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Guyana vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 82nd vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Taiwan
Population
839919
23308308
Population rank 162/197 60/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
26.9 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Guyana and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Taiwan
Year GDP
Guyana Taiwan
1960 $170,216,241 -
1961 $185,849,535 $1,778,000,000
1962 $194,949,513 $1,960,000,000
1963 $175,757,894 $2,218,000,000
1964 $194,774,513 $2,592,000,000
1965 $213,235,294 $2,869,000,000
1966 $228,705,882 $3,207,000,000
1967 $250,176,471 $3,709,000,000
1968 $229,750,000 $4,325,000,000
1969 $249,300,000 $5,017,000,000
1970 $267,800,000 $5,785,000,000
1971 $282,050,000 $6,727,000,000
1972 $285,380,952 $8,063,000,000
1973 $307,047,619 $10,940,000,000
1974 $433,954,545 $14,739,000,000
1975 $494,791,667 $15,836,000,000
1976 $454,440,000 $18,988,000,000
1977 $449,880,000 $22,252,000,000
1978 $507,080,000 $27,373,000,000
1979 $530,440,000 $33,875,000,000
1980 $603,200,000 $42,292,000,000
1981 $570,357,107 $49,047,000,000
1982 $482,000,000 $49,540,000,000
1983 $489,333,333 $54,155,000,000
1984 $437,631,605 $61,036,000,000
1985 $453,488,372 $63,599,000,000
1986 $504,651,140 $78,347,000,000
1987 $354,591,847 $104,956,000,000
1988 $413,799,990 $126,378,000,000
1989 $379,779,390 $152,687,000,000
1990 $396,582,263 $166,392,000,000
1991 $348,533,095 $187,100,000,000
1992 $373,573,141 $222,947,000,000
1993 $454,101,382 $234,943,000,000
1994 $540,874,934 $256,213,000,000
1995 $621,626,786 $279,013,000,000
1996 $705,406,001 $292,473,000,000
1997 $749,138,010 $303,315,000,000
1998 $717,530,683 $279,926,000,000
1999 $694,754,988 $303,827,000,000
2000 $712,667,897 $330,725,000,000
2001 $712,167,450 $299,303,000,000
2002 $726,131,435 $307,429,000,000
2003 $743,063,950 $317,374,000,000
2004 $787,814,379 $346,881,000,000
2005 $824,880,550 $374,042,000,000
2006 $2,379,817,991 $386,492,000,000
2007 $2,730,971,595 $406,940,000,000
2008 $3,025,187,433 $415,824,000,000
2009 $3,165,663,153 $390,788,000,000
2010 $3,432,912,517 $444,245,000,000
2011 $3,691,384,318 $483,957,000,000
2012 $4,063,088,536 $495,536,000,000
2013 $4,167,800,929 $512,957,000,000
2014 $4,127,660,152 $535,332,000,000
2015 $4,279,840,194 $534,474,000,000
2016 $4,482,697,337 $543,002,000,000
2017 $4,748,174,334 $591,734,000,000
2018 $4,787,636,998 $610,744,000,000
2019 $5,173,760,192 $613,453,000,000
2020 $5,471,256,595 $676,935,000,000
2021 $8,041,362,110 $777,062,000,000
2022 $14,718,388,489 $765,529,000,000
2023 $16,918,503,597 $757,276,000,000
2024 $24,835,899,826 $796,904,000,000

Guyana and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Taiwan
1960 $299.1 -
1961 $319 $161.2
1962 $327 $172
1963 $288.8 $188.6
1964 $313 $213.6
1965 $336 $229.3
1966 $353 $249.1
1967 $378 $280.8
1968 $340 $319
1969 $361 $357
1970 $381 $397
1971 $396 $451
1972 $395 $530
1973 $421 $706
1974 $588 $934
1975 $664 $985
1976 $604 $1,158
1977 $593 $1,330
1978 $663 $1,606
1979 $689 $1,950
1980 $779 $2,389
1981 $735 $2,720
1982 $621 $2,699
1983 $631 $2,903
1984 $565 $3,224
1985 $588 $3,314
1986 $657 $4,036
1987 $464 $5,350
1988 $545 $6,370
1989 $503 $7,613
1990 $529 $8,205
1991 $466 $9,125
1992 $498 $10,768
1993 $603 $11,242
1994 $716 $12,150
1995 $820 $13,119
1996 $928 $13,641
1997 $983 $14,020
1998 $940 $12,820
1999 $909 $13,804
2000 $932 $14,908
2001 $932 $13,397
2002 $951 $13,686
2003 $974 $14,066
2004 $1,033 $15,317
2005 $1,084 $16,456
2006 $3,136 $16,934
2007 $3,608 $17,757
2008 $4,009 $18,081
2009 $4,209 $16,933
2010 $4,582 $19,197
2011 $4,947 $20,866
2012 $5,444 $21,295
2013 $5,557 $21,973
2014 $5,473 $22,874
2015 $5,640 $22,780
2016 $5,871 $23,091
2017 $6,179 $25,121
2018 $6,048 $25,901
2019 $6,406 $25,998
2020 $6,776 $28,705
2021 $9,861 $33,111
2022 $17,913 $32,827
2023 $20,474 $32,442
2024 $29,884 $34,041

