Brazil vs Guyana: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Guyana: Guyana leads on Radios (420,000) against Brazil (71); Guyana leads on Major Urban Areas Population (110,000 people) against Brazil (22.62 people); Guyana leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (14,000) against Brazil (2.96). Across 108 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 67 and Guyana wins on 34.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %81.72 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 82% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points60.12 points
Radios71420,000
Televisions36.546,000
Waterways50,000330

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $1.82B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $32.87B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %5.5 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %13 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.155.5
Electricity Consumption509.1790.1
Electricity Exports2190
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1789
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants640
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables1811
Electricity Imports41.310
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8428,000
Electricity Production567.91.01
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita46.05 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient48.944.6
Gross Fixed Investment18.929.6
Gross National Saving1510.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %53.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.350
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.510
Natural Gas Production23.960
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.40
Oil Consumption2.6510,000
Oil Exports699,0000
Oil Imports720,00010,480
Oil Production2.750
Oil Proved Reserves12.860
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people35 people
Public Debt8350.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD43.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9614,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,0000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,40013,720
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.810
Remittances0.23.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.624.56
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)19.1313.01
Taxes and Other Revenues14.7328.1
Unemployment Rate7.7 %10.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384131,397
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.772.64
Continental Shelf200outer edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionthe vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of S o Paolo, Bras lia, and Rio de Janeiropopulation 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 Country645.6 Cubic meters per year103 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65271

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %0.2 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92498.96
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km7,212 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km459 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant949.96 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,8331,430

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %44.69 %
Administrative Divisions2610
Independence726
Suffrage Participation Ratevoluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote18

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)36.76169.69
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.616.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %1.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %75 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %20.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,0009,000
Underweight Children Under 53.59.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,0003,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %59.33 %
Human Capital Index0.560.5
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years76.66 years
Median age of population35.25 years26.51 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons3,816.3 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km4.27 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons840,885.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.76
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %16.68 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %29.9 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %7.05 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons216,417.05 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79292,200
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years6.9 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people110,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55170.21
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %73.98 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km1.39 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.35 %
Population living in slums13.19 %7.98 %
Total deaths1.41M persons5,179 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %48.81 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman2.35 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-7,117.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births20.11 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇾 GuyanaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.46
Airports5,29755
Civil Air Travel1983

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