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Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago statistics compared

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Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 1.37M in Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 154/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 1,981 sq mi for Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 82nd vs. 166th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 114/197 ($26.4B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60/197 ($19,315).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Trinidad
Population
839919
1372940
Population rank 162/197 154/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$26.4B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 114/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$19,315
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 60/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$36,021
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$17B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
67.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$12,454
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 45/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$11,432
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
1,981 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
691 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
1.53
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
38.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
73.7 years
2025

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP
Guyana Trinidad
1960 $170,216,241 $535,673,252
1961 $185,849,535 $584,964,621
1962 $194,949,513 $619,322,810
1963 $175,757,894 $678,239,329
1964 $194,774,513 $711,897,520
1965 $213,235,294 $736,573,159
1966 $228,705,882 $723,739,857
1967 $250,176,471 $761,981,912
1968 $229,750,000 $758,899,950
1969 $249,300,000 $779,200,000
1970 $267,800,000 $821,850,000
1971 $282,050,000 $896,765,215
1972 $285,380,952 $1,083,391,758
1973 $307,047,619 $1,308,785,431
1974 $433,954,545 $2,042,001,071
1975 $494,791,667 $2,442,669,825
1976 $454,440,000 $2,500,424,955
1977 $449,880,000 $3,138,666,667
1978 $507,080,000 $3,562,333,458
1979 $530,440,000 $4,602,416,625
1980 $603,200,000 $6,235,833,333
1981 $570,357,107 $6,992,083,333
1982 $482,000,000 $8,140,416,667
1983 $489,333,333 $7,763,750,000
1984 $437,631,605 $7,757,083,333
1985 $453,488,372 $7,375,918,367
1986 $504,651,140 $4,794,444,444
1987 $354,591,847 $4,797,777,778
1988 $413,799,990 $4,496,910,569
1989 $379,779,390 $4,323,058,824
1990 $396,582,263 $5,068,000,000
1991 $348,533,095 $5,307,905,882
1992 $373,573,141 $5,439,552,941
1993 $454,101,382 $4,669,491,134
1994 $540,874,934 $4,947,181,646
1995 $621,626,786 $5,329,217,747
1996 $705,406,001 $5,759,570,336
1997 $749,138,010 $5,737,771,523
1998 $717,530,683 $6,043,686,654
1999 $694,754,988 $6,808,982,521
2000 $712,667,897 $8,154,342,116
2001 $712,167,450 $8,824,849,191
2002 $726,131,435 $9,008,298,229
2003 $743,063,950 $11,305,459,802
2004 $787,814,379 $13,280,291,990
2005 $824,880,550 $15,982,389,018
2006 $2,379,817,991 $18,369,361,094
2007 $2,730,971,595 $21,641,620,050
2008 $3,025,187,433 $27,871,587,350
2009 $3,165,663,153 $19,172,165,226
2010 $3,432,912,517 $22,157,920,592
2011 $3,691,384,318 $25,433,007,437
2012 $4,063,088,536 $27,147,349,937
2013 $4,167,800,929 $28,560,536,917
2014 $4,127,660,152 $29,474,180,442
2015 $4,279,840,194 $26,841,143,095
2016 $4,482,697,337 $23,624,333,664
2017 $4,748,174,334 $23,847,765,529
2018 $4,787,636,998 $23,888,910,152
2019 $5,173,760,192 $23,588,037,787
2020 $5,471,256,595 $20,991,339,707
2021 $8,041,362,110 $24,177,305,760
2022 $14,718,388,489 $28,510,328,245
2023 $16,918,503,597 $25,489,373,405
2024 $24,835,899,826 $26,428,963,758

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Trinidad
1960 $299.1 $634
1961 $319 $678
1962 $327 $704
1963 $288.8 $756
1964 $313 $780
1965 $336 $793
1966 $353 $768
1967 $378 $797
1968 $340 $783
1969 $361 $795
1970 $381 $829
1971 $396 $894
1972 $395 $1,067
1973 $421 $1,273
1974 $588 $1,962
1975 $664 $2,319
1976 $604 $2,345
1977 $593 $2,907
1978 $663 $3,258
1979 $689 $4,155
1980 $779 $5,559
1981 $735 $6,160
1982 $621 $7,091
1983 $631 $6,690
1984 $565 $6,613
1985 $588 $6,212
1986 $657 $3,985
1987 $464 $3,941
1988 $545 $3,656
1989 $503 $3,482
1990 $529 $4,047
1991 $466 $4,205
1992 $498 $4,277
1993 $603 $3,647
1994 $716 $3,840
1995 $820 $4,115
1996 $928 $4,427
1997 $983 $4,394
1998 $940 $4,613
1999 $909 $5,179
2000 $932 $6,179
2001 $932 $6,657
2002 $951 $6,763
2003 $974 $8,445
2004 $1,033 $9,871
2005 $1,084 $12,346
2006 $3,136 $14,153
2007 $3,608 $16,607
2008 $4,009 $21,299
2009 $4,209 $14,634
2010 $4,582 $16,815
2011 $4,947 $19,151
2012 $5,444 $20,332
2013 $5,557 $21,305
2014 $5,473 $21,908
2015 $5,640 $19,887
2016 $5,871 $17,449
2017 $6,179 $17,579
2018 $6,048 $17,576
2019 $6,406 $17,293
2020 $6,776 $15,359
2021 $9,861 $17,679
2022 $17,913 $20,874
2023 $20,474 $18,639
2024 $29,884 $19,315

