Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 82nd vs. 58th).
By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
839919
|
10654722
|
Population rank | 162/197 | 93/197 |
GDP |
$24.8B
2024 |
$610B
2024 |
GDP rank | 119/197 | 25/197 |
GDP per capita |
$29,884
2024 |
$57,723
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 42/197 | 15/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$79,906
2024 |
$71,030
2024 |
Government debt |
$6.03B
2024 |
$199B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
27.7%
2025 |
33.7%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$7,252
2024 |
$18,842
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 67/185 | 32/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$13,265
2025 |
$40,075
2025 |
Land area |
81,522 sq mi
2025 |
157,248 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024 |
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
2.41
2023 |
1.45
2023 |
Median age |
26.9 years
2024 |
41.1 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
70.4 years
2025 |
83.6 years
2025 |
Guyana and Sweden: Comparison Charts
Guyana and Sweden economies compared
Year | GDP | |
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|
|
|
1960 | $170,216,241 | $15,930,258,332 |
1961 | $185,849,535 | $17,329,819,494 |
1962 | $194,949,513 | $18,794,282,717 |
1963 | $175,757,894 | $20,342,365,392 |
1964 | $194,774,513 | $22,685,750,575 |
1965 | $213,235,294 | $24,964,233,891 |
1966 | $228,705,882 | $27,155,028,520 |
1967 | $250,176,471 | $29,475,219,787 |
1968 | $229,750,000 | $31,278,230,634 |
1969 | $249,300,000 | $33,967,691,454 |
1970 | $267,800,000 | $38,037,663,342 |
1971 | $282,050,000 | $41,506,627,519 |
1972 | $285,380,952 | $48,883,734,672 |
1973 | $307,047,619 | $59,319,523,962 |
1974 | $433,954,545 | $65,918,391,224 |
1975 | $494,791,667 | $82,766,182,746 |
1976 | $454,440,000 | $89,233,541,404 |
1977 | $449,880,000 | $94,332,865,494 |
1978 | $507,080,000 | $104,292,130,796 |
1979 | $530,440,000 | $123,208,942,175 |
1980 | $603,200,000 | $141,887,695,763 |
1981 | $570,357,107 | $129,500,408,224 |
1982 | $482,000,000 | $114,216,043,040 |
1983 | $489,333,333 | $104,863,313,508 |
1984 | $437,631,605 | $109,044,297,251 |
1985 | $453,488,372 | $113,959,392,485 |
1986 | $504,651,140 | $150,281,594,980 |
1987 | $354,591,847 | $182,746,413,791 |
1988 | $413,799,990 | $206,688,963,474 |
1989 | $379,779,390 | $217,634,838,449 |
1990 | $396,582,263 | $261,469,578,631 |
1991 | $348,533,095 | $273,834,608,020 |
1992 | $373,573,141 | $283,912,173,667 |
1993 | $454,101,382 | $212,647,043,708 |
1994 | $540,874,934 | $228,701,658,891 |
1995 | $621,626,786 | $267,052,836,695 |
1996 | $705,406,001 | $291,952,430,659 |
1997 | $749,138,010 | $268,251,974,486 |
1998 | $717,530,683 | $270,889,570,938 |
1999 | $694,754,988 | $274,320,415,376 |
2000 | $712,667,897 | $262,905,197,442 |
2001 | $712,167,450 | $242,499,249,693 |
2002 | $726,131,435 | $267,373,345,247 |
2003 | $743,063,950 | $334,074,051,173 |
2004 | $787,814,379 | $384,547,211,147 |
2005 | $824,880,550 | $391,690,329,314 |
2006 | $2,379,817,991 | $422,530,427,476 |
2007 | $2,730,971,595 | $490,050,156,833 |
2008 | $3,025,187,433 | $514,616,528,349 |
