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Guyana vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 82nd vs. 36th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Turkey
Population
839919
85914550
Population rank 162/197 18/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 119/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$43,932
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Guyana and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Turkey
Year GDP
Guyana Turkey
1960 $170,216,241 $7,566,666,667
1961 $185,849,535 $7,988,888,889
1962 $194,949,513 $8,922,222,222
1963 $175,757,894 $10,355,555,556
1964 $194,774,513 $11,177,777,778
1965 $213,235,294 $11,966,666,667
1966 $228,705,882 $14,100,000,000
1967 $250,176,471 $15,644,444,444
1968 $229,750,000 $17,500,000,000
1969 $249,300,000 $19,466,666,667
1970 $267,800,000 $17,863,636,364
1971 $282,050,000 $16,166,666,667
1972 $285,380,952 $20,650,000,000
1973 $307,047,619 $26,000,000,000
1974 $433,954,545 $35,414,285,714
1975 $494,791,667 $46,042,857,143
1976 $454,440,000 $51,450,000,000
1977 $449,880,000 $58,683,333,333
1978 $507,080,000 $65,912,500,000
1979 $530,440,000 $89,616,129,032
1980 $603,200,000 $68,823,684,211
1981 $570,357,107 $71,180,180,180
1982 $482,000,000 $64,369,325,153
1983 $489,333,333 $61,803,555,556
1984 $437,631,605 $59,937,602,180
1985 $453,488,372 $67,232,758,621
1986 $504,651,140 $75,673,037,037
1987 $354,591,847 $87,190,081,680
1988 $413,799,990 $90,875,175,809
1989 $379,779,390 $107,127,191,329
1990 $396,582,263 $150,655,500,192
1991 $348,533,095 $151,034,731,544
1992 $373,573,141 $159,104,772,992
1993 $454,101,382 $180,415,757,852
1994 $540,874,934 $130,650,447,499
1995 $621,626,786 $169,319,579,016
1996 $705,406,001 $181,464,408,820
1997 $749,138,010 $189,878,399,895
1998 $717,530,683 $275,941,990,764
1999 $694,754,988 $256,395,932,738
2000 $712,667,897 $274,294,623,164
2001 $712,167,450 $201,753,123,807
2002 $726,131,435 $240,249,071,871
2003 $743,063,950 $314,595,572,146
2004 $787,814,379 $408,865,430,220
2005 $824,880,550 $506,314,717,662
2006 $2,379,817,991 $557,076,157,773
2007 $2,730,971,595 $681,321,124,296
2008 $3,025,187,433 $770,449,132,861
2009 $3,165,663,153 $649,289,324,628
2010 $3,432,912,517 $776,967,266,306
2011 $3,691,384,318 $838,785,289,694
2012 $4,063,088,536 $880,555,885,492
2013 $4,167,800,929 $957,799,120,008
2014 $4,127,660,152 $938,934,609,297
2015 $4,279,840,194 $864,313,810,469
2016 $4,482,697,337 $869,682,881,593
2017 $4,748,174,334 $858,988,492,854
2018 $4,787,636,998 $778,972,108,041
2019 $5,173,760,192 $761,005,915,751
2020 $5,471,256,595 $720,338,490,327
2021 $8,041,362,110 $819,865,223,976
2022 $14,718,388,489 $907,118,434,654
2023 $16,918,503,597 $1,118,252,958,514
2024 $24,835,899,826 $1,323,254,808,059

Guyana and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Turkey
1960 $299.1 $267.1
1961 $319 $274.4
1962 $327 $298.2
1963 $288.8 $337
1964 $313 $354
1965 $336 $370
1966 $353 $425
1967 $378 $459
1968 $340 $501
1969 $361 $544
1970 $381 $488
1971 $396 $431
1972 $395 $537
1973 $421 $661
1974 $588 $881
1975 $664 $1,122
1976 $604 $1,228
1977 $593 $1,372
1978 $663 $1,510
1979 $689 $2,013
1980 $779 $1,516
1981 $735 $1,537
1982 $621 $1,360
1983 $631 $1,276
1984 $565 $1,209
1985 $588 $1,326
1986 $657 $1,461
1987 $464 $1,650
1988 $545 $1,686
1989 $503 $1,949
1990 $529 $2,690
1991 $466 $2,649
1992 $498 $2,744
1993 $603 $3,058
1994 $716 $2,176
1995 $820 $2,775
1996 $928 $2,929
1997 $983 $3,021
1998 $940 $4,330
1999 $909 $3,969
2000 $932 $4,192
2001 $932 $3,046
2002 $951 $3,583
2003 $974 $4,638
2004 $1,033 $5,961
2005 $1,084 $7,303
2006 $3,136 $7,953
2007 $3,608 $9,711
2008 $4,009 $10,844
2009 $4,209 $9,013
2010 $4,582 $10,623
2011 $4,947 $11,301
2012 $5,444 $11,713
2013 $5,557 $12,578
2014 $5,473 $12,165
2015 $5,640 $11,050
2016 $5,871 $10,970
2017 $6,179 $10,696
2018 $6,048 $9,569
2019 $6,406 $9,215
2020 $6,776 $8,639
2021 $9,861 $9,743
2022 $17,913 $10,675
2023 $20,474 $13,106
2024 $29,884 $15,473