Guyana vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Taiwan
1950 49.2 56.6
1951 50.2 57.2
1952 51.3 57.9
1953 52.4 58.6
1954 53.3 58.9
1955 54.1 59.8
1956 55.2 60.3
1957 56.1 61
1958 56.4 61
1959 57 61.6
1960 57.5 62.5
1961 57.9 63
1962 58.3 63.8
1963 58.6 64.5
1964 59 64.9
1965 59.1 65.7
1966 59.3 66.1
1967 59.5 66.7
1968 59.7 66.8
1969 59.8 67.7
1970 60 69
1971 60.1 69.4
1972 60.1 69.6
1973 60.2 69.8
1974 60.3 70.3
1975 60.4 70.9
1976 60.4 71.2
1977 60.6 71.3
1978 60.6 71.7
1979 60.7 71.7
1980 60.8 72
1981 60.9 72
1982 61 72.4
1983 61.2 72.4
1984 61.3 73
1985 61.4 73.3
1986 61.5 73.3
1987 61.7 73.6
1988 61.8 73.4
1989 62.1 73.7
1990 62.3 73.9
1991 62.5 74.3
1992 62.8 74.3
1993 63 74.6
1994 63 74.7
1995 62.7 74.6
1996 62.7 74.9
1997 62.9 75.3
1998 63.4 75.5
1999 63.8 75.6
2000 64.1 76.1
2001 64.4 76.5
2002 64.2 76.9
2003 64.1 77
2004 64.2 77.2
2005 64.4 77.1
2006 64.8 77.8
2007 65.5 78
2008 65.7 78.3
2009 66 78.7
2010 66.2 79
2011 66.5 78.9
2012 66.4 79.2
2013 66.7 79.6
2014 67.3 79.5
2015 67.7 79.9
2016 68.1 79.7
2017 68.5 80.1
2018 68.8 80.4
2019 69.1 80.6
2020 67.8 81.1
2021 64.3 80.8
2022 69.9 80.2
2023 70.2 80.6
2024 70.3 80.7
2025 70.4 80.9

Guyana and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Taiwan
Year Population
Guyana Taiwan
1960 569,143 -
1961 582,568 11,030,385
1962 595,461 11,392,513
1963 608,537 11,762,101
1964 621,764 12,137,143
1965 635,128 12,511,863
1966 648,646 12,874,153
1967 662,311 13,210,344
1968 676,160 13,548,537
1969 690,223 14,068,984
1970 702,705 14,582,944
1971 712,662 14,913,564
1972 721,617 15,220,495
1973 730,138 15,505,121
1974 738,057 15,784,817
1975 745,393 16,075,128
1976 752,253 16,401,413
1977 758,654 16,730,895
1978 764,586 17,042,272
1979 770,062 17,372,779
1980 774,367 17,704,538
1981 776,453 18,029,982
1982 776,712 18,354,855
1983 775,891 18,653,146
1984 774,111 18,929,866
1985 771,477 19,191,510
1986 768,098 19,411,454
1987 764,120 19,617,046
1988 759,663 19,839,704
1989 754,865 20,055,492
1990 749,894 20,278,946
1991 747,861 20,503,568
1992 749,911 20,704,227
1993 752,965 20,899,019
1994 755,822 21,086,645
1995 758,388 21,267,653
1996 760,526 21,441,432
1997 762,245 21,634,124
1998 763,586 21,835,703
1999 764,483 22,010,489
2000 764,832 22,184,530
2001 764,477 22,341,120
2002 763,652 22,463,172
2003 763,101 22,562,663
2004 762,418 22,646,836
2005 760,914 22,729,753
2006 758,966 22,823,455
2007 756,861 22,917,444
2008 754,606 22,997,696
2009 752,094 23,078,402
2010 749,256 23,140,948
2011 746,153 23,193,518
2012 746,288 23,270,367
2013 750,021 23,344,670
2014 754,229 23,403,635
2015 758,781 23,462,914
2016 763,548 23,515,945
2017 768,479 23,555,522
2018 791,556 23,580,080
2019 807,665 23,596,027
2020 807,481 23,582,179
2021 815,482 23,468,275
2022 821,637 23,319,977
2023 826,353 23,342,541
2024 831,087 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Guyana and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Guyana