2009 | $3,165,663,153 | $434,313,804,907 |
2010 | $3,432,912,517 | $492,753,255,886 |
2011 | $3,691,384,318 | $570,541,353,129 |
2012 | $4,063,088,536 | $549,742,183,874 |
2013 | $4,167,800,929 | $584,128,116,410 |
2014 | $4,127,660,152 | $577,730,245,154 |
2015 | $4,279,840,194 | $501,698,263,621 |
2016 | $4,482,697,337 | $514,218,206,628 |
2017 | $4,748,174,334 | $536,083,940,229 |
2018 | $4,787,636,998 | $551,312,498,430 |
2019 | $5,173,760,192 | $532,169,294,166 |
2020 | $5,471,256,595 | $545,147,614,972 |
2021 | $8,041,362,110 | $637,186,904,844 |
2022 | $14,718,388,489 | $579,895,717,344 |
2023 | $16,918,503,597 | $585,489,968,189 |
2024 | $24,835,899,826 | $610,117,791,237 |
Guyana and Sweden economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | $299.1 | $2,128 |
1961 | $319 | $2,304 |
1962 | $327 | $2,485 |
1963 | $288.8 | $2,675 |
1964 | $313 | $2,961 |
1965 | $336 | $3,228 |
1966 | $353 | $3,478 |
1967 | $378 | $3,746 |
1968 | $340 | $3,953 |
1969 | $361 | $4,263 |
1970 | $381 | $4,729 |
1971 | $396 | $5,125 |
1972 | $395 | $6,018 |
1973 | $421 | $7,291 |
1974 | $588 | $8,078 |
1975 | $664 | $10,103 |
1976 | $604 | $10,853 |
1977 | $593 | $11,432 |
1978 | $663 | $12,602 |
1979 | $689 | $14,856 |
1980 | $779 | $17,073 |
1981 | $735 | $15,564 |
1982 | $621 | $13,719 |
1983 | $631 | $12,590 |
1984 | $565 | $13,080 |
1985 | $588 | $13,647 |
1986 | $657 | $17,955 |
1987 | $464 | $21,761 |
1988 | $545 | $24,499 |
1989 | $503 | $25,625 |
1990 | $529 | $30,550 |
1991 | $466 | $31,777 |
1992 | $498 | $32,754 |
1993 | $603 | $24,390 |
1994 | $716 | $26,046 |
1995 | $820 | $30,254 |
1996 | $928 | $33,023 |
1997 | $983 | $30,324 |
1998 | $940 | $30,606 |
1999 | $909 | $30,969 |
2000 | $932 | $29,633 |
2001 | $932 | $27,259 |
2002 | $951 | $29,958 |
2003 | $974 | $37,292 |
2004 | $1,033 | $42,758 |
2005 | $1,084 | $43,379 |
2006 | $3,136 | $46,532 |
2007 | $3,608 | $53,569 |
2008 | $4,009 | $55,817 |
2009 | $4,209 | $46,708 |
2010 | $4,582 | $52,543 |
2011 | $4,947 | $60,380 |
2012 | $5,444 | $57,750 |
2013 | $5,557 | $60,844 |
2014 | $5,473 | $59,584 |
2015 | $5,640 | $51,198 |
2016 | $5,871 | $51,820 |
2017 | $6,179 | $53,301 |
2018 | $6,048 | $54,182 |
2019 | $6,406 | $51,773 |
2020 | $6,776 | $52,654 |
2021 | $9,861 | $61,175 |
2022 | $17,913 | $55,297 |
2023 | $20,474 | $55,567 |
2024 | $29,884 | $57,723 |
Guyana vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 49.2 | 71.1 |
1951 | 50.2 | 71.4 |
1952 | 51.3 | 71.8 |
1953 | 52.4 | 71.9 |
1954 | 53.3 | 72.4 |
1955 | 54.1 | 72.6 |
1956 | 55.2 | 72.7 |
1957 | 56.1 | 72.5 |
1958 | 56.4 | 73.2 |
1959 | 57 | 73.4 |
1960 | 57.5 | 73 |
1961 | 57.9 | 73.5 |
1962 | 58.3 | 73.4 |
1963 | 58.6 | 73.5 |
1964 | 59 | 73.7 |
1965 | 59.1 | 73.9 |
1966 | 59.3 | 74.1 |
1967 | 59.5 | 74.1 |
1968 | 59.7 | 74 |
1969 | 59.8 | 74.1 |
1970 | 60 | 74.7 |
1971 | 60.1 | 74.6 |
1972 | 60.1 | 74.7 |
1973 | 60.2 | 74.9 |
1974 | 60.3 | 75 |
1975 | 60.4 | 75 |
1976 | 60.4 | 75 |
1977 | 60.6 | 75.4 |
1978 | 60.6 | 75.5 |
1979 | 60.7 | 75.5 |
1980 | 60.8 | 75.7 |
1981 | 60.9 | 76 |
1982 | 61 | 76.3 |
1983 | 61.2 | 76.6 |
1984 | 61.3 | 76.8 |
1985 | 61.4 | 76.7 |
1986 | 61.5 | 77 |
1987 | 61.7 | 77.1 |
1988 | 61.8 | 77 |
1989 | 62.1 | 77.7 |
1990 | 62.3 | 77.6 |
