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Guyana vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 82nd vs. 157th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Vanuatu
Population
839919
341110
Population rank 162/197 174/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Guyana and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Guyana Vanuatu
1960 $170,216,241 -
1961 $185,849,535 -
1962 $194,949,513 -
1963 $175,757,894 -
1964 $194,774,513 -
1965 $213,235,294 -
1966 $228,705,882 -
1967 $250,176,471 -
1968 $229,750,000 -
1969 $249,300,000 -
1970 $267,800,000 -
1971 $282,050,000 -
1972 $285,380,952 -
1973 $307,047,619 -
1974 $433,954,545 -
1975 $494,791,667 -
1976 $454,440,000 -
1977 $449,880,000 -
1978 $507,080,000 -
1979 $530,440,000 $119,258,835
1980 $603,200,000 $121,185,498
1981 $570,357,107 $113,781,796
1982 $482,000,000 $114,501,913
1983 $489,333,333 $117,389,554
1984 $437,631,605 $144,482,515
1985 $453,488,372 $131,856,421
1986 $504,651,140 $126,498,935
1987 $354,591,847 $139,464,174
1988 $413,799,990 $158,351,368
1989 $379,779,390 $154,013,202
1990 $396,582,263 $168,879,207
1991 $348,533,095 $201,334,169
1992 $373,573,141 $209,088,825
1993 $454,101,382 $200,491,853
1994 $540,874,934 $233,701,301
1995 $621,626,786 $249,333,250
1996 $705,406,001 $261,370,044
1997 $749,138,010 $272,771,209
1998 $717,530,683 $262,293,411
1999 $694,754,988 $268,006,973
2000 $712,667,897 $272,014,628
2001 $712,167,450 $257,926,882
2002 $726,131,435 $262,596,536
2003 $743,063,950 $314,471,413
2004 $787,814,379 $364,996,869
2005 $824,880,550 $394,962,433
2006 $2,379,817,991 $439,358,587
2007 $2,730,971,595 $516,392,923
2008 $3,025,187,433 $590,748,429
2009 $3,165,663,153 $592,622,319
2010 $3,432,912,517 $670,712,980
2011 $3,691,384,318 $770,153,588
2012 $4,063,088,536 $747,839,698
2013 $4,167,800,929 $758,304,466
2014 $4,127,660,152 $773,717,011
2015 $4,279,840,194 $759,690,181
2016 $4,482,697,337 $804,323,577
2017 $4,748,174,334 $880,043,284
2018 $4,787,636,998 $914,727,908
2019 $5,173,760,192 $936,526,268
2020 $5,471,256,595 $909,421,044
2021 $8,041,362,110 $982,362,212
2022 $14,718,388,489 $1,030,654,208
2023 $16,918,503,597 $1,126,313,359
2024 $24,835,899,826 $1,161,251,868

Guyana and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Vanuatu
1960 $299.1 -
1961 $319 -
1962 $327 -
1963 $288.8 -
1964 $313 -
1965 $336 -
1966 $353 -
1967 $378 -
1968 $340 -
1969 $361 -
1970 $381 -
1971 $396 -
1972 $395 -
1973 $421 -
1974 $588 -
1975 $664 -
1976 $604 -
1977 $593 -
1978 $663 -
1979 $689 $1,055
1980 $779 $1,048
1981 $735 $962
1982 $621 $946
1983 $631 $947
1984 $565 $1,137
1985 $588 $1,012
1986 $657 $946
1987 $464 $1,017
1988 $545 $1,125
1989 $503 $1,067
1990 $529 $1,141
1991 $466 $1,326
1992 $498 $1,344
1993 $603 $1,257
1994 $716 $1,431
1995 $820 $1,492
1996 $928 $1,529
1997 $983 $1,562
1998 $940 $1,471
1999 $909 $1,472
2000 $932 $1,460
2001 $932 $1,350
2002 $951 $1,341
2003 $974 $1,567
2004 $1,033 $1,774
2005 $1,084 $1,874
2006 $3,136 $2,035
2007 $3,608 $2,334
2008 $4,009 $2,604
2009 $4,209 $2,546
2010 $4,582 $2,815
2011 $4,947 $3,163
2012 $5,444 $3,005
2013 $5,557 $2,980
2014 $5,473 $2,973
2015 $5,640 $2,855
2016 $5,871 $2,956
2017 $6,179 $3,160
2018 $6,048 $3,207
2019 $6,406 $3,207
2020 $6,776 $3,043
2021 $9,861 $3,212
2022 $17,913 $3,292
2023 $20,474 $3,515
2024 $29,884 $3,543

