Australia vs Guyana: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Australia and Guyana: Guyana leads on Major Urban Areas Population (110,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Guyana leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (292,200) against Australia (14.91); Guyana leads on Radios (420,000) against Australia (25.50). Across 108 compared metrics, Australia wins on 62 and Guyana wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %81.72 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 82% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points60.12 points
Radios25.5420,000
Televisions10.1546,000
Waterways2,000330

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $1.82B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $32.87B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5.5 %
Coal Revenue0.780
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %13 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7955.5
Electricity Consumption229.4790.1
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7289
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants110
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1711
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56428,000
Electricity Production2431.01
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita46.05 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.344.6
Gross Fixed Investment28.229.6
Gross National Saving2110.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %53.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.250
Natural Gas Exports67.960
Natural Gas Imports5.780
Natural Gas Production105.20
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.990
Oil Consumption960,80010,000
Oil Exports312,6000
Oil Imports731,40010,480
Oil Production549,2000
Oil Proved Reserves3.320
Population Below Poverty LineNA35 people
Public Debt5850.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD43.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1814,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,1200
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,60013,720
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,5000
Remittances0.13.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.134.56
Taxes and Other Revenues23.628.1
Unemployment Rate4.1 %10.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M131,397
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.652.64
Continental Shelf200outer edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bypopulation is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with notable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year103 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492271

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.2 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98498.96
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km7,212 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km459 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant949.96 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,4501,430

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %44.69 %
Administrative Divisions610
Independence126
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.39169.69
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.416.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %1.4 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %75 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.720.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %20.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0009,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA9.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,0003,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %59.33 %
Human Capital Index0.790.5
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years76.66 years
Median age of population38.51 years26.51 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons3,816.3 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km4.27 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons840,885.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.860.76
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %16.68 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %29.9 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %7.05 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons216,417.05 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91292,200
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years6.9 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people110,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2170.21
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %73.98 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km1.39 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %0.35 %
Population living in slums0.03 %7.98 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons5,179 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %48.81 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.35 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons-7,117.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births20.11 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.090.46
Airports2,25755
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft3

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