1991 | 62.5 | 77.7 |
1992 | 62.8 | 78.1 |
1993 | 63 | 78.1 |
1994 | 63 | 78.7 |
1995 | 62.7 | 78.8 |
1996 | 62.7 | 79 |
1997 | 62.9 | 79.3 |
1998 | 63.4 | 79.4 |
1999 | 63.8 | 79.5 |
2000 | 64.1 | 79.7 |
2001 | 64.4 | 79.8 |
2002 | 64.2 | 79.9 |
2003 | 64.1 | 80.2 |
2004 | 64.2 | 80.5 |
2005 | 64.4 | 80.6 |
2006 | 64.8 | 80.8 |
2007 | 65.5 | 81 |
2008 | 65.7 | 81.1 |
2009 | 66 | 81.4 |
2010 | 66.2 | 81.5 |
2011 | 66.5 | 81.8 |
2012 | 66.4 | 81.7 |
2013 | 66.7 | 81.9 |
2014 | 67.3 | 82.2 |
2015 | 67.7 | 82.2 |
2016 | 68.1 | 82.3 |
2017 | 68.5 | 82.4 |
2018 | 68.8 | 82.5 |
2019 | 69.1 | 83.1 |
2020 | 67.8 | 82.4 |
2021 | 64.3 | 83 |
2022 | 69.9 | 83 |
2023 | 70.2 | 83.3 |
2024 | 70.3 | 83.4 |
2025 | 70.4 | 83.6 |
Guyana and Sweden population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 569,143 | 7,484,656 |
1961 | 582,568 | 7,519,998 |
1962 | 595,461 | 7,561,588 |
1963 | 608,537 | 7,604,328 |
1964 | 621,764 | 7,661,354 |
1965 | 635,128 | 7,733,853 |
1966 | 648,646 | 7,807,797 |
1967 | 662,311 | 7,867,931 |
1968 | 676,160 | 7,912,273 |
1969 | 690,223 | 7,968,072 |
1970 | 702,705 | 8,042,801 |
1971 | 712,662 | 8,098,334 |
1972 | 721,617 | 8,122,300 |
1973 | 730,138 | 8,136,312 |
1974 | 738,057 | 8,159,955 |
1975 | 745,393 | 8,192,437 |
1976 | 752,253 | 8,222,286 |
1977 | 758,654 | 8,251,540 |
1978 | 764,586 | 8,275,599 |
1979 | 770,062 | 8,293,678 |
1980 | 774,367 | 8,310,531 |
1981 | 776,453 | 8,320,503 |
1982 | 776,712 | 8,325,263 |
1983 | 775,891 | 8,329,033 |
1984 | 774,111 | 8,336,605 |
1985 | 771,477 | 8,350,386 |
1986 | 768,098 | 8,369,829 |
1987 | 764,120 | 8,397,804 |
1988 | 759,663 | 8,436,489 |
1989 | 754,865 | 8,492,964 |
1990 | 749,894 | 8,558,835 |
1991 | 747,861 | 8,617,375 |
1992 | 749,911 | 8,668,067 |
1993 | 752,965 | 8,718,561 |
1994 | 755,822 | 8,780,745 |
1995 | 758,388 | 8,826,939 |
1996 | 760,526 | 8,840,998 |
1997 | 762,245 | 8,846,062 |
1998 | 763,586 | 8,850,974 |
1999 | 764,483 | 8,857,874 |
2000 | 764,832 | 8,872,109 |
2001 | 764,477 | 8,895,960 |
2002 | 763,652 | 8,924,958 |
2003 | 763,101 | 8,958,229 |
2004 | 762,418 | 8,993,531 |
2005 | 760,914 | 9,029,572 |
2006 | 758,966 | 9,080,505 |
2007 | 756,861 | 9,148,092 |
2008 | 754,606 | 9,219,637 |
2009 | 752,094 | 9,298,515 |
2010 | 749,256 | 9,378,126 |
2011 | 746,153 | 9,449,213 |
2012 | 746,288 | 9,519,374 |
2013 | 750,021 | 9,600,379 |
2014 | 754,229 | 9,696,110 |
2015 | 758,781 | 9,799,186 |
2016 | 763,548 | 9,923,085 |
2017 | 768,479 | 10,057,698 |
2018 | 791,556 | 10,175,214 |
2019 | 807,665 | 10,278,887 |
2020 | 807,481 | 10,353,442 |
2021 | 815,482 | 10,415,811 |
2022 | 821,637 | 10,486,941 |
2023 | 826,353 | 10,536,632 |
2024 | 831,087 | 10,569,709 |
Fertility rates in Guyana and Sweden
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6.33 | 2.17 |
1961 | 6.34 | 2.21 |
1962 | 6.33 | 2.25 |
1963 | 6.31 | 2.33 |
1964 | 6.23 | 2.47 |
1965 | 6.14 | 2.39 |
1966 | 6.02 | 2.37 |
1967 | 5.89 | 2.28 |
1968 | 5.75 | 2.07 |
1969 | 5.58 | 1.93 |
1970 | 5.41 | 1.92 |
1971 | 5.26 | 1.96 |
1972 | 5.08 | 1.91 |
1973 | 4.87 | 1.87 |
1974 | 4.64 | 1.87 |
1975 | 4.45 | 1.77 |
1976 | 4.28 | 1.68 |
1977 | 4.12 | 1.64 |
1978 | 3.97 | 1.6 |
1979 | 3.86 | 1.66 |
1980 | 3.77 | 1.68 |
1981 | 3.72 | 1.63 |
