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Guyana vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 82nd vs. 49th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Yemen
Population
839919
42727988
Population rank 162/197 37/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 119/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 42/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 67/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Guyana and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Yemen
Year GDP
Guyana Yemen
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 -
1980 $603,200,000 -
1981 $570,357,107 -
1982 $482,000,000 -
1983 $489,333,333 -
1984 $437,631,605 -
1985 $453,488,372 -
1986 $504,651,140 -
1987 $354,591,847 -
1988 $413,799,990 -
1989 $379,779,390 -
1990 $396,582,263 $12,643,821,569
1991 $348,533,095 $14,665,445,462
1992 $373,573,141 $17,959,367,194
1993 $454,101,382 $21,736,802,664
1994 $540,874,934 $28,019,483,764
1995 $621,626,786 $12,796,345,679
1996 $705,406,001 $6,496,163,616
1997 $749,138,010 $6,838,298,531
1998 $717,530,683 $6,322,175,566
1999 $694,754,988 $7,639,325,296
2000 $712,667,897 $9,679,316,770
2001 $712,167,450 $9,852,990,693
2002 $726,131,435 $10,693,430,511
2003 $743,063,950 $11,777,532,662
2004 $787,814,379 $13,867,634,371
2005 $824,880,550 $16,731,566,717
2006 $2,379,817,991 $19,063,143,370
2007 $2,730,971,595 $21,650,528,674
2008 $3,025,187,433 $26,910,855,807
2009 $3,165,663,153 $25,130,278,213
2010 $3,432,912,517 $30,906,749,533
2011 $3,691,384,318 $32,726,417,878
2012 $4,063,088,536 $35,401,331,609
2013 $4,167,800,929 $40,415,233,436
2014 $4,127,660,152 $43,228,585,321
2015 $4,279,840,194 $42,444,490,074
2016 $4,482,697,337 $31,317,825,274
2017 $4,748,174,334 $26,842,229,045
2018 $4,787,636,998 $21,606,160,663
2019 $5,173,760,192 -
2020 $5,471,256,595 -
2021 $8,041,362,110 -
2022 $14,718,388,489 -
2023 $16,918,503,597 -
2024 $24,835,899,826 -

Guyana and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Yemen
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 -
1980 $779 -
1981 $735 -
1982 $621 -
1983 $631 -
1984 $565 -
1985 $588 -
1986 $657 -
1987 $464 -
1988 $545 -
1989 $503 -
1990 $529 $910
1991 $466 $1,016
1992 $498 $1,198
1993 $603 $1,397
1994 $716 $1,735
1995 $820 $764
1996 $928 $375
1997 $983 $383
1998 $940 $343
1999 $909 $401
2000 $932 $493
2001 $932 $487
2002 $951 $513
2003 $974 $549
2004 $1,033 $628
2005 $1,084 $734
2006 $3,136 $810
2007 $3,608 $890
2008 $4,009 $1,072
2009 $4,209 $969
2010 $4,582 $1,155
2011 $4,947 $1,186
2012 $5,444 $1,245
2013 $5,557 $1,379
2014 $5,473 $1,430
2015 $5,640 $1,362
2016 $5,871 $975
2017 $6,179 $811
2018 $6,048 $634
2019 $6,406 -
2020 $6,776 -
2021 $9,861 -
2022 $17,913 -
2023 $20,474 -
2024 $29,884 -

Guyana vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Yemen
1950 49.2 28.9
1951 50.2 29.3
1952 51.3 29.6
1953 52.4 30
1954 53.3 30.4
1955 54.1 30.8
1956 55.2 31.3
1957 56.1 31.8
1958 56.4 32.4
1959 57 32.9
1960 57.5 33.5
1961 57.9 34.1
1962 58.3 33.7
1963 58.6 33.4
1964 59 34.9
1965 59.1 35.6
1966 59.3 36.3
1967 59.5 37.1
1968 59.7 38
1969 59.8 39.6
1970 60 40.6
1971 60.1 41.8
1972 60.1 42.7
1973 60.2 43.6
1974 60.3 44.5
1975 60.4 45.5
1976 60.4 46.4
1977 60.6 47.4
1978 60.6 48.5
1979 60.7 49.5
1980 60.8 50.6
1981 60.9 51.7
1982 61 52.4
1983 61.2 53.6
1984 61.3 54.6
1985 61.4 55.4
1986 61.5 54
1987 61.7 56.8
1988 61.8 57.4
1989 62.1 58
1990 62.3 58.5
1991 62.5 58.8
1992 62.8 59.3
1993 63 59.7
1994 63 59.8
1995 62.7 60.5
1996 62.7 60.9
1997 62.9 61.3
1998 63.4 61.8
1999 63.8 62.3
2000 64.1 62.8
2001 64.4 63.3
2002 64.2 63.8
2003 64.1 64.4
2004 64.2 64.9
2005 64.4 65.4
2006 64.8 65.8
2007 65.5 66.2
2008 65.7 66.6
2009 66 66.9
2010 66.2 67.2
2011 66.5 67.4
2012 66.4 67.6
2013 66.7 68
2014 67.3 68
2015 67.7 66.8
2016 68.1 67.1
2017 68.5 67.1
2018 68.8 65.9
2019 69.1 66.6
2020 67.8 66.4
2021 64.3 66
2022 69.9 68
2023 70.2 69.3
2024 70.3 69.4
2025 70.4 69.6