Guyana vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Turkey
1950 49.2 47.3
1951 50.2 47.6
1952 51.3 48.1
1953 52.4 48.2
1954 53.3 48.8
1955 54.1 49.1
1956 55.2 49.5
1957 56.1 49.2
1958 56.4 49.2
1959 57 50.1
1960 57.5 50.8
1961 57.9 51.6
1962 58.3 52.3
1963 58.6 53.1
1964 59 53.6
1965 59.1 54.1
1966 59.3 54.6
1967 59.5 55.2
1968 59.7 55.6
1969 59.8 56.2
1970 60 56.7
1971 60.1 57.2
1972 60.1 58
1973 60.2 58.5
1974 60.3 59
1975 60.4 59.5
1976 60.4 60
1977 60.6 60.8
1978 60.6 61.6
1979 60.7 62.2
1980 60.8 62.7
1981 60.9 63.2
1982 61 63.7
1983 61.2 64.3
1984 61.3 64.8
1985 61.4 65.3
1986 61.5 65.9
1987 61.7 66.4
1988 61.8 66.9
1989 62.1 67.4
1990 62.3 67.8
1991 62.5 68.3
1992 62.8 68.6
1993 63 69
1994 63 69.4
1995 62.7 69.7
1996 62.7 70.2
1997 62.9 70.7
1998 63.4 71.1
1999 63.8 70.8
2000 64.1 71.9
2001 64.4 72.3
2002 64.2 72.6
2003 64.1 72.9
2004 64.2 73.2
2005 64.4 73.5
2006 64.8 73.8
2007 65.5 74.1
2008 65.7 74.4
2009 66 74.7
2010 66.2 75
2011 66.5 74.8
2012 66.4 75.6
2013 66.7 76.2
2014 67.3 76.5
2015 67.7 76.5
2016 68.1 76.6
2017 68.5 77
2018 68.8 77.5
2019 69.1 77.7
2020 67.8 76.5
2021 64.3 75.7
2022 69.9 77.6
2023 70.2 77.2
2024 70.3 77.4
2025 70.4 77.8

Guyana and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Turkey
Year Population
Guyana Turkey
1960 569,143 28,329,898
1961 582,568 29,119,238
1962 595,461 29,916,147
1963 608,537 30,726,841
1964 621,764 31,543,072
1965 635,128 32,345,220
1966 648,646 33,177,672
1967 662,311 34,050,421
1968 676,160 34,921,684
1969 690,223 35,787,774
1970 702,705 36,638,465
1971 712,662 37,518,611
1972 721,617 38,430,221
1973 730,138 39,329,533
1974 738,057 40,210,234
1975 745,393 41,053,126
1976 752,253 41,899,984
1977 758,654 42,773,298
1978 764,586 43,645,306
1979 770,062 44,510,429
1980 774,367 45,408,815
1981 776,453 46,321,190
1982 776,712 47,322,096
1983 775,891 48,447,410
1984 774,111 49,574,069
1985 771,477 50,687,115
1986 768,098 51,777,772
1987 764,120 52,843,670
1988 759,663 53,909,626
1989 754,865 54,976,723
1990 749,894 56,015,628
1991 747,861 57,009,887
1992 749,911 57,990,118
1993 752,965 58,999,167
1994 755,822 60,033,836
1995 758,388 61,024,503
1996 760,526 61,951,134
1997 762,245 62,852,966
1998 763,586 63,734,383
1999 764,483 64,591,923
2000 764,832 65,425,961
2001 764,477 66,245,128
2002 763,652 67,048,795
2003 763,101 67,831,730
2004 762,418 68,592,617
2005 760,914 69,329,557
2006 758,966 70,045,349
2007 756,861 70,158,112
2008 754,606 71,051,678
2009 752,094 72,039,206
2010 749,256 73,142,150
2011 746,153 74,223,629
2012 746,288 75,175,827
2013 750,021 76,147,624
2014 754,229 77,181,884
2015 758,781 78,218,479
2016 763,548 79,277,962
2017 768,479 80,312,698
2018 791,556 81,407,204
2019 807,665 82,579,440
2020 807,481 83,384,680
2021 815,482 84,147,318
2022 821,637 84,979,913
2023 826,353 85,325,965
2024 831,087 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Guyana and Turkey