1982 | 3.68 | 1.62 |
1983 | 3.64 | 1.61 |
1984 | 3.54 | 1.66 |
1985 | 3.47 | 1.74 |
1986 | 3.38 | 1.8 |
1987 | 3.31 | 1.84 |
1988 | 3.23 | 1.96 |
1989 | 3.19 | 2.01 |
1990 | 3.18 | 2.13 |
1991 | 3.18 | 2.11 |
1992 | 3.19 | 2.09 |
1993 | 3.2 | 1.99 |
1994 | 3.23 | 1.88 |
1995 | 3.24 | 1.73 |
1996 | 3.23 | 1.6 |
1997 | 3.22 | 1.52 |
1998 | 3.18 | 1.5 |
1999 | 3.13 | 1.5 |
2000 | 3.06 | 1.54 |
2001 | 2.96 | 1.57 |
2002 | 2.84 | 1.65 |
2003 | 2.75 | 1.71 |
2004 | 2.68 | 1.75 |
2005 | 2.65 | 1.77 |
2006 | 2.66 | 1.85 |
2007 | 2.68 | 1.88 |
2008 | 2.7 | 1.91 |
2009 | 2.69 | 1.94 |
2010 | 2.68 | 1.98 |
2011 | 2.69 | 1.9 |
2012 | 2.7 | 1.91 |
2013 | 2.71 | 1.89 |
2014 | 2.7 | 1.88 |
2015 | 2.67 | 1.85 |
2016 | 2.63 | 1.85 |
2017 | 2.59 | 1.78 |
2018 | 2.55 | 1.76 |
2019 | 2.52 | 1.71 |
2020 | 2.49 | 1.67 |
2021 | 2.46 | 1.67 |
2022 | 2.44 | 1.53 |
2023 | 2.41 | 1.45 |
Guyana and Sweden demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 16.7 | 36 |
1961 | 16.6 | 36.2 |
1962 | 16.4 | 36.3 |
1963 | 16.3 | 36.3 |
1964 | 16.2 | 36.3 |
1965 | 16.1 | 36.2 |
1966 | 16.1 | 36 |
1967 | 16.2 | 35.9 |
1968 | 16.2 | 35.8 |
1969 | 16.4 | 35.6 |
1970 | 16.5 | 35.4 |
1971 | 16.6 | 35.3 |
1972 | 16.7 | 35.3 |
1973 | 16.8 | 35.3 |
1974 | 17 | 35.3 |
1975 | 17.2 | 35.3 |
1976 | 17.4 | 35.4 |
1977 | 17.6 | 35.5 |
1978 | 17.8 | 35.7 |
1979 | 18 | 36 |
1980 | 18.2 | 36.2 |
1981 | 18.4 | 36.5 |
1982 | 18.7 | 36.8 |
1983 | 19 | 37.1 |
1984 | 19.3 | 37.4 |
1985 | 19.6 | 37.6 |
1986 | 19.9 | 37.9 |
1987 | 20.2 | 38.1 |
1988 | 20.5 | 38.2 |
1989 | 20.7 | 38.3 |
1990 | 20.9 | 38.3 |
1991 | 21.1 | 38.3 |
1992 | 21.3 | 38.4 |
1993 | 21.4 | 38.4 |
1994 | 21.5 | 38.4 |
1995 | 21.7 | 38.5 |
1996 | 21.8 | 38.6 |
1997 | 21.9 | 38.8 |
1998 | 22 | 39 |
1999 | 22.1 | 39.2 |
2000 | 22.2 | 39.4 |
2001 | 22.4 | 39.5 |
2002 | 22.5 | 39.7 |
2003 | 22.7 | 39.8 |
2004 | 22.9 | 40 |
2005 | 23.2 | 40.2 |
2006 | 23.4 | 40.4 |
2007 | 23.6 | 40.5 |
2008 | 23.8 | 40.6 |
2009 | 24 | 40.7 |
2010 | 24.2 | 40.7 |
2011 | 24.4 | 40.8 |
2012 | 24.5 | 40.9 |
2013 | 24.6 | 40.9 |
2014 | 24.6 | 40.9 |
2015 | 24.7 | 40.9 |
2016 | 24.9 | 40.8 |
2017 | 25 | 40.7 |
2018 | 25.4 | 40.6 |
2019 | 25.7 | 40.5 |
2020 | 25.9 | 40.6 |
2021 | 26.1 | 40.7 |
2022 | 26.4 | 40.7 |
2023 | 26.7 | 40.9 |
2024 | 26.9 | 41.1 |
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Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$16.8B
2024 |
$622B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
24.3%
2025 |
49.1%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
4.45%
2018 |
7.32%
2022 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
0.59%
2023 |
1.47%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
3,000
2020 |
15,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-4.95%
2025 |
-1.45%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
13.2%
2019 |
8.31%
2024 |
Services, % of GDP |
15.3%
2024 |
65.9%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
74.3%
2024 |
22.6%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
58.2
2025 |
77.9
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
34.4%
1998 |
22.3%
2023 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
1.1%
1998 |
2.8%
2023 |
Number of millionaires | n/a |