Guyana and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Yemen
Year Population
Guyana Yemen
1960 569,143 5,532,301
1961 582,568 5,655,232
1962 595,461 5,782,221
1963 608,537 5,911,135
1964 621,764 6,048,006
1965 635,128 6,195,593
1966 648,646 6,351,494
1967 662,311 6,516,444
1968 676,160 6,690,524
1969 690,223 6,875,859
1970 702,705 7,065,279
1971 712,662 7,257,462
1972 721,617 7,460,068
1973 730,138 7,672,796
1974 738,057 7,896,783
1975 745,393 8,133,598
1976 752,253 8,384,113
1977 758,654 8,648,222
1978 764,586 8,926,586
1979 770,062 9,224,194
1980 774,367 9,543,358
1981 776,453 9,882,362
1982 776,712 10,241,006
1983 775,891 10,621,499
1984 774,111 11,025,597
1985 771,477 11,453,825
1986 768,098 11,901,040
1987 764,120 12,369,912
1988 759,663 12,859,708
1989 754,865 13,364,174
1990 749,894 13,887,862
1991 747,861 14,430,201
1992 749,911 14,989,494
1993 752,965 15,563,914
1994 755,822 16,149,147
1995 758,388 16,740,058
1996 760,526 17,313,177
1997 762,245 17,873,936
1998 763,586 18,446,013
1999 764,483 19,029,420
2000 764,832 19,624,141
2001 764,477 20,226,147
2002 763,652 20,835,086
2003 763,101 21,456,379
2004 762,418 22,095,167
2005 760,914 22,790,085
2006 758,966 23,543,083
2007 756,861 24,318,082
2008 754,606 25,111,941
2009 752,094 25,927,724
2010 749,256 26,754,387
2011 746,153 27,582,897
2012 746,288 28,433,647
2013 750,021 29,312,952
2014 754,229 30,226,309
2015 758,781 31,159,379
2016 763,548 32,109,010
2017 768,479 33,090,921
2018 791,556 34,085,182
2019 807,665 35,111,408
2020 807,481 36,134,863
2021 815,482 37,140,230
2022 821,637 38,222,876
2023 826,353 39,390,799
2024 831,087 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Guyana and Yemen

Fertility rate
Guyana

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Yemen
1960 6.33 7.99
1961 6.34 8
1962 6.33 8.01
1963 6.31 8.03
1964 6.23 8.07
1965 6.14 8.1
1966 6.02 8.14
1967 5.89 8.17
1968 5.75 8.19
1969 5.58 8.22
1970 5.41 8.23
1971 5.26 8.26
1972 5.08 8.27
1973 4.87 8.29
1974 4.64 8.33
1975 4.45 8.37
1976 4.28 8.42
1977 4.12 8.47
1978 3.97 8.5
1979 3.86 8.67
1980 3.77 8.71
1981 3.72 8.75
1982 3.68 8.79
1983 3.64 8.83
1984 3.54 8.85
1985 3.47 8.86
1986 3.38 8.86
1987 3.31 8.83
1988 3.23 8.79
1989 3.19 8.71
1990 3.18 8.61
1991 3.18 8.46
1992 3.19 8.27
1993 3.2 8.05
1994 3.23 7.8
1995 3.24 7.53
1996 3.23 7
1997 3.22 6.82
1998 3.18 6.64
1999 3.13 6.49
2000 3.06 6.32
2001 2.96 6.14
2002 2.84 5.97
2003 2.75 5.84
2004 2.68 5.71
2005 2.65 5.56
2006 2.66 5.41
2007 2.68 5.26
2008 2.7 5.11
2009 2.69 5
2010 2.68 4.81
2011 2.69 4.63
2012 2.7 4.63
2013 2.71 4.62
2014 2.7 4.62
2015 2.67 4.62
2016 2.63 4.61
2017 2.59 4.61
2018 2.55 4.61
2019 2.52 4.6
2020 2.49 4.6
2021 2.46 4.6
2022 2.44 4.59
2023 2.41 4.59

Guyana and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Guyana Yemen
1960 16.7 19.7
1961 16.6 19.6
1962 16.4 19.6
1963 16.3 19.5
1964 16.2 19.4
1965 16.1 19.3
1966 16.1 19.2
1967 16.2 19.1
1968 16.2 18.9
1969 16.4 18.7
1970 16.5 18.4
1971 16.6 18.1
1972 16.7 17.8
1973 16.8 17.6
1974 17 17.3
1975 17.2 17
1976 17.4 16.8
1977 17.6 16.6
1978 17.8 16.3
1979 18 16.1
1980 18.2 15.9
1981 18.4 15.7
1982 18.7 15.5
1983 19 15.3
1984 19.3 15.1
1985 19.6 15
1986 19.9 14.9
1987 20.2 14.8
1988 20.5 14.7
1989 20.7 14.6
1990 20.9 14.6
1991 21.1 14.6
1992 21.3 14.6
1993 21.4 14.6
1994 21.5 14.6
1995 21.7 14.7
1996 21.8 14.8
1997 21.9 14.9
1998 22 15
1999 22.1 15.2
2000 22.2 15.4
2001 22.4 15.6
2002 22.5 15.8
2003 22.7 16
2004 22.9 16.2
2005 23.2 16.4
2006 23.4 16.7
2007 23.6 16.9
2008 23.8 17.2
2009 24 17.4
2010 24.2 17.7
2011 24.4 17.9
2012 24.5 18.1
2013 24.6 18.3
2014 24.6 18.5
2015 24.7 18.7
2016 24.9 18.8
2017 25 18.9
2018 25.4 19
2019 25.7 19.1
2020 25.9 19.1
2021 26.1 19.1
2022 26.4 19.2
2023 26.7 19.2
2024 26.9 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
12.4%
2016
Banked people share n/a
11.9%
2022

Energy

Guyana Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Guyana Yemen
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
26
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
90.5%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Guyana Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Yemen
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
n/a

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