Fertility rate
Guyana

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Turkey
1960 6.33 6.38
1961 6.34 6.42
1962 6.33 6.38
1963 6.31 6.34
1964 6.23 6.29
1965 6.14 6.22
1966 6.02 6.15
1967 5.89 6.06
1968 5.75 5.96
1969 5.58 5.87
1970 5.41 5.78
1971 5.26 5.67
1972 5.08 5.55
1973 4.87 5.41
1974 4.64 5.24
1975 4.45 5.09
1976 4.28 4.93
1977 4.12 4.78
1978 3.97 4.69
1979 3.86 4.58
1980 3.77 4.45
1981 3.72 4.35
1982 3.68 4.21
1983 3.64 4.06
1984 3.54 3.91
1985 3.47 3.78
1986 3.38 3.66
1987 3.31 3.54
1988 3.23 3.45
1989 3.19 3.34
1990 3.18 3.11
1991 3.18 3
1992 3.19 2.94
1993 3.2 2.92
1994 3.23 2.87
1995 3.24 2.84
1996 3.23 2.78
1997 3.22 2.74
1998 3.18 2.71
1999 3.13 2.63
2000 3.06 2.49
2001 2.96 2.39
2002 2.84 2.27
2003 2.75 2.2
2004 2.68 2.2
2005 2.65 2.2
2006 2.66 2.19
2007 2.68 2.16
2008 2.7 2.15
2009 2.69 2.1
2010 2.68 2.08
2011 2.69 2.05
2012 2.7 2.11
2013 2.71 2.11
2014 2.7 2.19
2015 2.67 2.16
2016 2.63 2.11
2017 2.59 2.08
2018 2.55 2
2019 2.52 1.89
2020 2.49 1.77
2021 2.46 1.71
2022 2.44 1.63
2023 2.41 1.51

Guyana and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Guyana Turkey
1960 16.7 19.4
1961 16.6 19.3
1962 16.4 19.1
1963 16.3 19
1964 16.2 18.9
1965 16.1 18.9
1966 16.1 18.8
1967 16.2 18.7
1968 16.2 18.6
1969 16.4 18.6
1970 16.5 18.6
1971 16.6 18.7
1972 16.7 18.8
1973 16.8 18.9
1974 17 19
1975 17.2 19.1
1976 17.4 19.3
1977 17.6 19.4
1978 17.8 19.5
1979 18 19.7
1980 18.2 19.8
1981 18.4 19.9
1982 18.7 20
1983 19 20.2
1984 19.3 20.4
1985 19.6 20.6
1986 19.9 20.9
1987 20.2 21.1
1988 20.5 21.3
1989 20.7 21.6
1990 20.9 21.8
1991 21.1 22.1
1992 21.3 22.4
1993 21.4 22.7
1994 21.5 23
1995 21.7 23.3
1996 21.8 23.6
1997 21.9 24
1998 22 24.3
1999 22.1 24.7
2000 22.2 25
2001 22.4 25.4
2002 22.5 25.8
2003 22.7 26.2
2004 22.9 26.6
2005 23.2 27
2006 23.4 27.5
2007 23.6 27.9
2008 23.8 28.3
2009 24 28.6
2010 24.2 29.1
2011 24.4 29.5
2012 24.5 29.8
2013 24.6 30.1
2014 24.6 30.4
2015 24.7 30.6
2016 24.9 30.9
2017 25 31.2
2018 25.4 31.5
2019 25.7 31.8
2020 25.9 32.3
2021 26.1 32.7
2022 26.4 33.1
2023 26.7 33.5
2024 26.9 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
6.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.6%
2024

Energy

Guyana Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guyana Turkey
% of world population
0.01%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
97.3%
2021
English speaking
90.5%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
87.3%
2024

Health

Guyana Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Turkey
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
272,554 mi
2024

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