Guyana vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Vanuatu
1950 49.2 43.9
1951 50.2 42.2
1952 51.3 45.3
1953 52.4 45.8
1954 53.3 46.5
1955 54.1 47.1
1956 55.2 47.7
1957 56.1 48.2
1958 56.4 48.7
1959 57 49.3
1960 57.5 49.8
1961 57.9 50.4
1962 58.3 50.9
1963 58.6 51.5
1964 59 52
1965 59.1 52.5
1966 59.3 53.1
1967 59.5 53.7
1968 59.7 54.2
1969 59.8 54.8
1970 60 55.3
1971 60.1 55.9
1972 60.1 56.4
1973 60.2 57
1974 60.3 57.6
1975 60.4 58.1
1976 60.4 58.7
1977 60.6 59.2
1978 60.6 59.9
1979 60.7 60.9
1980 60.8 61.3
1981 60.9 61.9
1982 61 62.5
1983 61.2 63.1
1984 61.3 63.5
1985 61.4 63.9
1986 61.5 64.6
1987 61.7 64.4
1988 61.8 65.7
1989 62.1 66
1990 62.3 66.7
1991 62.5 67.1
1992 62.8 67.4
1993 63 67.7
1994 63 68
1995 62.7 68.1
1996 62.7 68.2
1997 62.9 68.3
1998 63.4 68.4
1999 63.8 67.9
2000 64.1 68.6
2001 64.4 68.7
2002 64.2 68.8
2003 64.1 68.9
2004 64.2 69
2005 64.4 69.2
2006 64.8 69.1
2007 65.5 69.1
2008 65.7 69.3
2009 66 69.4
2010 66.2 69.6
2011 66.5 69.7
2012 66.4 69.9
2013 66.7 70
2014 67.3 70
2015 67.7 70.2
2016 68.1 70.4
2017 68.5 70.5
2018 68.8 70.6
2019 69.1 70.8
2020 67.8 70.4
2021 64.3 70
2022 69.9 71.3
2023 70.2 71.5
2024 70.3 71.7
2025 70.4 71.8

Guyana and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Vanuatu
Year Population
Guyana Vanuatu
1960 569,143 64,431
1961 582,568 66,264
1962 595,461 68,174
1963 608,537 70,159
1964 621,764 72,219
1965 635,128 74,358
1966 648,646 76,590
1967 662,311 78,921
1968 676,160 81,314
1969 690,223 83,755
1970 702,705 86,266
1971 712,662 88,862
1972 721,617 91,562
1973 730,138 94,362
1974 738,057 97,260
1975 745,393 100,269
1976 752,253 103,388
1977 758,654 106,618
1978 764,586 109,963
1979 770,062 113,040
1980 774,367 115,660
1981 776,453 118,249
1982 776,712 121,035
1983 775,891 123,998
1984 774,111 127,109
1985 771,477 130,356
1986 768,098 133,720
1987 764,120 137,187
1988 759,663 140,756
1989 754,865 144,393
1990 749,894 148,063
1991 747,861 151,793
1992 749,911 155,608
1993 752,965 159,463
1994 755,822 163,314
1995 758,388 167,137
1996 760,526 170,911
1997 762,245 174,626
1998 763,586 178,313
1999 764,483 182,048
2000 764,832 186,281
2001 764,477 191,031
2002 763,652 195,863
2003 763,101 200,746
2004 762,418 205,711
2005 760,914 210,760
2006 758,966 215,923
2007 756,861 221,276
2008 754,606 226,896
2009 752,094 232,731
2010 749,256 238,248
2011 746,153 243,474
2012 746,288 248,883
2013 750,021 254,482
2014 754,229 260,240
2015 758,781 266,101
2016 763,548 272,087
2017 768,479 278,507
2018 791,556 285,259
2019 807,665 291,985
2020 807,481 298,858
2021 815,482 305,868
2022 821,637 313,046
2023 826,353 320,409
2024 831,087 327,777

