Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Guyana
United States
Population
831.1K 164th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$24.7B 122nd
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$29,675 55th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$52,290 43rd
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
43.8% 1st
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
214,970 km² 84th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
3.9 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
2.4 82nd
1.6 135th
Urban Population
26.5% 201st
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
6.7% 124th
17.9% 45th

Health

Guyana
United States
Life Expectancy
70.2 yrs 152nd
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
23.8 138th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
75.0 118th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$505 92nd
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
2.5% 190th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
1.39 110th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
3.24 63rd
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Guyana
United States
Unemployment Rate
11.9% 163rd
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
24.55 184th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
7.6%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
76.0%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
14.5%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
84.6%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
109.7%
14.3%

Education & Society

Guyana
United States
Literacy Rate
85.6% 107th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
4.5% 83rd
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
45.1 153rd
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
13.0% 119th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
19.1 174th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
39.4% 27th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
47.4% 131st
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
0.9% 134th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Guyana
United States
Internet Users
81.7% 101st
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
112.6 109th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
98.9% 142nd
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
95.6% 124th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
91.3% 116th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
12.1% 134th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
87.1% 6th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Guyana

Population pyramid of Guyana

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Guyana

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Guyana

United States

Population Over Time

Guyana

United States

GDP Over Time

Guyana

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Guyana

United States

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