Guyana vs. Trinidad and Tobago life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Trinidad
1950 49.2 57
1951 50.2 57.3
1952 51.3 57.7
1953 52.4 58.3
1954 53.3 59.1
1955 54.1 59.7
1956 55.2 60.3
1957 56.1 60.7
1958 56.4 61.4
1959 57 61.9
1960 57.5 62.5
1961 57.9 63
1962 58.3 63.4
1963 58.6 63.6
1964 59 64
1965 59.1 64.2
1966 59.3 64.3
1967 59.5 64.5
1968 59.7 64.6
1969 59.8 64.8
1970 60 64.9
1971 60.1 64.9
1972 60.1 65.2
1973 60.2 65.4
1974 60.3 65.5
1975 60.4 65.6
1976 60.4 66
1977 60.6 66.2
1978 60.6 66.2
1979 60.7 66.4
1980 60.8 66.5
1981 60.9 66.5
1982 61 66.4
1983 61.2 66.4
1984 61.3 66.6
1985 61.4 66.7
1986 61.5 66.9
1987 61.7 67.1
1988 61.8 67.4
1989 62.1 67.5
1990 62.3 67.6
1991 62.5 67.8
1992 62.8 67.8
1993 63 67.8
1994 63 67.8
1995 62.7 68
1996 62.7 68
1997 62.9 68.1
1998 63.4 68.3
1999 63.8 68.5
2000 64.1 68.6
2001 64.4 68.9
2002 64.2 69.2
2003 64.1 69.5
2004 64.2 69.9
2005 64.4 70.2
2006 64.8 70.4
2007 65.5 70.8
2008 65.7 71.1
2009 66 71.4
2010 66.2 71.8
2011 66.5 72.2
2012 66.4 72.5
2013 66.7 72.8
2014 67.3 72.9
2015 67.7 72.9
2016 68.1 72.9
2017 68.5 73
2018 68.8 72.7
2019 69.1 72.8
2020 67.8 72.6
2021 64.3 71.1
2022 69.9 73.3
2023 70.2 73.5
2024 70.3 73.6
2025 70.4 73.7

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Population
Guyana Trinidad
1960 569,143 844,943
1961 582,568 863,144
1962 595,461 880,194
1963 608,537 896,804
1964 621,764 912,963
1965 635,128 928,425
1966 648,646 942,937
1967 662,311 956,418
1968 676,160 969,006
1969 690,223 980,706
1970 702,705 991,471
1971 712,662 1,002,585
1972 721,617 1,014,921
1973 730,138 1,027,851
1974 738,057 1,040,761
1975 745,393 1,053,469
1976 752,253 1,066,311
1977 758,654 1,079,554
1978 764,586 1,093,380
1979 770,062 1,107,639
1980 774,367 1,121,744
1981 776,453 1,135,132
1982 776,712 1,147,927
1983 775,891 1,160,534
1984 774,111 1,172,984
1985 771,477 1,187,366
1986 768,098 1,203,124
1987 764,120 1,217,364
1988 759,663 1,230,069
1989 754,865 1,241,600
1990 749,894 1,252,208
1991 747,861 1,262,171
1992 749,911 1,271,674
1993 752,965 1,280,466
1994 755,822 1,288,341
1995 758,388 1,295,169
1996 760,526 1,300,928
1997 762,245 1,305,836
1998 763,586 1,310,225
1999 764,483 1,314,708
2000 764,832 1,319,774
2001 764,477 1,325,567
2002 763,652 1,332,011
2003 763,101 1,338,709
2004 762,418 1,345,380
2005 760,914 1,294,494
2006 758,966 1,297,944
2007 756,861 1,303,188
2008 754,606 1,308,587
2009 752,094 1,310,106
2010 749,256 1,317,714
2011 746,153 1,328,019
2012 746,288 1,335,194
2013 750,021 1,340,557
2014 754,229 1,345,343
2015 758,781 1,349,667
2016 763,548 1,353,895
2017 768,479 1,356,633
2018 791,556 1,359,193
2019 807,665 1,363,985
2020 807,481 1,366,725
2021 815,482 1,367,558
2022 821,637 1,365,805
2023 826,353 1,367,510
2024 831,087 1,368,333

