.7 17.1
2004 22.9 17.1
2005 23.2 17.1
2006 23.4 17.2
2007 23.6 17.3
2008 23.8 17.3
2009 24 17.4
2010 24.2 17.5
2011 24.4 17.4
2012 24.5 17.5
2013 24.6 17.5
2014 24.6 17.7
2015 24.7 17.9
2016 24.9 18.1
2017 25 18.3
2018 25.4 18.6
2019 25.7 18.7
2020 25.9 18.9
2021 26.1 19
2022 26.4 19.2
2023 26.7 19.3
2024 26.9 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
3.2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
20.9%
2018
Banked people share n/a
15.3%
2014

Energy

Guyana Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Guyana Sudan
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
60.7%
2018
English speaking
90.5%
2023
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Guyana Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
0.26
2017
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Sudan
% of world land
0.14%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
19,263 mi
2019

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