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 6.33 -
1961 6.34 -
1962 6.33 -
1963 6.31 -
1964 6.23 -
1965 6.14 -
1966 6.02 -
1967 5.89 -
1968 5.75 -
1969 5.58 -
1970 5.41 -
1971 5.26 -
1972 5.08 -
1973 4.87 -
1974 4.64 -
1975 4.45 -
1976 4.28 -
1977 4.12 -
1978 3.97 -
1979 3.86 -
1980 3.77 -
1981 3.72 2.46
1982 3.68 -
1983 3.64 -
1984 3.54 -
1985 3.47 -
1986 3.38 -
1987 3.31 -
1988 3.23 -
1989 3.19 -
1990 3.18 -
1991 3.18 1.72
1992 3.19 -
1993 3.2 -
1994 3.23 -
1995 3.24 -
1996 3.23 -
1997 3.22 -
1998 3.18 -
1999 3.13 -
2000 3.06 -
2001 2.96 1.4
2002 2.84 -
2003 2.75 -
2004 2.68 -
2005 2.65 -
2006 2.66 -
2007 2.68 -
2008 2.7 -
2009 2.69 -
2010 2.68 -
2011 2.69 1.07
2012 2.7 -
2013 2.71 -
2014 2.7 -
2015 2.67 1.18
2016 2.63 1.17
2017 2.59 1.13
2018 2.55 1.06
2019 2.52 1.05
2020 2.49 0.99
2021 2.46 0.98
2022 2.44 0.87
2023 2.41 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Guyana and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Guyana Taiwan
1960 16.7 -
1961 16.6 -
1962 16.4 -
1963 16.3 -
1964 16.2 -
1965 16.1 -
1966 16.1 -
1967 16.2 -
1968 16.2 -
1969 16.4 -
1970 16.5 -
1971 16.6 -
1972 16.7 -
1973 16.8 -
1974 17 20.8
1975 17.2 21.2
1976 17.4 21.5
1977 17.6 21.9
1978 17.8 22.3
1979 18 22.6
1980 18.2 23
1981 18.4 23.4
1982 18.7 23.8
1983 19 24.1
1984 19.3 24.6
1985 19.6 25.1
1986 19.9 25.6
1987 20.2 26.1
1988 20.5 26.5
1989 20.7 27
1990 20.9 27.5
1991 21.1 28
1992 21.3 28.4
1993 21.4 28.9
1994 21.5 29.4
1995 21.7 29.8
1996 21.8 30.3
1997 21.9 30.7
1998 22 31.2
1999 22.1 31.6
2000 22.2 32.1
2001 22.4 32.6
2002 22.5 33.1
2003 22.7 33.6
2004 22.9 34.1
2005 23.2 34.7
2006 23.4 35.2
2007 23.6 35.8
2008 23.8 36.3
2009 24 36.8
2010 24.2 37.4
2011 24.4 37.9
2012 24.5 38.3
2013 24.6 38.9
2014 24.6 39.3
2015 24.7 39.9
2016 24.9 40.4
2017 25 41
2018 25.4 41.5
2019 25.7 42.1
2020 25.9 42.7
2021 26.1 43.3
2022 26.4 43.9
2023 26.7 44.5
2024 26.9 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
79.7
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
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
n/a

Energy

Guyana Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
n/a

Society

Guyana Taiwan
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
n/a
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
98
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
98.5%
2014
English speaking
90.5%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
n/a

Health

Guyana Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
29%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
46
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Guyana Taiwan
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
25,771 mi
2019

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