Fertility rates in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate
Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Trinidad
1960 6.33 5.41
1961 6.34 5.41
1962 6.33 5.36
1963 6.31 5.24
1964 6.23 5.08
1965 6.14 4.88
1966 6.02 4.62
1967 5.89 4.35
1968 5.75 4.11
1969 5.58 3.86
1970 5.41 3.71
1971 5.26 3.61
1972 5.08 3.55
1973 4.87 3.47
1974 4.64 3.32
1975 4.45 3.21
1976 4.28 3.14
1977 4.12 3.12
1978 3.97 3.13
1979 3.86 3.13
1980 3.77 3.15
1981 3.72 3.13
1982 3.68 3.11
1983 3.64 3.07
1984 3.54 3.02
1985 3.47 2.99
1986 3.38 2.9
1987 3.31 2.78
1988 3.23 2.65
1989 3.19 2.53
1990 3.18 2.39
1991 3.18 2.29
1992 3.19 2.21
1993 3.2 2.13
1994 3.23 2.06
1995 3.24 1.97
1996 3.23 1.89
1997 3.22 1.83
1998 3.18 1.78
1999 3.13 1.76
2000 3.06 1.73
2001 2.96 1.71
2002 2.84 1.67
2003 2.75 1.65
2004 2.68 1.63
2005 2.65 1.63
2006 2.66 1.62
2007 2.68 1.62
2008 2.7 1.62
2009 2.69 1.62
2010 2.68 1.61
2011 2.69 1.61
2012 2.7 1.61
2013 2.71 1.6
2014 2.7 1.6
2015 2.67 1.6
2016 2.63 1.6
2017 2.59 1.59
2018 2.55 1.59
2019 2.52 1.58
2020 2.49 1.57
2021 2.46 1.56
2022 2.44 1.54
2023 2.41 1.53

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Median age, years
Guyana Trinidad
1960 16.7 18.5
1961 16.6 18.4
1962 16.4 18.4
1963 16.3 18.3
1964 16.2 18.3
1965 16.1 18.3
1966 16.1 18.4
1967 16.2 18.4
1968 16.2 18.5
1969 16.4 18.6
1970 16.5 18.8
1971 16.6 19.1
1972 16.7 19.3
1973 16.8 19.6
1974 17 19.9
1975 17.2 20.2
1976 17.4 20.6
1977 17.6 20.8
1978 17.8 21.1
1979 18 21.4
1980 18.2 21.7
1981 18.4 21.9
1982 18.7 22.2
1983 19 22.4
1984 19.3 22.6
1985 19.6 22.8
1986 19.9 23.1
1987 20.2 23.3
1988 20.5 23.6
1989 20.7 23.9
1990 20.9 24.2
1991 21.1 24.5
1992 21.3 24.8
1993 21.4 25.1
1994 21.5 25.3
1995 21.7 25.6
1996 21.8 26
1997 21.9 26.4
1998 22 26.7
1999 22.1 27.1
2000 22.2 27.5
2001 22.4 27.9
2002 22.5 28.3
2003 22.7 28.7
2004 22.9 29.1
2005 23.2 29.5
2006 23.4 29.8
2007 23.6 30.3
2008 23.8 30.7
2009 24 31.2
2010 24.2 31.7
2011 24.4 32.1
2012 24.5 32.6
2013 24.6 33.1
2014 24.6 33.5
2015 24.7 34
2016 24.9 34.4
2017 25 34.9
2018 25.4 35.3
2019 25.7 35.7
2020 25.9 36.3
2021 26.1 36.8
2022 26.4 37.2
2023 26.7 37.7
2024 26.9 38.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Trinidad
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$27.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
3.01%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
0.89%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
5,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
3.36%
2023
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
59.9%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
35%
2023
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
63.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
29.9%
1992
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
2.1%
1992
Listed domestic companies n/a
26
2001
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.89B
2001
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$5.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$199M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
141,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
2.34%
2020
Banked people share n/a
74.6%
2024

Energy

Guyana Trinidad
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
11,038 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$2.99
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
27.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
19.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
0.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-75.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,591 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
0.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
98.7%
2023

Society

Guyana Trinidad
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
+1,334
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
53.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.36 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
39.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
9.3
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
142
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
97.9%
2000
English speaking
90.5%
2023
87.7%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Guyana Trinidad
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$1,292
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$636
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
73.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
0.04%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
3.41
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
54
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
19.1
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
12.4%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
86
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
6.03 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Trinidad
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
1,448 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
208.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
876 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
n/a

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