575,426
2024 |
Percentage of millionaires | n/a |
7.06%
2024 |
Number of billionaires | n/a |
45
2025 |
Percentage of billionaires | n/a |
0.0006%
2025 |
Listed domestic companies | n/a |
278
2002 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a |
$290B
2003 |
Total reserves including gold |
$1.01B
2024 |
$62.6B
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$600M
2024 |
$4.47B
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
86,400
2020 |
1,957,000
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
4.21%
2003 |
4.85%
2010 |
Banked people share | n/a |
98.6%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
661 kg
2007 |
4,289 kg
2023 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$12.3
2007 |
$15.7
2023 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
3.3 megatons
2023 |
35.4 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
4 tons
2023 |
3.36 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2007 |
24.9%
2023 |
Renewable energy use share |
12.1%
2022 |
57.9%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
49.9%
2023 |
Net energy imports use share | n/a |
27.8%
2023 |
Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
12,150 kWh
2023 |
Renewable electricity output share |
7.11%
2021 |
67.4%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
0.0008%
2021 |
39.9%
2023 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
29.2%
2023 |
Electricity access |
98.9%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.01%
2024 |
0.13%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-5,407
2024 |
+50,115
2024 |
Urban population |
27.3%
2024 |
89%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.65 ft
2025 |
5.92 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.24 ft
2025 |
5.47 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
49.9
2025 |
92
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
39
2024 |
80
2024 |
Higher education index |
26
2025 |
94
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
16.2
2022 |
1.15
2023 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
22.3
2019 |
3.1
2019 |
Visa free countries |
98
2025 |
174
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
90%
2022 |
99%
2003 |
English speaking |
90.5%
2023 |
89%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
81.7%
2023 |
95.5%
2024 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$532
2022 |
$6,152
2023 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$122.6
2022 |
$780
2023 |
Life expectancy |
70.4 years
2025 |
83.6 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
3.25%
2022 |
n/a |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
1.41
2020 |
4.31
2020 |
Age at first childbirth |
20.8 years
2025 |
30 years
2023 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
75
2023 |
4
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
25.7
2023 |
2.5
2023 |
Obesity rate |
29%
2022 |
15.6%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
16.4%
2024 |
5.8%
2024 |
Air quality index |
46
2025 |
89
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
11.1%
2022 |
22.7%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
5.04 liters
2020 |
9.57 liters
2020 |
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