Fertility rates in Guyana and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Guyana

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Vanuatu
1960 6.33 6.78
1961 6.34 6.73
1962 6.33 6.67
1963 6.31 6.62
1964 6.23 6.57
1965 6.14 6.52
1966 6.02 6.51
1967 5.89 6.51
1968 5.75 6.46
1969 5.58 6.41
1970 5.41 6.35
1971 5.26 6.29
1972 5.08 6.23
1973 4.87 6.15
1974 4.64 6.06
1975 4.45 5.98
1976 4.28 5.89
1977 4.12 5.81
1978 3.97 5.77
1979 3.86 5.73
1980 3.77 5.69
1981 3.72 5.65
1982 3.68 5.6
1983 3.64 5.55
1984 3.54 5.49
1985 3.47 5.43
1986 3.38 5.38
1987 3.31 5.33
1988 3.23 5.27
1989 3.19 5.21
1990 3.18 5.17
1991 3.18 5.13
1992 3.19 5.09
1993 3.2 5.02
1994 3.23 4.94
1995 3.24 4.85
1996 3.23 4.75
1997 3.22 4.66
1998 3.18 4.6
1999 3.13 4.56
2000 3.06 4.54
2001 2.96 4.5
2002 2.84 4.38
2003 2.75 4.29
2004 2.68 4.21
2005 2.65 4.13
2006 2.66 4.1
2007 2.68 4.12
2008 2.7 4.16
2009 2.69 4.16
2010 2.68 4.13
2011 2.69 4.09
2012 2.7 4.06
2013 2.71 4.04
2014 2.7 4
2015 2.67 3.95
2016 2.63 3.92
2017 2.59 3.88
2018 2.55 3.83
2019 2.52 3.79
2020 2.49 3.74
2021 2.46 3.7
2022 2.44 3.65
2023 2.41 3.6

Guyana and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Guyana Vanuatu
1960 16.7 17.7
1961 16.6 17.6
1962 16.4 17.5
1963 16.3 17.4
1964 16.2 17.3
1965 16.1 17.2
1966 16.1 17.1
1967 16.2 17.1
1968 16.2 17
1969 16.4 17
1970 16.5 17
1971 16.6 17
1972 16.7 17
1973 16.8 17
1974 17 17.1
1975 17.2 17.1
1976 17.4 17.1
1977 17.6 17.2
1978 17.8 17.3
1979 18 17.5
1980 18.2 17.6
1981 18.4 17.7
1982 18.7 17.7
1983 19 17.7
1984 19.3 17.7
1985 19.6 17.7
1986 19.9 17.8
1987 20.2 17.8
1988 20.5 17.8
1989 20.7 17.8
1990 20.9 17.8
1991 21.1 17.9
1992 21.3 17.8
1993 21.4 17.7
1994 21.5 17.7
1995 21.7 17.8
1996 21.8 18
1997 21.9 18
1998 22 18
1999 22.1 18
2000 22.2 18.2
2001 22.4 18.5
2002 22.5 18.7
2003 22.7 18.9
2004 22.9 19.2
2005 23.2 19.4
2006 23.4 19.6
2007 23.6 19.9
2008 23.8 20.1
2009 24 20.3
2010 24.2 20.5
2011 24.4 20.6
2012 24.5 20.8
2013 24.6 20.9
2014 24.6 21
2015 24.7 21.1
2016 24.9 21.1
2017 25 21.2
2018 25.4 21.2
2019 25.7 21.2
2020 25.9 21.2
2021 26.1 21.2
2022 26.4 21.2
2023 26.7 21.2
2024 26.9 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
50.4%
2020

Energy

Guyana Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Guyana Vanuatu
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
88%
2023
English speaking
90.5%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Guyana Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Vanuatu
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
665 mi
2000

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